Planting more cover crops this fall is one way corn and soybean growers are addressing their 2026 nutrient needs and working ...

DOVER, Minn. — Corn and soybeans have emerged from the soil on southeast Minnesota farmland. USDA's crop progress report released on May 27 showed that 97% of corn in Minnesota had been planted, with ...

The study, which utilized interval regression models, revealed farmers enrolled in cost share programs are more likely to ...

During a Strategic Farming webinar hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension on March 25, Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist, offered numerous considerations for the ...

With last week’s warm and mostly dry weather farmers sped ahead on planting across the Corn Belt. USDA’s crop progress report showed Minnesota led the pace with 75% of the corn now planted, 14% ahead ...

Corn crops have a voracious appetite for nitrogen. Purdue University scientists are investigating whether mulching Kura clover, a perennial legume, can provide sufficient nitrogen for corn, thus ...

Research shows cover crops are not profitable for most farmers without cost-share payments or livestock making it a challenge to grow the practice, which can have public and agronomic benefits. Editor ...

On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs against China again if Beijing doesn’t remove the retaliatory tariffs it placed on U.S. products, which includes soybeans. Soybean ...