Every year, U.S. farmers plant millions of acres of crops, raising foodstuffs that feed the nation and the world. Farm Progress editors caught up with several farmers, agronomists and Extension experts to check in on planting progress. Here’s what the 2026 crop looks like as of June 1.
Indiana
May weather left some farmers in the Hoosier State singing a different tune after a strong start to planting in April. For the second year in a row, growers south of Indianapolis faced a string of rainfall events that left them underwater. For those who weren’t quite finished planting, they’ve been playing the waiting game.
This is Ryan Facemire’s predicament. The Franklin, Ind., farmer wrapped up soybean planting in record time by April 20 and waited until the time was right to plant his pickling cucumbers. Excessive rainfall and a lack of heat units kept that right time from arriving, and he’s had to switch gears and pull out the soybean planter again.
“The field has been sitting there for five weeks,” he said. “We could have had it planted five weeks ago. We’ve just been waiting on the timing for the pickles. Hopefully, we don’t have a big yield difference.”…