Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse shares some tips on understanding the differences available in crop insurance options ...

As has been often said with farming, “every year is different,” and many times decisions for the current crop year are based ...

Due to the strong yield potential in many areas of the upper Midwest, the number of corn and soybean producers that qualify for 2025 crop insurance indemnity payments may be limited. However, there ...

Even though this is a slow time for many commodity markets, including sunflower, there are still many things the sunflower market is keeping a close watch on, including the soybean ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins Dec. 5 announced major updates to federal crop insurance, reducing red tape for farmers, modernizing long-standing policies, and expanding access to ...

Many farmers are entering 2026 in a tight spot. Crop growers in the Midwest and Great Plains are grappling with low crop prices. Scott Irwin, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign agricultural ...