The 2025 corn crop is shaping up to be one of the best Glen Grimm and his family have grown in recent memory. “We’re looking at a tremendous crop,” says Grimm, who farms with three of his brothers in ...

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what’s now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, ...

High temperatures and insect damage to the silks are common causes of poor ear fill in sweet corn. Stress from high temperatures, overwatering, underwatering or poor plant nutrition can cause newly ...

“Partnering with PowerPollen allows us to deliver a step-change technology that gives seed companies more control over their outcomes,” said Joe Perzia, president of high-value crops at Oxbo. “It’s a ...

When it gets really hot during the pollination phase, the plant sex in the cornfield is not so hot. Wahoo crop consultant Walker Luedtke knows what can happen when extreme heat gets in the way of the ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Crop Watch corn fields have notched their third consecutive week of improved health ratings, though some areas still need heat and sun for the crop ...

This ear of corn illustrates the problem that resulted from heavy fog or rainfall — moisture that came at the wrong time and interrupted the pollination process. Notice the ear tip contains whitish ...

This past week we have been hit hard by Mother Nature throwing us a curve ball in the seventh inning just before the corn crop pollination stage. Silk/tassel and pollination are the corn crop's most ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Weather conditions across the U.S. corn belt are expected to be ideal during the critical pollination period this month, but there is some uncertainty in August for the vital pod ...

According to American folk wisdom, the best moment to sow corn is when oak leaves are ‘the size of a squirrel’s ear’. Instead ...

Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what’s now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum. Last ...