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 ...

At the same time downstream seed treatments have helped build new product and service portfolios for ag retailers, there’s another growing opportunity. The list of products to be applied in the seed ...

While corn and soybean farmers deal with narrow margins, Oregon forage growers battle depressed grass seed values amid ...

Mother Nature wraps every kernel of seed corn in a thin protective coat, called the pericarp. It covers the seed like skin, providing a first line of defense against soil pathogens, pests and ...

A few pests can create problems for corn growers. Crows and other birds may peck the ground and steal the seeds before or as they germinate. Use a row cover secured with pins, soil, or rocks to ...

Eating corn on the cob is one of my favorite summertime treats. It’s pretty hard to beat a sweet, freshly picked ear that has been cooked and topped with melting butter. Sweetcorn has been a mainstay ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wyffels Hybrids celebrated 75 years of round trips during the 2021 growing season, from growing seed corn in designated fields to ...

A new international study co-led by the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment shows how a single genetic change helps protect corn seeds during storage.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking comments on the approval of a corn variety genetically engineered to resist western corn rootworm and glufosinate-ammonium herbicides. The ...

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 ...