A veteran commodities economist called the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop production annual summary one of the most unusual January reports that he’s seen in the decades.

Crop ratings tell you what a field looks like from the road, Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says. Corn ratings look great, but she examines possible problems, like excess heat and humidity. USDA ...

While the majority of Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to plant corn year after year. Although foundational research on the benefits ...

Corn futures have been trading in a very lackluster, 20-cent trading range since September. The market is challenged by the notion of a record large corn crop, which is keeping a lid on prices. Naomi ...

A combination of precision fertilizer application, better water management, advances in genetics, seed treatments, and precision planting has provided opportunities for corn and soybeans to flourish.

PAW PAW, Mich. -- Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what's now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat ...