The unpredictability of the weather from one year to the next might be the only thing you can predict in crop production. At times, you pray for rain, and at others, you hope it will stop. Excessive ...

In the national agriculture news, we continue to hear about the excellent crop conditions in many portions of the Corn Belt and Plains states, with the potential for record corn and soybean yields. In ...

Unfortunately, on June 11 parts of Palo Alto, Kossuth, and Hancock counties experienced hail damage. The amount of damage varies depending upon the location of the field, but there are many fields ...

The weather conditions of 2025 were perfect for a southern rust outbreak across the Midwest, resulting in many growers having to make late-season decisions on disease management. Southern rust is a ...

Kent Thiesse looks at the weather conditions and crop conditions so far this year and reflects on how those might translate to final yield tallies across the country. Crop development is a bit behind ...

SYDNEY, June 26 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures edged lower on Wednesday, though losses were checked after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the condition of the North American crop ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Damage assessments and cleanup efforts are still underway after Arkansas experienced multiple rounds of severe weather in early April, including strong storms, flooding, and even ...

--Wheat for July delivery rose 3.5%, to $5.47 1/4 a bushel, on the Chicago Board of Trade on Tuesday, in response to frosts hitting wheat crops in the Black Sea. --Corn for July delivery rose 1.6%, to ...

CT hoped to open applications for a piece of its $53 million grant in the fall. But after the government shutdown, the ...