Corn
Farmers in much of the eastern Corn Belt are just now revving up to plant their 2012 corn crop.
Scouting fields for weeds, disease and pests is one of the best investments you can make during the growing season.
Farm Journal traveled to Brazil this winter, covering 2,200 miles for a firsthand look at a new definition of big.
Some seed corn can germinate and thrive in cold, wet spring soils. Some can’t.
The practice of deep-banding fertilizer is growing in popularity; however, this method may be costing growers more than it is worth.
While not entirely explaining increased yields over the past 15 years, statistical evidence on linear yield trends shows biotechnology could play a role.
Three hybrids will be introduced for the 2012 season
Nitrogen application is one of the many important decisions growers are making now; a decision that impacts both profitability and the environment.
Here’s what you need to know if your corn was damaged by frost.
Extremely dry weather followed by later-season rain has left some corn with husks shorter than their ears, portending reduced grain quality at harvest.
Here’s how to manage a crucial, but often overlooked, building block of high corn yield.
Thicker cornstalks and higher populations mandate careful adjustments of corn heads to minimize losses.
Good grief…Goss’s wilt has infiltrated the eastern Corn Belt.
Learn how Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.) provides third party results of corn and soybean varieties across the Corn Belt states.
Here are some to the take-home yield tips that farmers brought home from the Illinois Corn College events hosted in late July.
Staying ahead of these turbulent marketing times is not easy, but volatility equals the chance of great profits.
Take the right steps to maximize the returns of variable rate technology on your farm.
Insufficient sulfur is often misidentified as a nitrogen deficiency.
The impacts of the weather continue to be evident in our grain crops.
A derecho descended upon the Corn Belt last week, causing green snap and root lodging in corn fields across the area. However, agronomists and plant pathologists say that hope isn’t lost for the crop.
Heat, insects and disease generate concern.
With soils drying and crops growing rapidly, make it’s a priority to apply N on those areas that haven’t receive sufficient amounts.
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With only a few exceptions, flood soaked grain is not usable for feed or food.