Corn and soybean prices reached their height in 2012 but have since plunged, resulting in a 42 percent drop in farm income.

Farmers say herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing problem, costing time, money and management.

Crop experts say the recent heat and humidity that has hit Illinois is ideal for the state’s soybean and corn crops.

Tornadoes and high winds swept through Indiana on Wednesday, damaging buildings and crops.

There’s little argument that Indiana corn farmers have been in a bit of a slump. The Hoosier State saw corn yields clock in at 150 bu. per acre in 2015, with the three-year average slightly above that at 155 bu. per acre. But is the state capable of higher yields in 2016?

Investing in a small motor can tell you a lot about problems on your planter ahead of planting season, says Bill Bauer, B&M Crop Consulting.

Malawi is so desperate for food to stave off a hunger crisis that the government may buy a type of corn that the country mainly uses as livestock feed.

There’s a dearth of corn needed to feed all of the hungry chickens in Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of the meat.

The flow of nitrates from farm fertilizer and treated wastewater into the Illinois River that contributes to a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has fallen, a new study says. Researchers believe one likely factor, the use of newer, more robust varieties of corn, could make the drop a long-lasting one.

Hail across many pockets of the Midwest means some farmers face tough replant and crop insurance decisions.