Crop Watch 2025: Corn Yield Threats

Several threats are impacting corn yields this season, including overly tight tassel wrap, Southern Rust and tar spot.

Unscripted: ‘Overly Tight Tassel Wrap’ Affecting Pollination?

Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal field agronomist, joins Tyne Morgan and Clinton Griffiths to shed light on crop conditions, particularly pollination issues.

Crop Condition News
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to precede and accompany these fronts.
Our weighted Crop Condition Index dipped just 0.5 points over the past week, signaling rains stabilized the crop.
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
The Midwest is enjoying a reprieve from recent heat.
Today, spotty showers stretch from the Missouri Valley into the Ohio Valley.
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
Another disturbance is expected to bring rain to the Corn Belt next week, but just light showers are expected for the northern High Plains.
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
Our weighted Crop Condition Index shows ratings improved across most major corn producing states.
Cool temps are expected to prevail in most areas from the Plains eastward.
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