Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ... from emergence to the V6 growth stage,” says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. “Dig to find seeds or ...

With the Minnesota Crop Progress and Condition report indicating good harvest progress last week, corn for grain is on par for the 5-year average, but soybeans, sugarbeets and sunflowers are ...

Prices for U.S. corn appear to be rebounding ahead of the next planting season for U.S. farmers, this after tumbling last year to their lowest levels since the Covid-19 pandemic. Across the Corn ...

Farmers whose crops are used to make food, feed livestock and produce vegetable oils are struggling to turn a profit after corn and soy prices sank to four-year lows in 2024. Revenue from Thompson ...

One of those farmers, Juan Velasco Meza ... which produce a higher yield and impart a sweet flavor. Corn stalks are cut and dried out in the field for 15 to 20 days before ears are picked off ...

A recent study from the University of Illinois shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air during early corn growth, which may ...

CHICAGO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iowa farmer Caleb Hamer grabbed his phone and dialed a local corn buyer this week, eager to sell his grain as prices climbed to their highest level in more than a year.