Timely rains and great conditions have farmers racing to put seeds in the ground. USDA’s latest crop progress report shows 24% of the corn crop is now planted. That’s 2% ahead of the five-year average ...

Ken Ferrie and the Crop-Tech Consulting crew have been harvesting the Farm Journal Test Plots as well as their “teaching plots” the past few weeks. The full results of these plots will be shared in ...

BROOTEN, Minn. — A man pinned by a corn planter Tuesday evening at a farm site northeast of Brooten has died of his injuries. According to a news release issued Thursday, May 1, by the Stearns County ...

A man is dead after being pinned by a John Deere DB66 planter in Stearns County on Tuesday. Authorities say he was freed from the planter, but died at the scene despite life-saving efforts. The ...