Landowners could receive payments of $25 per acre on up to 1,000 acres if cover crops are established in their fields for the purposes of soil health, according to a preliminary Senate draft of the Build Back Better bill and corresponding budget. Non-operating landowners could receive payments of $5 per acre for encouraging tenants to seed covers on rented fields.

USDA reported 10% of corn crops harvested, above the 8% reported harvested by this time in 2020.

USDA's crop progress report for the week ended September 12 reported 87% of corn dented, below the 88% reported dented in the same week last year.

USDA's crop progress report for the week ended September 5 reported 74% of corn dented, below the 77% reported dented in the same week last year.

USDA's crop progress report for the week ended August 22 reported 41% of corn dented, in line with the 41% reported dented in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn dented in this week was 38%.

USDA's crop progress report for the week ended August 15 reported 22% of corn dented, above the 21% reported dented in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn dented in this week was 22%.

USDA's crop progress report for the week ended August 8 reported 8% of corn dented, below the 10% reported dented in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn dented in this week was 11%.

USDA has reported some 91% of corn crops silking, in line with the 91% reported silking in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn silking in the week was 86%.

According to the most recent USDA crop progress report, some 79% of corn crops were reported silking as of the week ended July 25, in line with the 79% reported silking in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn silking in the week was 73%.

According to the most recent USDA crop progress report, some 56% of corn crops were reported silking as of the week ended July 18, in line with the 55% reported silking in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn silking in the week was 52%.