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 ...

Last week’s warmer and drier weather created an open window for more farmers to start on planting. According to USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report released Monday afternoon, 12 states have already ...

Early-season wet conditions signal growers need to closely monitor corn-stalk health as harvest approaches. LG Seeds Agronomist Kyle Malcolm expects some standability issues in the eastern Corn Belt t ...

Columbia County farmers, already behind schedule on their corn planting, are looking to the skies for relief from the rainfall that has soaked their fields, making them unsuitable for planting and ...

No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...

Planting progress was slowed again last week by wet conditions. The U.S.D.A. crop report says there just two days suitable for field work due to the rain. The amount of corn planted went from 47 to 57 ...

With squishy black dirt from a relatively snowless winter, Minnesota farmers could have planted corn crops last month — but didn't. They wouldn't dare sow seeds before April 10, no matter how early ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A farmer — let’s call him Old McDonald, ...