Corn
Wet weather, late planting and an armyworm infestation are just a few of the problems that have plagued the North Star State.
Pinch-row compaction is the culprit, and the consequences are more than aesthetic.
The plant’s contribution from below ground is increasingly a focus to manage hybrids for maximum yield.
Corn is going through pollination right as daytime temperatures are the highest for the season.
Conventional wisdom says fungicide use in corn during a drought makes little to no sense. Some plant health experts and farmers believe otherwise.
After last summer, a lot of farmers are asking David Thompson whether they should stick with the same corn plant populations in 2013.
Our hands-on Corn College Planter Clinics can change how you put your crop in the ground -- and lock in top yields.
Fungicides aren’t able to save corn plants on the brink of death, but they can prevent and control diseases and improve corn plant health.
Louis Nigg, a South Dakota farmer, shares why he thinks Farm Journal’s Planter Clinics are valuable, and what he expects for the future of farming.
Improved corn genetics might favor high seeding rates and ultra-narrow rows, helping boost yields.
This year, plan for prevention to reduce rootless corn syndrome, or floppy corn.
Farmers who use several strategic control strategies will put the hurt on weeds and see payoffs both in crop yield and cleaner fields this season.
Conventional wisdom says lowering your corn plant populations will help boost yields if dry weather conditions prevail in 2013. That may or may not be a good strategy.
The future of soybeans is in doubt as the profit and yield spreads between the two crops increase.
While carryover nutrients may be available to crops next spring, one expert predicts that high crop prices for corn and soybeans will also play a major role in farmers’ nutrient use.
Follow these guidelines on nitrogen sources, application types and amounts after a tough production year.
Learn more about the brands associated with each seed company.
Learn more about the brands associated with each seed company.
Cell phones are becoming powerful, easy-to-carry tools for farmers.
Most seed companies have yield vs. ppa charts for different hybrids. Here are some online tools to help you estimate your needs.
Crops, already stressed by drought and heat, are under attack by insects.
There is not a lot of good news for the 2012 corn crop, but recent rainfall in some places has corn silking way ahead of schedule.
Potassium deficiency symptoms are developing in corn and soybean crops in some areas of the Midwest.
With record rainfalls in some areas, farmers are concerned nitrogen has been lost to leaching or denitrification.
A new report from the Climate Corporation says the probability varies widely by geography.
Though this spring’s corn crop is in good condition in most areas, the dry weather pattern is causing some concern.
A new mobile tool from Pioneer allows farmers to calculate their replant decisions on the go.
A backhoe, shovel and tile probe can reveal your corn crop’s hidden yield barriers.
The Farm Journal Test Plot crews evaluate different sidedress systems for feeding corn nitrogen.