Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial double-edge sword. On one hand, they perform a critical job that supports farmers’ high-yield efforts. On the other, stalks often shred equipment tires ...

Several different fungi cause stalk rot in corn across the U.S. Corn Belt, and gibberella stalk rot is among the most common forms. Stalk rot depresses yields some 5% each year, and it’s not unheard ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Conservation Tillage Conference began with four farmers talking about the type of tillage they used on their farms. Steve Berger of Washington County, Iowa, will mark his 34th ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Farmers frustrated with the rainy spring shouldn't let the weather cloud their thinking about corn planting decisions. Although prime planting days are being washed away with ...

A dry spring and a wet June have Sussex County farmers looking at an early corn crop in 2015, with corn across the county easily surpassing the old farmer's adage of "knee high by the fourth of July." ...

An early corn harvest in Iowa, prompted by warm spring and fall conditions, has increased the risk of field fires due to ...

Though 2011 will be just his third year producing sugarbeets under a strip-till system, Chris Guza has already implemented some big changes. First, he has replaced his original strip-till unit — a ...

SIOUX CITY | Dale Hebda and his employees at Hebda Produce were determined to have sweet corn ready by the Fourth of July weekend. To reach that goal, they first had to grow their corn in pots in a ...