The Agriculture Department on Friday told growers of specialty crops they have until March 13 to report 2025 acres to get payments under the $1 billion Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Program ...

Crop Tour is a fact-finding mission with a goal of getting a strong, objective view of corn yield potential from one big field across the seven states we sample during the third full week of August.

Field results underscore their potential; nothing proves ROI like performance in the field. Beyond yield, biopesticides deliver hidden economic benefits. Reduced spray frequency, improved crop quality ...

If you think it’s too early to talk about possibilities surrounding the national yield this year, you aren’t alone. The yield debate is already firing up on social media, stoking anger and an intense ...

If you are planting corn, provide adequate nitrogen for the crop during emergence and early growth stages, especially in a high residue field. A mature grass cover crop, such as cereal rye, can have a ...

A roundtable convened by U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski brought together insurance providers, farmers and agricultural organizations to discuss the role of crop insurance in protecting farmers.

You’re flying over a farming state when you notice a strange, perfectly shaped pattern in a field, clearly not random and too precise to be the work of nature alone. It might look like something out ...

Climate change is making insuring crops more risky, but the federally subsidized crop insurance program's payouts are up 500%. With a new Farm Bill coming, critics want to rethink the program. Farming ...