USDA’s final look at crop production for 2023 caught the commodity markets by surprise. The agency increased the final yield estimates for both corn and soybeans, and as a result, prices plummeted on ...

Predicting crop yields is a significant challenge in modern agriculture, especially under fluctuating environmental conditions. With the escalating demand for sustainable food production, ...

A new study suggests that decades of reported gains in crop yields from plant breeding may be significantly overstated, ...

A Kansas State University agronomy professor is part of an international team that is calling for a new approach to estimate crop yield potential and gaps – information that is critical in planning ...

In the national agriculture news we continue to hear about the excellent crop conditions in many portions of the Corn Belt and the southern Plains states, with the potential for record corn and ...

The agriculture industry has seen many changes in technology and productivity in the last few decades and some producers have chosen to focus on either crops or cattle. Farmers who specialize in ...

California almond growers experienced higher yields and prices in 2024, resulting in a harvest value of $5.66 billion, a 40% increase over the previous year, according to a new USDA report. The ...

In mid-December, David Hula, who’s known for growing big corn yields, tallied his 12th national high-yield victory at 623.8439 bu. per acre. That’s a far cry from the 170-bu.-per-acre average USDA is ...

In late February, farmers from across the US will gather in Houston, Texas, to witness the crowning of their champions: the winners of the National Corn Yield Contest. Every year, thousands of ...

USDA’s Crop Production Report and August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, published on August 12, confirms that we have very large crops in American fields, with corn, soybeans and ...