“After pre-emerge herbicide treatments, we had pigweed come through cotton as it emerged,” he says. “It made it through the first bloom stage on about 5% of the field. “That’s where we ...

Laboratory and field tests can be conducted on fresh forage and hay ... and sudangrass), pearl millet, corn, and pigweed. “Drought, shade, and sometimes potassium deficiency can cause a reduction in ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for ...

The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...

An extension plant pathologist is providing corn farmers evaluations of fungicides from 2024. Dr. Alison Robertson with Iowa ...

New research from the University of Illinois shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply early corn plants the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air. Study co-author Connor Sible, research ...

Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ears per field is stand and ear counts. Determine the causes of gaps, late-emerging plants and missing ears so you know how ...

Alex Noll is pictured in one of his northeast Kansas’ corn fields. (Courtesy photo.) The Kansas Corn Yield Contest is sponsored by Kansas Corn and K-State Research and Extension. The state ...

A decision they have already made - under one condition. In 2024, Justin Fields started six games, going 4-2 and scoring 10 touchdowns. The former first-round pick is about to turn just 26-years ...

Many pilots fly for years without encountering any need to perform real, nonsimulated short- and soft-field landings. While we do need to perform these maneuvers to pass check rides, we often find ...

The Chicago Cubs have announced that Wrigley Field will be opening up a new section in 2025 called "The Yard." It's yet another way to modernize the second-oldest ballpark in the big leagues.

Head coach Mike Tomlin expressed some desire in his final 2024 press conference for Justin Fields to return as the starting quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers next season. But it’s possible ...