Growing corn yourself will give you the sweetest, freshest ears, and all you need is a sunny spot. Growing corn in your ...

The ancient technique of dry farming, an Indigenous Hopi tradition, allows squash, melons, and corn to grow with little to no ...

The end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test is a simple, inexpensive tool that can be used to assess the nitrogen (N) status of a corn crop at the end of the growing season. Studies in Delaware, and ...

Stalk rots occur to a greater or lesser degree every year in Indiana. Losses from stalk rots may occur directly when plants are prematurely killed and ears are lightweight and poorly finished or ...

Managing the shorter corn stalks and plant matter is another factor Blomgren encourages farmers to think through as they plan harvest. “If you’re running the header for a standard hybrid ...

Grain and fertilizer prices may have you thinking about skipping some normal fertility practices this year — particularly ...

Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly every corn field in Delaware, and severity and incidence varies from year to year. Stalk rots can cause breakage and lodging of stalks and plant death. In many ...

“A corn field where cereal rye is growing, or any cover crop plant material alive to pair with dead residue, that will alter the carbon-nitrogen ratio in the soil. With cover crops in the rotation, ...

Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial double ... up faster resulting in more uniform seed emergence and better plant stands. Less crop residue also means improved planter performance ...