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In a couple of situations where we plant corn, the soil may already provide some or all the nitrogen (N) the crop needs. Two ...
The corn market is relatively strong as Texas producers monitor planted fields in southern areas and prepare to plant in the High Plains.
Answer: One ear of corn has 16 rows of kernels with about 38 kernels in a row, which is 608 kernels on an ear. Compare corn ...
As alfalfa seed prices climb and less snowpack levels leave alfalfa acreage at greater risk of winterkill, grasses are ...
Follow herbicide planting wait periods this spring to avoid crop injury. Timing, product choice and drift control are key for ...
Plants like radishes, peas, and cabbage are all cool-season plants, meaning they prefer to grow in cooler conditions and can survive a light frost, but what makes them tolerant to the cold?
Switchgrass has gripped Midwestern soils for millions of years, but soon, the earthbound prairie grass could fly. New studies ...
Proper spring lawn prep involves clearing debris, checking soil pH, raking up dead grass, removing early weeds or pests, and ...
Activated Seed Trait Commercialization in Corn, Rice, Soybean, and Forage CHAMPAIGN, IL / ACCESS Newswire / April 22, 2025 / ...
Hay and forage conditions improved across the state with recent rainfall, setting the stage for promising hay yields and rangeland conditions ...
The Atlantic Forest used to blanket Maxakali territory. But as the forest disappears, the group faces intense heat.
County Farm Bureau president Kent Mellendorf, 66, has been farming since the early 1990s. On his 1,000 acres of farmland, he raises beef cattle and grows wheat, corn, soybeans, grass hay and alfalfa.