Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ears per field is stand and ear counts. Determine the causes of gaps, late-emerging plants and missing ears so you know how ...

Corn fields grown especially for overwintering beef cows are a patchwork across our Prairies. Whole corn plants can provide substantial nutrition to maintain precious body condition of gestating beef ...

LEBANON, Pa. — Nitrogen-fixing microbes in corn have created a buzz in the crop world, but it remains to be seen whether they will prove beneficial enough for widespread adoption. Field trials so far ...

Alex Noll is pictured in one of his northeast Kansas’ corn fields. (Courtesy photo.) The Kansas Corn Yield Contest is sponsored by Kansas Corn and K-State Research and Extension. The state ...

VEINTICINCO DE MAYO, Argentina (Reuters) - Standing in his fields among tall, dry corn plants, farmer Dario Sabini inspects ...

With 3,000 acres in corn and soybeans, Brad Kiefer doesn’t have a lot of time for experimenting ... Soil type isn’t the only variation across fields. On 300 acres of sloped land, Kiefer no-tills in ...

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa will remain a net exporter of corn in marketing year 2024-25 despite challenging ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study from the University of Illinois ...

Here is a whimsical look at the “heartbeat of America” through the eyes of an agrarian as Valentine’s Day quickly approaches.

After two years of downright crummy weather for growing crops, farmers in McLeod and Meeker counties are bringing in bumper crops in 2015. While that is something to celebrate, that big thud so ...