high-tech planters can produce “picket fence” stands of corn with seedlings so uniform they look like they’ve been photocopied. While pretty fields are without a doubt a source of pride, do ...

The USDA projects South Dakota farmers will plant 6.2 million acres of corn and 5.1 million acres of soybeans.

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 ...

The old saying, “knee high by the fourth of July,” may not be the case for the corn crop this year in our region. A soggy ...

A plant disease expert says whether crops emerged weeks ago or this week, farmers should watch for signs of infection. Dr.

"They knew the field looked great, and they wanted their corn to look great, and they just took a lot of pride in what they do," Cook said. When the game started, fans, players and broadcasters ...

In recent years, there have been tremendous improvements in the development of super sweet corn varieties that can germinate well in cold soil. You enter the corn field and start walking down a row.

25 that their son had wandered into the expansive 6-foot-tall corn field behind their home. With the darkness, deputies brought a thermal drone to the scene to help in the search. The video begins ...

it is indeed more humid when you have a large agricultural field sitting in your backyard. The reason? Corn sweat, and soybeans do it, too! As the corn and soybean crops begin to rapidly grow ...