Growing your own sweet corn can be challenging in short (less than 110 frost-free days) or high altitude areas like Eastern ...

There’s good evidence that in Midwestern fields, corn row spacings of 20” or less can provide your crop with several key advantages. At that spacing, yields tend to be higher, up to 10 bushels more ...

Start planting sweet corn early. When to plant sweet corn? Rowcover can be used to pre-warm soils (and then keep cold temperatures and birds off the germinating seeds). Clear plastic mulch can ...

GOODHUE, Minn. — Goodhue County farmer and Soil & Water Conservation District Board Supervisor Ed McNamara continues to fine-tune his use of cover crops for forage, fertilizer and soil health. This ...

Can less be more in a cornfield? Can skip row corn add bushels to the bin? James Hitchcock wants the answers from one trusted source—his own fields. In 2023, Hitchcock is bucking convention with skip ...

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