With planting season right around the corner, David Hula and Randy Dowdy challenge farmers to reevaluate the ‘why’ behind their crop production practices and use real information to back up their ...
The researchers think the crackling noises occur because of tiny fractures from the corn plant stretching, breaking and growing. The time-lapse video documents the noises, along with the plant ...
Corn production in China is expected to increase to 293 million tonnes in 2024/25, said a report from the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Beijing, with improved yields overriding a ...
These five suggestions are true: 1. Do a soil test before you stick one seed in the earth. There is nothing more frustrating than to have toiled above the soil, planted, fertilized, hoed, watered and ...
If you’re trying to grow corn silage on drought-prone soils or where irrigation is an issue, forage sorghum types are worth consideration, says Robert Lemon, an agronomist with AgriThority. Forage ...
Then there is the matter of how the corn-growing champion gets those yields ... He turns on a slide projector. In a monotone he recites 16 tips for high-yield corn. Among them: Don't be afraid to use ...