AGAR, S.D. — Wheat seeding was just getting started on March 31, 2021, on Joachim Farms near Agar, S.D. A week later they’d seeded nine quarters. On that first day in the field, Justin Joachim, 37, ...

It’s the age-old struggle—farmers scramble to get their work done within the timeframe that Mother Nature affords them. Depending on the local weather patterns, it can be a challenge, and farmers who ...

PIERRE, S.D. — Spring wheat in South Dakota is looking better than the winter wheat near Pierre, South Dakota. “Spring wheat has got off to a better start, I would say, just because we had the ...

FISHER, Minn. -- It was a little high in moisture, but the spring wheat Mike Bergeron and Jon Ross began harvesting Monday has done pretty well in this hot, dry summer, partly because they planted it ...

WINNIPEG, Canada (Reuters) -In the U.S. Great Plains, where spring wheat once dominated fields, farmers are turning away from the crop. But across the border in Canada, the pinch and prospect of ...

The U.S. spring wheat crop is taking a beating this summer from too much heat and too little rain, with condition scores at the lowest numbers recorded in 33 years, according to S&P Global Platts.