Before the busy planting season, Insurance expert Zachary Hinthorn from Country Financial says farmers should spend some time with their agents reviewing what is covered, because things change every year.

My family spends a lot of time outside, and on weekends we love to hike.  We’ve noticed an increase in ticks, and that means “tick checks” are a necessity.  Ticks

A farmer in central Kentucky says corn planting is moving quickly this spring. “This is my twenty-second crop and it’s probably my second earliest spring I’ve experienced.” Caleb Ragland tells

Small grain planting is off to a fast start in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says 11 percent of oats are planted, compared to nine percent normally. Minnesota Ag

Corn planting is running slightly behind in Iowa this spring. The USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report says one percent of the state’s intended acreage is planted, compared to the

Several Wisconsin farmers say the ground is still too wet for fieldwork. Steve Knoebel raises crops in the Helenville area between Madison and Milwaukee, and says wet weather has led

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. U.S. planting weather generally looks favorable, Brazil’s harvest is close to wrapping up with CONAB’s next round of numbers out on