Planting corn later – as in May versus April – has resulted in higher yields for some central Illinois growers the past three years in a row. Each time, May-planted corn edged out the yields of the ...

Persistent rains and frost damage challenge 2026 planting progress as Midwest growers race against the calendar to finish ...

Skip the trip to grocery store this summer. There are few summer flavors more nostalgic than corn on the cob. Nothing beats husking fresh farm stand corn over an outdoor trash can, grilling it ...

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 ...

As corn planting looms, the dread of disease pressures may be occupying producers’ thoughts. Some of the pesky problems in these parts are relatively new to the headache list, including Tar Spot, ...

While much of Indiana’s farm country has raced through spring planting under unusually favorable conditions, farmers across ...

Corn and soybean fields across Ohio are emerging, and at first glance, many look good from the truck window. But early emergence is the best time to step into the field and take a closer look. A short ...

Things are wet again, and we have more rain coming, but last week we had three or four, maybe four and a half days where we ...

Farmers in Southern Minnesota like Chris Schnek finished planting in record time and as a result planted more corn this year.