Thirteen lucky corn growers started the season off with an unforgettable surprise when they discovered their Pioneer brand corn seed had a special gold-colored seed treatment, signifying they had won the Golden Seed incentive.


An expected large shift away from corn acres didn’t happen, based on a planted acres survey of farmers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


“I” state farmers shifted to more soybean acres and less corn and winter wheat acres, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s planted acres survey.


Grain stocks are higher than a year ago heading into the last quarter of the 2025-2026 marketing year.