A new study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil. The findings could help the development ...

MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory ...

In most fields, corn residue remaining after grain harvest is incorporated into the soil with tillage or is left on the soil surface. But corn residue is also becoming a commodity. It’s ...

Unfertilized soybean fields with lower soil fertility should be planted earlier than high fertility fields, according to a ...

University of Minnesota Extension The agriculturally troubled fall of 2009 may be over, but here comes the sequel-a potentially wet spring. Due to the late ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn in the U.S., appear to have lost a portion of ...

In collaboration with professors at the University, researchers are working on a new nitrogen-retaining corn breed.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Norfolk Southern train derailed late Tuesday in northwest Ohio, spilling corn syrup and ethanol, ...

The Mexican government on Wednesday repealed an import ban on genetically edited corn after the U.S. successfully argued the ...

Data inputs include field location, weather, residual soil nitrogen, estimated planting ... “Nitrogen fertilizer is one of the biggest expenses for Iowa corn farmers,” said Alan Atwater ...

Nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient in growing plants. When deficient, plant yields and quality are reduced. However ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn in the U.S., appear to have lost a portion of ...