Crop Tour is a fact-finding mission with a goal of getting a strong, objective view of corn yield potential from one big field across the seven states we sample during the third full week of August.

In a rare move by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the agency announced on Wednesday a possible adjustment to the U.S. corn and soybean acreage picture. Based on updated data, ...

CHICO — The annual Butte County Crop Report shows 2023 took a bit of a dip in overall crop production value compared to 2022. The main culprit appears to be rice, which dropped considerably in value ...

An Oct. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a graph that shows global wheat, rice and coarse grain production has increased along with global temperatures and atmospheric CO2 levels ...

For specialty crop farmers, 2025 has offered little relief from mounting financial pressures. Markets that once promised stable margins are now defined by volatility, with production expenses ...