Avoid planting too early or too late. "If you plant your corn too soon, you risk exposing it to cold temperatures, which can be detrimental to your seedling’s health," Berendsen says. Corn seeds may ...

Hybridization of other crops followed suit, including canola, rice, sorghum, sunflowers and wheat. Soybean remains an exception because its pollen shed occurs within a closed flower, making ...

When selecting hybrids, you're continuing work that started over 100 years ago with innovators seeking better than 25-bushel-per-acre corn.

Growing corn in your garden isn’t difficult with warm weather, lots of sun, and plenty of space. Sweet corn (Zea mays) is a fast grower, developing tall stalks with bright green leaves. One corn plant ...

Track early corn growth stages to time input applications. From V1 to tasseling, protect yield potential with a proactive management plan.

The Independent Fiscal Commission’s latest assessment of Jamaica’s fiscal position offers both reassurance and warning. Reassurance comes from the fact that Jamaica still operates within a fiscal ...

The Cultural Center is set to host its annual Three Sisters Celebration Tuesday, March 17, through Saturday, March 21.

Since the 1980s, the Lorenzen family has grown its protein powder business, Puris, into an AgTech power player. Now the preferred supplier for food brands seeking craveable recipes for GLP-1 users—it’ ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for no-till corn and soybeans.

Seeds aren't always enough to draw birds once temperatures drop. A high-energy alternative can transform a silent winter yard ...

Don't throw out last year's unused seeds. Many if not most will still be viable, especially if stored in cool, dry conditions.

Plant swaps help save seeds, build community, preserve biodiversity, protect food sovereignty, and encourage a new generation ...