According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, Chapter 12 family farm bankruptcies for the 12 month period ending in March totaled 627 filings. That’s a 23% increase from the previous 12 months.

Farmers made great progress in corn and soybean planting this past week, according to USDA’s Crop Progress Report.

According to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, the May freeze was one for the record books, but slow emergence in corn could help save some of the crop from major damage.

The small grain recently acquired tolerances to certain herbicides and the attention of a new trade partner.

AgDay meteorologist Mike Hoffman shows us his 30 Day Outlook for temperatures and precipitation.