Genetically modified crops have become so ubiquitous, many consumers don’t give them a second thought. But recent developments have put the te…
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It’s always exciting to see what researchers and farmers will be field testing in a new growing season. This year they will be building on gro…
Multiple factors may come into play when making seed selections for 2023, but making the wrong choice is getting harder and harder.
Dry weather didn’t seem to hurt yields in corn hybrid trials as much as was expected by farmers and researchers earlier in the year.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri has been conducting corn yield tests since the 1930s, and each year brings its own obstacles and va…
Yield maps for cornfields around Iowa may show every possible color because of weather variability.
Seed companies seem to keep on growing, and much of that recent growth seems to be in Iowa. A new Wyffels Hybrid facility will be sprouting up…
While drought headlined the season in many Midwestern areas, that meant disease wasn’t nearly as prevalent around the region.
Rob-See-Co, an independent seed company located in Elkhorn, Nebraska, acquired Iowa-based Federal Hybrids. This acquisition positions Rob-See-…
It’s hard to believe another growing season has come and is almost gone. The year 2022 has had its share of challenges — a wet start, drought, corn root worm, soybean gall midge, pigweed, and (my favorite) tar spot. And now, as we approach harvest, we face final challenges like ear and crown rot.
BASS Genetics Inc., based in Danube, Minn., was recently awarded $53,662 from APUC to help with developing a highly competitive non-GMO corn hybrid.
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Drought conditions in 2021 made for a challenging year for many producers across the Upper Midwest. And unfortunately, a lo…
Grain farming is an unusual occupation in that the grower destroys the very thing he nurtures.
Planting corn hybrids without Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins for protection against European corn borer (ECB), corn rootworm or both will reduce seed costs. However, if not careful, farmers could inadvertently reduce crop revenues if they select hybrids without considering yield potential or insect populations in their fields.
Downed corn at harvest is a scene farmers have seen too often.
While corn showed some strong results in this year’s Iowa Crop Improvement Association yield tests, project manager Ryan Budnik said soybeans …
Dekalb had the highest average yields in the University of Illinois soybean variety trials this year. That northern Illinois location also rec…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri’s Variety Testing Program dealt with some weather challenges this year, with some planting delays a…
Results were varied in the University of Illinois corn hybrid trials depending on the weather. Still, several hybrids topped 300 bushels per a…
While yields were still good, disease plagued many central Illinois corn test plots this season.
Wheat growers have a techy new way to get the latest variety testing results.
ATLANTA, Ind. — Grant Strom, a farmer in western Illinois, worries about how supply chain shortages may affect him in the coming year. He made…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Fred Below, a University of Illinois crop science professor, is looking for ways for farmers to narrow the gap between avera…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There are some advantages to being shorter, especially for a corn plant.
EWING, Ill. — Like hot dogs and apple pie, sweet corn epitomizes summer in America.
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