Seeding rates that are too high can waste input dollars and stress plants under dry or nutrient-limited conditions. Rates ...

For corn, USDA’s September Crop Production report showed a yield of 176.3 bu. per acre, which is 1.7 bu. per acre higher than the August report, and 4.3 bu. per acre above last year’s crop. With an ...

August is typically the month when we get the first producer survey yield estimates from USDA, as well as yield projections from major private firms. This yield data is gathered in different formats ...

A sign advertising Pioneer seed products sits at the edge of a farmer’s cornfield on Aug. 10, 2024, in Luxemburg, Iowa. Corn yields are looking better than the historical three-year averages in South ...

Disease pressure and dryness showed in FIRST corn yields in 2025. Disease pressure for Iowa corn showed up as a huge decline in average yields in the annual Farmers Independent Research of Seed ...

Early yield prospects are promising for farmer Dan Schmidt’s fall harvest in Marshall County, Kansas. Potentially lower income, however, has robbed him of some of the fun. “It’s sure better yields, ...

A team of researchers from Purdue University have found agrivoltaics have the potential to increase energy production and reduce carbon emissions while having a minimal impact on crop production. The ...

Area corn farmers can look at this year's harvest in one of two ways: Disappointment that yields dropped from a year ago. Or relief that 2006 yields weren't poorer after a hot, dry summer. "The corn ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corn rootworm remains one of the most damaging pests in U.S. corn production, causing an estimated $1 billion in losses each year. To help farmers get ahead of this ...