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.” ...

Now is a good time to go back and look at those early planted emerged corn fields for potential insect damage according to Bruce Potter, University of Minnesota integrated pest management ...

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 that needs managed. Start strategizing what you can do now to break up the plants ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...