Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist ... So, does that mean soybeans or corn should take planting priority? According to University of Illinois (UI) research, the answer goes back to Mother ...

With field work just around the corner, now is the time to evaluate decisions related to corn planting. University of Minnesota research can help you make decisions such as when to plant ...

Your 2023 crop is likely out of the field or on its way out ... To avoid seed chilling, he advises farmers to plant corn only under two conditions: The soil temperature must be 50°F or higher.

Seed Corn Maggot Cool and/or wet springs with delayed germination; Warm weather in late winter resulting in early fly emergence and egg laying before spring tillage; Early planting in fields with poor ...

It is well known that planting date plays a key role in determining yield potential in corn and soybeans. Long-term University of Minnesota trials demonstrate, for example, that corn yield is ...

Sweet corn and field corn are two distinct types of corn ... but you can also feel for the full kernels through the husk. If you’re growing your own sweet corn and don't mind poking a hole ...

Unfertilized soybean fields with lower soil fertility should be planted earlier than high fertility fields, according to a ...

Cover crop treatments are highlighted from right to left which corresponds to planting time. The cereal rye and hairy vetch cover crops on the right side of the image was interseeded into corn at a ...

Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly every corn field in Delaware, and severity and incidence varies from year to year. Stalk rots can cause breakage and lodging of stalks and plant death. In many ...

Beijing permitted planting of about 4 million mu, or 270,000 hectares, of GMO corn this year in what it described as trials but has not yet issued any public guidance for 2024.