Uniform, rapid emergence is the foundation of high-yielding corn. Corn plants that emerge at different times compete unevenly for light, water and nutrients. Soil temperature, soil moisture, ...

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

Yield is directly tied to how much N the plant can tap into during the “peak update” window. If N isn’t readily available to roots, the plant can’t physically grab enough—even if total applied N looks ...

Disease pressure for Iowa corn showed up as a huge decline in average yields in the annual Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) reports. Corn yields in 2025 showed a slight ...

For the week December corn was down 4 ¼ cents, January soybeans were 1 ¾ higher, December soybean meal fell $4.50, December bean oil gained 100 points, December soft red winter wheat lost 6 ¼, ...

Oct. 29—JAMESTOWN — Corn yields in Stutsman County are around average, according to Ashley Kjellberg, Stutsman County Extension agent for agriculture and natural resources. "Some fields actually ...

Corn futures have been trading in a very lackluster, 20-cent trading range since September. The market is challenged by the notion of a record large corn crop, which is keeping a lid on prices. Naomi ...

MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - A north Alabama farmer says the timing of rain this year led to an all-time high in corn yield for the season. Henderson Farms, built on five generations of farming, harvested ...

The classic Corn Belt used to be easy to picture: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and parts of Ohio, Nebraska, and Minnesota, stretching like a golden blanket across the Midwest. Now that blanket is fraying ...

Following the February price discovery period, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has finalized spring crop insurance prices ...