Key Takeaways Across the top 18 corn states, only 4% of corn was harvested as of Sept. 7, with most progress in southern states.Disease and dry conditions, among other things, are expected to impact yield.Some states are ahead on maturity — Iowa at 26%, Illinois 27%, Wisconsin 10% — but…

Almost a year after Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina, Tar Heel State farmers have some more financial help coming their way.  Late last week, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden announced $221.2 million in USDA funding to provide recovery assistance to eligible North Carolina farmers. “Today’s announcement is about delivering…

This week’s Interesting Iron isn’t about horsepower or paint codes — it’s about people. As a matter of fact, it started with a man in Illinois who I’m pretty sure I made mad a few months back. It all started in May when I posted a video on our social…

By Cami Koons The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it had improved and expanded its Farm to School Grant program and would invest up to $18 million to connect locally grown food to child nutrition programs.  The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants program was initiated in 2013, but according…

By Mary Steurer North Dakota and 11 other states are advocating for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the arguments of North Dakota ranchers in a dispute with an energy company. WBI Energy used eminent domain to take a portion of the northwest North Dakota landowners’ property for a pipeline…

By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Sept. 12 (Reuters) – High levels of fungal disease are lurking in corn fields across the U.S. Midwest, threatening to reduce yields of a record-large crop and cause headaches for farmers during the autumn harvest, growers and crop experts said. The outbreaks are a blow to farmers in the…