#Plant2026 for Success
You’ve weighed the agronomics and the economics — and now the planter is rolling. The decisions don’t stop, though. The weather changes plans, equipment breaks and pests pop up. Every step plays a role in the success of your planting season as well as the growing and harvest seasons to come.
Whether the mercury is too high or the rain gauge too low, those producers who have already put away the planter now play the waiting game. And as always, the stakes are high.
The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows 80% of the corn crop is now planted, which is 12 points ahead of the five-year average. Soybean planting is 61% complete nationwide.
U.S. corn futures rose 1.5% on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pegged planting progress behind market expectations, stoking concerns over global supply.
It can be difficult to decide when to tear out a field and start over. Get Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie’s recommendations here.
After a slow start here to planting in portion of Iowa, farmers are now planting the 2021 crop at a record pace. One Rock Rapids, Iowa farmer can’t recall a year he was able to finish this fast.
The last seven days were busy with corn planting across the U.S.
The USDA Crop Progress Report revealed 70% of South Dakota’s subsoil moisture is considered short to very short. One South Dakota farmer says it’s a dire situation, one keeping him from planting his corn crop yet.
Colder temperatures headed your way? Consider parking your planter for a few days. Worried you need to replant a field? Free tools available here to help you make the decision.
Cold temperatures in April squashed hopes for an early planting season here in Nebraska but now that farmers are in the field they’re making up for lost ground, but dryness concerns are continuing to mount.
Grain markets continuing to rally this week as the quick pace of planting isn’t enough to overcome concerns about drought and dryness in the U.S. and Brazil.