USDA says Texas farmers have 59% of their crop in the ground, identical to 2024. One key difference from last year: Illinois has yet to register any discernible corn planting progress, according to ...

Alternatively, if you forgot to grow plants earlier, you can still grow corn by planting seeds directly into the soil in late spring and early summer. Use a dibber to make 2.5cm holes and sow two ...

More corn is expected to go into the ground in 2025, and to get the highest yields requires some careful execution, according to Extension corn agronomist Jeff Coulter.