Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield ... V6 growth stage,” says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. “Dig to find seeds or plants before the evidence is lost.” ...

The Minnesota Ag Statistics Field Office released the field crop status report on Sept. 9 which reports that 85 percent of corn was in the dough stage, compared to 94 percent average. Fifty ...

Because corn went down green, and before black layer, there is an incredible amount of biomass in fields to manage. Your fall plan needs to include how to break up the plants, break down the ...

In knee-high corn or older, the tip of this “indicator” leaf typically also “droops” or hangs down, hence the name “droopy” leaf method. Both methods assign a leaf stage to a field on ...

Although field corn kernels start out soft like sweet corn, this variety is left to dry on the stalks in the field before harvesting in the fall once much of its sugar content has converted into ...

Scouting is important for mitigating impacts of anthracnose on corn. Fields should be scouted for stalk rots a few weeks before corn approaches maturity. Ten sections of the field should be scouted ...

Seed Corn Maggot Cool and/or wet springs with delayed germination; Warm weather in late winter resulting in early fly emergence and egg laying before spring tillage; Early planting in fields with poor ...

Sweet corn is harvested before field corn and is much softer and more plump than field corn. In terms of sweet corn, Minnesota is the top of the heap as of 2024, followed by Washington.