FarmlandFinder Blog Challenges Facing Farmers for 2020 Planting Season

While the USDA predicts a positive growth in acres for the 2020 planting season, today’s farmers are entering uncharted territory when it comes to the challenges they are facing. Between last year’s wet and delayed season, to the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the US economy and health, there is a lot riding on this year’s crop. In the 2020 Prospective Plantings Report, the USDA predicts 94 million acres of corn for the 2020 season, up eight percent from 2019, and 85 million acres of soybeans, up ten percent. With predicted increase in acres, farmers are working harder than ever to ensure seed gets in the ground in a timely manner, but will these predictions hold true against the weather and COVID-19?