This story was originally published by Reasons to be Cheerful, and is reprinted with permission. When Michael Kotutwa Johnson ...

you could go out to your cornfield and hear the crop literally growing. Turns out that’s not true – not exactly. Corn does indeed make a sound when it grows, as captured recently by this time ...

A growing number of farmers plant cover crops such as cereal rye after harvesting their corn or soybeans to cover the soil during the winter fallow season. But during the growing season cornfields ...

Argentina’s Buenos Aires Grains Exchange raised its corn planting estimate while trimming the pegged soybean areas for the ...

If your site is windy, you can help prevent stalks from falling over by mounding soil around the lower 10 inches as the stalks grow. Sweet corn is a warm-season crop that matures between 60 and ...

Is it time to test-drive a niche or specialty crop on your farm? Of course, there’s risk, but the rewards could be high. Don’t be afraid to try something new, but at the same time, don’t let ...

When growers follow research-based strategies for planting corn in Minnesota, they position themselves to maximize yield and economic return. The most favorable soil temperature. Optimal planting ...

Zambia's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sanctioned Standard Chartered for mis-selling a Chinese property ...

The Arkansas corn crop had a catastrophic drop in acres in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National ...

Kotutwa Johnson with a harvested ear of Hopi white corn. Courtesy of Michael Kotutwa Johnson For Kotutwa Johnson, it’s a matter of faith and experience. Between April and June, he checks the soil ...