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

Having corn stalks to graze is a great resource for livestock producers ... can be also be a great option but will need a protein source in order to meet their growing requirements. Not only is ...

Corn seedling emerging (VE) The vegetative stage begins when the seedling emerges (VE) and continues until tasseling (VT), when the reproductive stage begins. During the vegetative stage, leaves ...

Rolling camera movement. Maize, also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen ...

Anthracnose can be found on all parts of corn throughout the growing season. However, the disease is most often observed as a 1) leaf blight or spot, 2) top dieback, or 3) stalk rot. Foliar symptoms ...

What to consider before you replant. Assessing damage: Stem bruising, root lodging, stalk breakage and whorl damage. How to tell if a corn plant will survive and regrow. Guide to estimating yield loss ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Seeing how tall corn can grow comes down to internode length and quantity,” Karl explains—in other words, the number of leaves a stalk has and the distance between those leaves. He learned early on ...

Female Moth Photo by B. Christine Mature larva in stalk tunnel Photo by J. Obermeyer First generation borers are usually present during June in the whorl of corn plants. As the larvae feed and grow, ...

Corn diseases can affect both grain and forage quality requiring a multi-prong approach to managing feed quality. DON, also ...