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Corn Crop Silking Ahead of Schedule in Key States, USDA Reports

4 days ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

Half of the nation’s top corn-growing states are reporting corn silking, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress report. Overall, 4% of the nation’s crop reached the silking stage during the week ending June 22, which is just ahead of the five-year average of 3%. Eight of the nine states reporting silking are ahead of their five-year averages, and the one that’s not ahead is on track.
Corn Condition Slips After Weeks of Improvement

5 days ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

Today, USDA published the 12th Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest corn, soybean, wheat, and oat numbers. As of June 22, 97% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had emerged. That’s just shy of the five-year average of 98%. The corn crop in Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota has reached 100% emergence, per the report. Together with North Carolina from the week prior, the corn crop in four states has completely emerged.
Farmers in Minnesota and Louisiana Are Done Planting Soybeans

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

In its Crop Progress report released Monday, USDA reported that two states had 100% of their soybeans planted as of June 15. Farmers in Minnesota and Louisiana were the first of the top 18 soybean-growing states to have all of their 2025 crop planted. Here’s a closer look at progress and conditions in these two top states. Minnesota soybean growers were the closest to wrapping up soybean planting the week ending June 8 — at that point, 99% of the crop was in the ground.
‘We’re All Really Struggling’: Delays in Aid Leave Western North Carolina Farmers in Crisis

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

Terry Kelley has been with North Carolina’s Henderson County Cooperative Extension for eight years. As the director and tree fruit and beekeeping agent, he interacts with farmers frequently. Lately, the conversations have all carried the same theme: frustration. That’s because Henderson County farmers are still facing negative repercussions from 2024’s Hurricane Helene — eight months later. Kelley said the Henderson County Farm Service Agency (FSA) staff have been overwhelmed and understaffed.
How is the U.S. Winter Wheat Harvest Going?

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

The country’s winter wheat harvest is well underway, according to the most recent USDA Crop Progress report. As of June 15, nine of the top 18 winter wheat-growing states had begun to harvest the crop. Overall, 10% of the nation’s crop has been harvested, behind the average of 16%. All but two states were behind their respective five-year averages — anywhere from 1 percentage point to 16 percentage points behind. Here’s a closer look at winter wheat progress and conditions across the country.
What’s Going on With Indiana Crops?

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

Corn and soybean planting and emergence are lagging behind historical trends in Indiana, and the same goes for winter wheat progress. The delay can be chalked up to weather conditions described as “cooler and wetter than they have been in a long time.”Here’s a closer look at the numbers from USDA's latest Crop Progress report, along with some expert perspectives. As of June 15, Indiana farmers had planted 96% of the state’s corn crop, according to USDA. The five-year planting average is 99%.
2 Top States Have Finished Planting Soybeans, USDA Reports

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

Today, USDA published the eleventh Crop Progress report of the 2025 growing season. Here’s a look at the latest corn, soybean, wheat, and oat numbers. As of June 15, 94% of the corn crop across the country’s top 18 corn-growing states had emerged. That’s right on par with the five-year average. North Carolina's corn has reached 100% emergence, per the report. It's the first of the 18 states to do so.
Here’s What Ag Groups Are Saying About the Senate’s Ag Budget Bill Text

2 weeks ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

On June 11, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry released text for its proposed budget reconciliation package. John Boozman (R-AR) is the committee chairman. “Our farmers and ranchers are facing real challenges, which have been unaddressed for too long,” said Boozman in a statement alongside the release of the text.
Spring Wheat Emergence Reaches 100% in 3 States, USDA Reports

2 weeks ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

Last week, spring wheat emergence reached 100% in three of the six states that grow the crop, bringing the country’s overall spring wheat emergence to 82%. In all three states, emergence progress is 3 to 14 points ahead of average. Here’s a closer look at the progress and condition of the nation’s spring wheat crop, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress report. All of Minnesota’s spring wheat is out of the ground, USDA reported, which is significantly ahead of the five-year average of 86%.
Corn Planting Hits 100% in These 2 Key States

2 weeks ago | agriculture.com | Mariah Squire

Corn planting has wrapped up in two of the country’s top-growing states, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress report. Both North Carolina and Minnesota reported 100% corn planted as of the week ending June 8. Considering historical averages, it was expected for one state, but not the other. Here’s a closer look at where things stand now that corn planting is done in these two geographically distinct states.