Uniform, rapid emergence is the foundation of high-yielding corn. Corn plants that emerge at different times compete unevenly for light, water and nutrients. Soil temperature, soil moisture, ...

During a Strategic Farming webinar hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension on March 25, Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist, offered numerous considerations for the ...

Corn is frost-sensitive, so spring planting is ideal.

The window of time for planting corn is closing, but now is still a propitious moment to sow its seeds. There are a few rules for growing, harvesting, and post-harvest care of corn as follows: If you ...

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

Plant 25 is already underway in some areas of the country, while in others producers are still penciling out their acreage mix. Farmers in the Northwest Corn Belt have many, but not all of their ...

Corn is a multipurpose agricultural commodity, and processing transforms corn into food and industrial products, including starch, sweeteners, corn oil, beverages, and industrial alcohols. In the U.S.

Now is the time to start planting corn. Unlike fruit trees, however, where an orchard with more than one variety of apple, avocado, or apricot tree will result in larger harvests than if only one ...