As farmers finish planting their 2025 corn and pull planters out of the final field, David Hula encourages them to get right back out there and start assessing the crop and making plans on how to ...

Seeding rates that are too high can waste input dollars and stress plants under dry or nutrient-limited conditions. Rates ...

In addition to bookwork on the farm, many farmers are placing orders for seed corn for planting in the spring of 2026. That is challenging, and University of Illinois crop physiologist Dr. Fred below ...

Many areas of the upper Midwest are seeing near ideal conditions for the start of spring planting. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse breaks down what ideal conditions look like. Some have already ...

Choose plants that complement corn. Growing corn is exciting to watch as it goes from a small, humble seedling to a tall and sturdy plant and eventually produces cobs of corn. However, counting on ...

Corn and soybeans are the primary focus of spring planting in Muskingum County. In 1950, Muskingum County had approximately 26,000 acres in corn, but today it's just a little more than the 24,000 ...

Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.