There were some big swing and misses from traders with their projections leading up to the latest quarterly grain stocks report.

Old crop corn and soybean ending stocks finished lower than the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s grain stocks report.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s small grains summary for 2025 reported the nation’s wheat and oat production were up slightly from last year.

Work at a new research farm dedicated to advancing the Illinois Soybean Association’s farmer-focused efforts was featured at a media event.

With a record wheat harvest this summer and a potential record corn crop harvest just ahead, 2025 has been a good production year for Will Swope.

It is no surprise that many Illinois farmers told the Illinois Soybean Association in its annual Soybean Production Concerns survey that they want more agronomic research to maximize wheat and double-crop soybean production.

The sobering reality is that many farmers are hurting. Talk to any farmer who grows row crops, and he or she will tell you they’re struggling with the lowest prices in almost 20 years.

Even though the White House remains up while farmers are decidedly down, some farm groups are starting to recognize that down isn’t up anymore.

The recent reconciliation bill outlined important and pivotal changes for producers for the 2026 crop year.

The United Soybean Board tightened its budget belt for the new fiscal year by prioritizing high-impact projects with better return on investment for farmers.

Increases in projected corn and soybean harvested acres were primarily offset by lower average U.S. yields on the supply and demand balance sheets released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Cattle are now grazing on a field of cover crops at Riskedal Farms.

Many of us are still reeling from the recent tragic murder of Charlie Kirk. His legacy as a staunch defender of his Christian faith, as well as his defense of truth, has inspired thousands of people, young and old, around the world.

Across major corn-growing states, climate change is fueling conditions that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers.

The bulk of changes on the crop supply and demand estimates report were influenced by increases in corn and soybean harvested acres projected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Concerns expressed by agriculture groups when the preliminary Make Our Children Healthy Again draft was issued in May were quelled with the final strategy.

Prices for every class of cattle are over-the-moon high and the only question I hear is, “When will this bubble burst?” The answer of course is, “Who knows?”

As summer turns to fall, farmers are encouraged to evaluate some of the agronomic decision that were made this year.

Seed Genetics Direct’s 2025 Wheat Yield Contest entries averaged 110.5 bushels per acre, with an average test weight of 58.7 pounds per acre.

September usually marks a turning point. Summer turns to fall, vacation turns to school and the green hope and promise of growing crops turns into the yellow and gold of harvest. This month feels different, though.

Why wouldn’t you want to farm the land in a way that builds soil biodiversity, delivers a return on investment and restores wildlife habitat?

During his travels across the world advocating U.S. wheat, international customers at times ask Ralph Loos about his own ties to farming.

I’m hustling to keep up with the grass growth and mow under the fence to keep the volts up and my high school help went back to school.

The market was anticipating a larger corn crop leading up to the crop production estimates, and that’s what the trade got — and then some — in both yield and acreage.

Shifts in planted acres and projected higher yields pushed corn and soybean ending stocks in opposite directions in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates report.

The nation’s corn growers are projected to produce record highs in average yield and total production, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first survey-based forecasts this growing season.

Jim Henry stresses the need for grain export sales.

This year’s U.S. corn exports show just how upside down the ag export picture is for farmers and ranchers.

Old-time wheat threshing with side dishes of broom making, blacksmithing, basket weaving and other “hands-on” historical skills were all on the menu at the Bos Bros Fall Harvest, an old-fashioned threshing bee.

Wheat harvest is complete on Riskedal Family Farms and cover crops have been planted that will be grazed by cattle starting in September.

Beck’s has acquired Andrews Farm and Seed in Carthage, Missouri — the latest step in the company’s expansion efforts.

Nominating petitions are now available for eligible wheat producers interested in becoming a candidate for the Illinois Wheat Development Board.

A new fungicide with three active ingredients for corn, soybean and wheat diseases is expected to be available in the 2026 growing season, pending regulatory approval.

Indiana farmers planted an estimated 1.6 million acres of overwinter living covers, according to a recent conservation survey from Indiana Conservation Partnership.

I’ve been doing a lot of trucking, spraying, machinery repairs. Wheat was fantastic this summer.

With data from the recent survey-based acreage and grain stocks reports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered new corn and soybean production estimates in its supply and demand estimates report.

U.S. winter wheat production was forecast lower in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop production report.

“I” state farmers switched to more corn and less soybean planted acres, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found in its June planted acres survey.

An end of the third quarter snapshot of grain stocks were rolled out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Incorporating cover crops into their regenerative farming system has been a learning process for the Riskedal family this spring.

With just a couple months left until harvest, fields across the region are in the height of growing season.

We should be back in the sheep barn this year with some lambs my granddaughter is bringing for the 4-H show.

Connect with crop experts and innovators during the Illinois Wheat Association’s annual Summer Wheat Forum.

With 2025 half gone, the cautious American ag economy, like the slowing U.S. economy, now tiptoes into its second half.

At a glance, the July agricultural supply and demand estimates report looked positive for the market with lower than expected ending stocks, but the trade thought otherwise.

A pair of crop reports fell primarily in line with trade expectations as the market turned its focus toward weather in the last quarter of the marketing year.

Corn Belt agricultural conditions ranged from weak to slightly favorable in the latest Federal Reserve’s Beige Book.

Beneath the red, white and blue fanfare lays a story that’s just as rooted in the soil as it is in our history books — because when America declared independence, it was farmers who helped make that freedom possible.

Swartz Farms is transitioning into summer mode after a timely planting season.

This is the second in a series of columns featuring conversations with state Farm Bureau presidents about current issues in agriculture.