“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 ...

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 ...

Spring moisture plays a crucial role in weed management. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says ...

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

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 ...

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Weather extremes such as drought are an increasing concern among corn growers, especially after the dry conditions that ...

One example of public debate over the use of a genetically modified plant involves the case of Bt corn. Bt corn expresses a protein from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. Prior to construction ...

These 3 teams should consider signing Justin Fields during NFL free agency in March. The Pittsburgh Steelers will have an interesting decision to make this offseason. Pittsburgh will have to ...