Ground moisture levels in some parts of Corn Country are abnormally low as planting time nears. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, addressed the issue at length in this week’s Boots In The ...
SEMINARY, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s harvest time for a Covington County organization that grows vegetables and donates them to food pantries across South Mississippi. Seeds of Hope is growing sweet corn, ...
Early-planting and moisture management strategies help farmers avoid yield losses and optimize harvest timing for maximum ...
KRAGNES, Minn. - The harvesters break off dried corn stalks at the base with a brisk snap. They twist off the ears and place them in recycled plastic grocery bags. A few of the pickers - anxious to ...
The unpredictability of the weather from one year to the next might be the only thing you can predict in crop production. At times, you pray for rain, and at others, you hope it will stop. Excessive ...
SERVING LIFE IN PRISON. FALL HARVEST IS WELL UNDERWAY ACROSS OUR STATE. THAT INCLUDES THE STATE’S MILLIONS OF ACRES OF TOWERING CORN STALKS. BUT IN THE FUTURE, THAT TALL CORN, WHILE IT MIGHT NOT BE AS ...
Growing corn in a small backyard plot is totally doable if you plan carefully and give the plants what they need to thrive. Corn loves full sun, fertile soil and regular watering, but is also ...
Just 3% of corn acres and 1% of soybean acres across the state of Iowa remain unharvested, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop progress and condition ...