Farmers were able to substantially increase the amount of corn and beans planted in the last week. The latest USDA crop ...

Ohio farmers made solid planting progress last week as field conditions improved, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress ...

Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. The bean companions featured here enhance harvests ...

Planting progress was slowed again last week by wet conditions. The U.S.D.A. crop report says there just two days suitable for field work due to the rain. The amount of corn planted went from 47 to 57 ...

April is a very important month for farmers and planters across Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois, as that is the month when corn ...

Corn, beans and squash thrive when planted together. Question: I've been reading about the Three Sisters Garden of corn, beans and squash and want to give it try. I have three children who I feel ...

There are few summer flavors more nostalgic than corn on the cob. Nothing beats husking fresh farm stand corn over an outdoor trash can, grilling it alongside hamburgers and hot dogs, then taking a ...

Some small grains planting has begun in the region. But questions remain about how farmers still could switch acres around among crops in a search for profitability as input costs continue to rise.

In Monday’s USDA Crop Progress Report, Indiana corn planting is 30% complete and 10% has emerged. Both of those numbers are ...

Farmers in western Illinois were in the field planting soybeans last week. Was that the right decision, given the good soil and weather conditions there, or a decision prone to crash and burn and ...