It is a heavy year for prevent plant crop insurance claims as some farmers, especially in southern Illinois, struggled to find a planting window as the calendar neared July. “Our three-year average ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Early planting remains strongly associated with soybean yield, according to research by University of Missouri state soybean farming system specialist Andre Reis. “While late-season ...

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When it comes to row crops in the United States, soybeans are a major player. In 2024, farmers harvested these legumes from 86.1 million acres—that’s more than the area of Indiana, Washington, and ...

More U.S. farmers are shifting to planting soybeans this year, a less fertilizer-intense crop than corn at a time when fertilizer costs are surging because of the war in Iran. American farmers intend ...

Early planting remains strongly associated with soybean yield, according to research by University of Missouri state soybean farming system specialist Andre Reis. With the U.S. Department of ...