RANDOLPH, Iowa — After retiring from dairy farming in 2010, one of Carl Jardon’s neighbors joked he would have more time to help with the corn…
Dispatching unmanned-aerial vehicles equipped with remote-sensing technology and taking smartphone images on the ground, Michigan State Univer…
Major League Baseball and the National Corn Growers Association will host a Field of Dreams game to be played at a newly constructed ballpark …
This is the first time since he started working with the University of Illinois corn hybrid trials in 1994 that senior research specialist Dar…
Although there were challenges on Midwest farms in 2020, the corn crop stood tall for many farmers this harvest season, allowing for a good ra…
Following the derecho event on Aug. 10, millions of acres in Iowa face challenging conditions. In many cases the corn may be unharvestable. Th…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — It sounds corny, but if we use our ears, corn ears will tell us why yields are down, says University of Missouri Extension sta…
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Conservation was the top issue discussed by the National Corn Growers Association at Commodity Classic Feb. 27.
As a result of late planting and inconsistent weather conditions throughout the season, both in-field and across-field variations have been qu…
Corn rootworm egg hatch in Iowa typically occurs from late May to the middle of June, with an average peak hatching date of June 6 in central …
Editor’s note: The following was written by Todd Hubbs, University of Illinois ag economist, for the university’s Farmdoc Daily website Jan. 22.
FREEPORT, Ill. — If you are the farmer who grows continuous corn with the same hybrid for corn rootworm protection year after year, you are mo…
FREEPORT, Ill. — While farmers are updated on the damage old and new enemies in the field can cause, they are also being introduced to new dec…
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From 2013 to 2018, U.S. soybean yields have been above trend in all years, with an average yield-above-trend of 3.7 bushels per acre.
When Eric Totemeier is deciding on his farm plans for next season, he is focusing on safeguards needed to reach his full yield potential.
CHICAGO — When it comes to nitrogen, more isn’t always better. That is something that University of Illinois professor emeritus Emerson Nafzig…
As winter officially arrives, livestock producers are looking at a number of strategies to make hay supplies last. Eric Bailey, University of …
NORMAL, Ill. — No matter the politics or prices, the drive for increasing yields remains ingrained in farmers.
Every year, Rolland Schnell dedicates some of his Newton, Iowa, farmland to participating in field trials. What he gains is invaluable to him.
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Since the University of Missouri first began publishing corn yield test results in 1937, the goal has been to provide objective information fo…
With harvest wrapping up across the Midwest, the Iowa Crop Improvement Association has released its annual results for corn and soybean variet…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The 2018 University of Illinois corn hybrid tests, at 13 locations across the state, produced fairly typical results, with g…
A variety of agricultural conservation practices are available to reduce the amount of nitrogen leaving fields and traveling downstream.
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Nutrient removal by cows grazing corn residue may not be as much as you might think.