By DOUG SCHMITZ

Planting intentions in the Farm World readership areas include:

In Illinois, corn growers intend to plant 11.7 million acres in 2015, down 2 percent from 2014, the report read. Soybean-planted areas are expected to total 9.90 million acres, up 1 percent from the previous year, with sorghum-planted areas expected to total 40,000 acres, up 74 percent from 2014.

In addition, Illinois winter wheat areas seeded last fall are estimated at 600,000 acres, down 19 percent from 2014. Areas planted to oats are expected to total 40,000 acres, up 14 percent from 2014, with producers intending to harvest 510,000 acres of all hay in 2015, down 2 percent from 2014, the report added.

Indiana farmers intend to plant 5.8 million acres of corn for all purposes and 5.6 million acres of soybeans in 2015, the report read. If realized, acreage planted to corn would be down 2 percent from 2014, while soybean planted acreage would be up 2 percent from last year.

What’s more, Indiana winter wheat acreage seeded last fall is estimated at 340,000 acres, down 13 percent from 2014. Acreage intended for oats seeding, at 20,000 acres, is unchanged from 2014, with hay acres intended for harvest, at 600,000 acres, as also unchanged from 2014, the report added.

As the nation’s top corn-producing state, Iowa farmers intend to plant 13.6 million acres for all purposes in 2015, the report said, with soybean producers intending to plant 10.1 million acres this year, an increase of 200,000 acres from 2014. If realized, this would be the largest acreage since 2006.

In addition, Iowa farmers intend to plant 140,000 acres of oats, down 5,000 acres from last year. Iowa farmers also expect to harvest 1.15 million acres of dry hay for the 2015 crop year. Planted acres for winter wheat, at 26,000 acres, are unchanged from last year, the report added.

In Kentucky, farmers intend to plant 1.48 million acres of corn, 40,000 lower than 2014, with soybean acreage expected to total 1.78 million acres, up 20,000 acres from 2014, the report read. Burley tobacco growers intend to set 70,000 acres for harvest, down 6,000 acres from 2014.

In addition, Kentucky winter wheat seeded last fall totaled 620,000 acres, down 10,000 acres from the previous year, with farmers intending to harvest 2.30 million acres of all hay, up 35,000 from 2014.

Michigan producers intend to plant 2.45 million acres of corn, down 100,000 acres from 2014, while increases in dry beans, sugar beets, barley and oats expected, the report read. Producers also plan to plant 2.1 million acres of soybeans, down 50,000 acres from last year.

Moreover, Michigan winter wheat seedings, at 530,000 acres, are down 40,000 acres from 2014. All hay, at 1.03 million acres intended, is up 50,000 acres from last year, with oat planting intentions up 20 percent from last year, at 60,000 acres.

Ohio corn producers intend to plant 3.50 million acres this spring, down from 3.7 million acres last year, the report read, while soybean acreage is forecast at 5.1 million acres for 2015, up 250,000 acres from 2014.

In addition, Ohio winter wheat acreage for 2015 is estimated at 550,000 acres, down 70,000 acres from the previous year, with oat acreage even with last year at 55,000 acres. Ohio hay producers also expect to harvest a total of 930,000 acres, a 3 percent decrease from 2014, which included alfalfa, grain and all other types of hay, the report said.

In Tennessee, farmers intend to plant 840,000 acres of corn, 80,000 acres lower than 2014, with soybean acreage expected to total 1.8 million acres, up 160,000 acres from the previous year. Burley tobacco growers intend to set 14,000 acres for harvest, down 1,500 acres from 2014, the report read.

In addition, Tennessee winter wheat seeded last fall totaled 470,000 acres, down 60,000 acres from 2014, with Upland cotton acreage expected to total 170,000 acres, down 105,000 acres from last year. Farmers also intend to harvest 1.85 million acres of all hay, up 84,000 from 2014.