However, counting on your harvest in advance could lead to disappointment as you can never be sure how a crop will fare with pests or weather. A planting method, known as companion planting or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person holding a basket of freshly harvested corn cobs - Ohayo style/Shutterstock Are you trying to grow sweet corn in your ...

Uniform, rapid emergence is the foundation of high-yielding corn. Corn plants that emerge at different times compete unevenly for light, water and nutrients. Soil temperature, soil moisture, ...

Many farmers will be making their way through their final fields this week as planting begins to wrap up. According to USDA’s latest crop progress report, 91% of corn acres and 78% of soybean acres ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We've all heard the old sayings about corn. Here are a few facts - and myths - about corn. This summer has been a mixture of rainy ...

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, ...

Summer-like temperatures and strong winds are helping dry out fields across the Midwest, as many farmers work to play catch-up with planting this week. That’s as the latest USDA Crop Progress Report ...

Growing your corn lets you enjoy this fresh, popular vegetable right from your own garden or yard. Grown for thousands of years, and a staple of many culture's diets, corn is a timeless crop. Whether ...