Track early corn growth stages to time input applications. From V1 to tasseling, protect yield potential with a proactive management plan.

Corn over wheat. Like most of the Midwest, Iowa was settled by farmers moving west, growing what they knew best — until they ...

MAINE-GROWN BEER: Allagash Brewing Co. in Portland has met — and exceeded — its goal for brewing with grains grown in Maine. Last year, the company brewed with more than 2 million pounds of Maine ...

Avoid planting too early or too late. "If you plant your corn too soon, you risk exposing it to cold temperatures, which can be detrimental to your seedling’s health," Berendsen says. Corn seeds may ...

The market week will close with more wet and cool conditions shutting down activity in the field for much of the northern Plains. The impact of that weather was part of the conversation between Randy ...

Robert McDonald inspects the Rosen rye he grows at Dancing Star Farms in Kimmel Township, Bedford County. McDonald’s farm provides a variety of heirloom grains to local, regional and national ...

Under even moderate emissions scenarios, the Corn Belt of the upper Midwest may become unsuitable for cultivating corn by the end of this century. Research shows that the most suitable growing ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Speculators have built their most bearish-ever January view across U.S. grains and oilseeds, and the collective net short is among the largest on record, ...

Farmers in the Upper Midwest are investing in homegrown oats. It’s good for the land. But can it work as a cash crop?

“Seeing how tall corn can grow comes down to internode length and quantity,” Karl explains—in other words, the number of leaves a stalk has and the distance between those leaves. He learned early on ...

Corn growth and development are strongly influenced by environmental temperatures. Corn develops more rapidly in warmer ...