Your 2023 crop is likely out of the field or on its way out, which means the 2024 planting season will be here before you know it. Deciding when to plant is likely one of the biggest decisions you ...

The 2025 season proved that no two years in farming are alike. Learn which lessons from 2025 can help you make stronger ...

Sweet corn harvested fresh from the home garden and cooked soon afterward is one of life’s great treats. If you have never had that experience, now is the time to plant sweet corn in the garden. Sweet ...

ST. PAUL -- With field work just around the corner, now is the time to evaluate decisions related to corn planting. University of Minnesota research can help you make decisions such as when to plant, ...

ST. PAUL -- Corn planting still is weeks away in much of Minnesota because of wet conditions and cool soils. Long-term data from the University of Minnesota indicate that the optimum planting date for ...

With squishy black dirt from a relatively snowless winter, Minnesota farmers could have planted corn crops last month — but didn't. They wouldn't dare sow seeds before April 10, no matter how early ...

Overall, harvest is progressing well. Conditions are dry, crops are coming out fast, and yields look good. If the weather ...