Love popcorn? Growing your own can be fun but tricky! Keep popcorn isolated from other corn, plant in warm soil and dry thoroughly for the perfect pop.
Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ears per field is stand and ear counts. Determine the causes of gaps, late-emerging plants and missing ears so you know how ...
For many families, corn pudding is an essential Thanksgiving side. This recipe is the dish at its simplest, with plenty of fresh kernels, onion, and thyme. If mac and cheese and corn pudding are musts ...
Brynn LaForest, 13, and Weston Lancto, 3, find their way through the haunted corn maze at Whitney's Farm Market & Garden Center on Sunday as part of Pumpkinfest, running through Thursday, Oct. 31.
Natural mazes date back thousands of years as a means for rituals, processions, and art. But in the U.S., mazes carved out of corn fields have become a huge tourist attraction, a source of income for ...
The report for Nov. 4 through Nov. 10 shows south central Iowa lags behind the rest of the state with more than 15% of its corn still in the field. Overall, 95% of Iowa’s corn harvested for ...
Aligned with seasonal harvest practices, corn fields became an efficient and popular way to craft intricately designed labyrinths meant for fun. Especially with upgraded farming technology ...
Corn harvest is nearly completed in Iowa and soil conditions are improving due to recent rain. (Photo courtesy of USDA) Corn harvest in Iowa is four days ahead of last year’s harvest and nearly ...