With the 2025 planting season underway, the first USDA planting progress report of the season shows the numbers closely mirror farmers’ 2024 planting starts, according to the report issued today at 4 ...

During a Strategic Farming webinar hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension on March 25, Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist, offered numerous considerations for the ...

Growing corn in a small backyard plot is totally doable if you plan carefully and give the plants what they need to thrive. Corn loves full sun, fertile soil and regular watering, but is also ...

The window of time for planting corn is closing, but now is still a propitious moment to sow its seeds. There are a few rules for growing, harvesting, and post-harvest care of corn as follows: If you ...

Purdue Extension entomologists encourage corn farmers to be on the lookout for wireworms prior to planting. The click beetle larvae feed on corn seed germ and can prevent plants from sprouting.

If your corn planter would do a better job in the field being hitched to a boat this week, it’s obviously too wet to plant. However, there are times when soil conditions are less than ideal and ...

While a lot of May gardening is dedicated to moving plants into the ground, there is still plenty of seeding to be done. Inside, I'm starting late-planted vegetables like cucumbers, and a second round ...

A new constitutional amendment targets GMO corn seeds produced in the United States and other countries. In Mexico, corn is central to culture and national identity. “Corn is Mexico,” President ...

While the trees and shrubs in my garden look fabulous right now with the changing colours as we move into autumn, the containers aren’t faring so well. With the flowers fading and the foliage needing ...

The corn market is trading with contracts down 2 to 4 cents across the front months. Futures fell back from the higher post-USDA report trade on Monday, with nearbys slipping 1 to 2 cents. New crop ...