As we progress into the heart of the 2024 growing season many outlets and experts are beginning to express concerns around a potential increase in instances of significant disease and insect pressures due to a mild winter and wet spring.…

The final FBN Planting Progress Poll of 2024 reveals a 30% increase in soybean planting overall in the last two weeks to a national progress of 75%. This is roughly 12% ahead of the USDA’s 5-year average reported earlier in the week.…

In what will be the final FBN Corn Planting Progress Poll of the season, we saw significant advancement across almost all major corn producing states and an increase in the national progress to 81%. This is up from just 39% two weeks ago. Compared to the USDA report earlier this week it would appear corn planting overall is at, or slightly above historical pace and the 5-year average of 71%.…

As the old saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. The results of yesterday’s Soybean Planting Progress Poll show a significant increase in progress in those areas that already had a start. Meanwhile, areas like Kansas, Missouri, Southern Illinois and the Dakotas are still waiting for a chance to get going.…

As the calendar turns to May it appears Mother Nature has tightened her grip on corn planting progress. After several weeks of progress tracking ahead of average, the results of our May 9 poll show a national corn planting progress of roughly 39%, dead even with the 5-year USDA average for the week. A complete map of the results is below, along with a revised map from 4/25 showing additional…

After over 3,700 responses from FBN members yesterday, the results of the first 2024 Soybean Planting Progress Poll are here. You can see the complete results below.…

Results of the first 2024 Corn Planting Progress Poll are in. See the map below.…

Thank you to the nearly 2,000 FBNers that answered the poll this week. Lots of diversity by regions, but Enlist beans are definitely gaining in popularity!

FBN farmers indicated, on average, that they did not change up their soybean plantings from what they intended to in March.…

USDA's June Acreage report will be released on June 30th. FBN farmers weighed in with their changes in corn acres from an FBN Text Poll on June 15th and the results show little change from March.…

The June FBN Pest Report is now available on our blog:…

Thank you to the 2,500 FBN farmers that texted us their progress on soy planting. Most areas are planted with a few lagging areas in the South (associated with double-crop wheat) and the North

Thanks to the nearly 3,000 FBN farmers that responded to our text poll! All key states are progressing on pace compared to the 5-year average. Look for the soybean poll on May 25th!