A Goldilocks Planting Season – too Ho t or too Cold. Nothing's 'Just Right'

Corn Planting Progress the Slowest Since 2013

As of May 1, USDA estimates 14% of the U.S. corn crop has been planted. That compares to a five-year average of 33% planted.

A Goldilocks Planting Season – too Hot or too Cold. Nothing's 'Just Right'

Much of the Midwest is seeing cool, wet conditions while the West is increasingly dry. If you plant in poor soil conditions, you will pay for that mistake at harvest, say agronomists. Their recommendation: be patient.

Left Out in the Cold, North Dakota Farmers Don't Know When They'll Plant

A state that battled widespread drought last spring has seen a nearly 180-degree turn around with weather recently, as a steady stream of moisture is preventing North Dakota farmers from planting so far this year.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Was Not Arrested Last Week

Speculation over whether U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was arrested last week made its rounds on social media over the weekend, but USDA confirmed to Farm Journal the story is false.