Planting is underway or quickly approaching for many farmers—namely those away from floodwaters in the eastern Corn Belt.

AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben takes us to Crescent, Iowa for the latest I-80 Planting Tour. She talks with Don Rief, a farmer in Crescent, Iowa and Mike Naig, the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.

Some producers have had a few open days to plant, while others have fields underwater. We head to Fremont County, Iowa, one of the hardest hitting counties during the recent flooding in March. As AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben reports, not much has changed.

Farm Journal Agronomist Ken Ferrie says don’t let your inputs delay planting.

There’s no quick and easy way to move from conventional farming—using the same management and a few hybrids on all acres—to variable-input technology (VIT) management.

Will President Trump use an Iowa event to clear up questions about tariff aid?

Chris Barron, the impact of late-planted, lower yielding corn on a farm’s Average Production History (APH) is something to consider.

Yes, things look a little different today at AgWeb: cleaner, better organized with more of the news, markets and weather you are looking for right on the front page.

Weather forecasts are becoming more accurate. John Phipps says 5-7 day forecasts are much more precise than just a few years ago. However, there’s a bigger revelation when it comes to weather.

A special edition of U.S. Farm Report “Weathering the Storm” looks back at the challenging weather year, as well as gives a glimpse into what could be ahead.

USDA plans to re-survey 14 Midwestern states, including each of the key corn and soybean production states.

USDA’s June acreage report showed lower acres across the board, but a surprise increase in corn acres from June Crop Production. While USDA will re-survey acres, analysts say there are some takeaways from the report.

Corn has been stealing the spotlight for months. But farmers need to keep their eyes on soybeans, experts say.

In challenging years, every bushel counts. To give your crop a fighting chance at profitability, you’ll want to keep an eye out for yield-robbing corn seedling diseases.

Manage your time, weeds and previous stands to maximize yields

At the beginning of the week, farmer Russell Boening of Poth, Texas tweeted a picture of nitrogen application, saying that planting for him is less than 30 days away. He farms roughly 40 miles southeast of San Antonio.

If you’re putting a pencil to your corn cost of production for 2018, consider the blog that Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin agronomist, released this morning. Lauer reports that the “cost of production in 2018 is predicted to be $645 per acre. The breakeven price for corn at a yield level of 200 bu/A is $3.23 per bushel, at 180 bu/A is $3.58 per bushel, and at 160 bu/A is $4.03. Today, December corn on the CBOT closed at $3.85 per bushel making the 2018 growing season a challenging one economically.” Lauer references the annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) to develop his snapshot on expected costs of production. The estimates exclude costs for marketing and storage. ARMS collection begins in the fall and then is completed the following spring; the 2017 survey is still underway. Lauer notes that the “cost of corn production in 2016 was $665 per acre in the Heartland region and $587 per acre in the Northern Crescent (Figure 2).”

#Plant18 is getting closer by the day. Your planter might be up and working in perfect order, but are the seeds being dropped where and when they need to?

Farmers are taking some of the trade war risk off the table by planting fewer soybeans and more corn.

Overlapping germplasm can hit your pocketbook and reduce crop diversity

Despite some Midwest harvest delays in recent weeks, farmers have made up a lot of ground in their soybean fields this past week.

Prepare for additional challenges when planting soybeans on soybeans

Farmers will be able to plant Enlist E3 soybeans in select areas because of a partnership of Dow AgroSciences with ADM. This will allow certain farmers to use not only the herbicide tolerant seed, but the accompanying over-the-top herbicide as well.

Soybean Area Planted and Harvested

While use in agriculture remains small, sales of zinc-infused fertilizers from companies including Mosaic Co. are growing. Farmers are trying to boost yields by reviving soils deprived of nutrients by overuse and a changing climate.

Almost perfect – but not quite. That’s how many Midwest farmers would describe the weather so far in April. Temperatures have been amenable, but precipitation has put more than a few planting schedules on pause.

One thing wheat growers think a lot about during planting is the how many pounds of seed they’ll need to put down per acre.

Test Plots study differences between in-furrow orthophosphate, polyphosphate fertilizers.

Evaluate early season weed control to preserve yield potential

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The constant rains this spring are forcing some Ohio farmers to give up hopes of planting any corn this spring and won