Based on the May 26 USDA Crop Progress Report, 38% of the primary crop production area in the U.S. reported “short” or “very short” top soil moisture levels.

Timely rains and great conditions have farmers racing to put seeds in the ground. USDA’s latest crop progress report shows 24% of the corn crop is now planted. That’s 2% ahead of the five-year average ...

Regional U.S. grain storage challenges—from full bins to heat and humidity—show why early planning and flexible handling ...

USDA’s Joint Ag Weather Facility says in the Corn Belt, corn planting and other spring fieldwork is accelerating across the upper Midwest under a mild, dry weather regime. “In contrast, cool, cloudy, ...

Grain Merchandiser Scott Harre at the Top AG Grain Co-Op in Okawville, Illinois. Co-ops and grain elevators are dealing with high costs to store grain. “It's frustrating from the standpoint you're not ...

In the past 18 months, there have been very few good opportunities for farmers to market corn and soybeans at favorable levels. This has resulted in a large amount of grain being sold below break-even ...

Ely’s grain elevator in Guide Rock, Nebraska, is shown on Oct. 10, 2025. The elevator has a capacity of over 1 million bushels across 15 bins, two flat storage buildings and a new temporary bunker.

Very often, farmers are encouraged to improve their grain marketing skills to enhance their financial outcome from their ...

On any given day, farm operators and others can get grain price quotes from the CME Group, also known as the Chicago Board of Trade, in real-time on their computer or phone. Almost as quickly, they ...

The Midwest is known for its rows and rows of corn and soybeans that uniformly cover the landscape. But in central Missouri, farmer Linus Rothermich disrupts the usual corn and soybean rotation with ...

When consumers buy bread in the store, they may not think about all the costs that go into it — like the expense of storing grain. But that’s something farmers and millers think about these days ...