Despite shifting market signals, some economists predict corn will remain the undisputed king of the acreage race.

Base acreage for corn is expected to increase by 18%, or about 16.8 million acres, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s June 30 crop acreage report contained few surprises. Corn planted acreage was increased by 5% from 2024, while soybean acres were down by 4%, all wheat acreage was ...

The USDA “Prospective Plantings Report” that was released on March 31 projected a 5% increase in 2025 U.S. corn acreage compared to a year ago, along with a 4% decrease in 2025 soybean acreage from a ...

Farmers in the northern Plains are leaning in on crops that look to offer the best chance at profitability in 2025. Among those crops that look to gain the most acres are corn, sugarbeets and ...

Farmers are expected to plant 90.5 million acres of corn, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's annual prospective plantings report released Friday. That would be a 15 percent increase ...

GRAND FORKS - Corn, already on the rise in the Upper Midwest, will shine even brighter this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts. Farmers in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota will, ...

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture increased corn harvested area by 4.5 million acres since its mid-2025 projection, bolstering production to record levels.