Uniform, rapid emergence is the foundation of high-yielding corn. Corn plants that emerge at different times compete unevenly for light, water and nutrients. Soil temperature, soil moisture, ...

Corn is frost-sensitive, so spring planting is ideal.

Patience is a virtue when it comes to planting corn. How so? The outcome of waiting until Mother Nature delivers warmer conditions – more heat units – are uniform stands and, ultimately, higher yields ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person holding a basket of freshly harvested corn cobs - Ohayo style/Shutterstock Are you trying to grow sweet corn in your ...

Studies conducted by Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie show any hybrid’s yield can vary by 6 bu. to 12 bu. per thousand ears, depending on your management practices. One of the key ones is the ...

During a Strategic Farming webinar hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension on March 25, Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist, offered numerous considerations for the ...

The window of time for planting corn is closing, but now is still a propitious moment to sow its seeds. There are a few rules for growing, harvesting, and post-harvest care of corn as follows: If you ...

Is this your first time growing sweet corn? Do you not have the growing techniques down just right after some years of attempting to grow the summer classic? Here are a few growing tips you can do now ...

As planting dates get closer, particularly for corn and soybean farmers, they have much to weigh in 2026, Ken Eriksen writes.