Natalina Sents Bausch

3 days ago | agriculture.com | Natalina Sents Bausch

The corn growing season is well underway across the top 18 corn growing states. Here are the details published from the May 12 Crop Progress report. 1. Six states have less than half their corn planted. Farmers in Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have less than half of their 2025 corn crop in the ground. This is not unusual in these northern states. In fact, of these states, only Ohio corn planting progress is behind the five-year average pace.

1 week ago | agriculture.com | Natalina Sents Bausch

According to farmland listing analysis completed by the Successful Farming team, more than 1,300 acres of Iowa farmland are set to be auctioned in May 2025. Planned sales range from single tracts of less than 100 acres to a sealed bid sale featuring just over 150 acres. Here’s a closer look at the farmland expected to change hands across 12 Iowa counties. The largest Iowa farmland auction of the month is set to take place in Keokuk County on May 15.

2 weeks ago | agriculture.com | Natalina Sents Bausch

USDA rated the U.S. winter wheat crop for the last time this month in the Crop Progress report published Monday. Here’s a closer look at the latest data on the nation’s winter wheat crop. According to the March 2025 Prospective Planting report, USDA expected farmers to plant 33.3 million acres of winter wheat for harvest this year. Nationwide, the winter wheat crop was rated 5% very poor, 14% poor, 32% fair, 40% good, and 9% excellent the week ending April 27.

2 weeks ago | agriculture.com | Natalina Sents Bausch

“Widespread rainfall across the state delayed planting last week, but provided much-needed moisture, easing drought conditions across portions of Iowa,” said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig in a statement on Monday. “Outlooks for the next few weeks show unseasonably warm temperatures and perhaps a break in the wet weather, which would give farmers a window to get in the field.”Here’s a closer look at the latest data on Iowa crop progress.

3 weeks ago | agriculture.com | Natalina Sents Bausch

The entire state of South Dakota is facing moisture stress, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor published April 17. The latest drought monitor indicated nearly 3% of the state reported extreme drought. The D3 conditions cover portions of Custer, Fall River, and Oglala Lakota counties in the southwest corner of South Dakota. More than 30% of the state reported severe drought. Moderate drought spans more than 56% of South Dakota. Over 10% of the state reported abnormally dry conditions.