Add one more to that list: corn and soybeans. Iowa farmers plant about 10 million acres of soybeans, alongside 13 million to 14 million acres of corn. Soybeans are considered the perfect complementary ...

Late summer tastes like heirloom tomatoes, watermelon, and sweet corn- if you planted it with good companions in the spring, that is. Corn is a popular vegetable garden crop, though pests can make it ...

Nebraska is heading into the 2026 growing season with limited precipitation and groundwater resources. Growers are also facing rising input costs and declining commodity prices, forcing many to ...

Some small grains planting has begun in the region. But questions remain about how farmers still could switch acres around among crops in a search for profitability as input costs continue to rise.