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How to know if your corn needs supplemental nitrogen How to know if your corn needs supplemental nitrogen

The Late-Spring Soil Nitrate Test can hold some answers about whether farmers should apply supplemental nitrogen.

byGil Gullickson, Editor

Jun 10, 2024

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A rotary hoe mounted on a tractor with tracks

Old technology in action: The rotary hoe Old technology in action: The rotary hoe

byTom J. Bechman

Jun 10, 2024

1 Min Read

scouting corn on a dirt bike

Farmers head to fields after rain delays Farmers head to fields after rain delays

byMindy Ward, Jennifer M. Latzkeand 1 more

Jun 7, 2024

1 Min Read

View from inside a sprayer cab in a cornfield

Test strips a must with new foliar applications Test strips a must with new foliar applications

Jun 7, 2024

1 Min Read

Emerging corn plants in a field

New PSNT test ready to use New PSNT test ready to use

Jun 6, 2024

1 Min Read

A close-up of a cornstalk with bruising and damage from hail

How to evaluate hail damage in corn How to evaluate hail damage in corn

byTom J. Bechman

Jun 6, 2024

1 Min Read

Young corn field

Crop progress: Corn quality ratings begin

Crop progress: Corn quality ratings begin

byBen Potter, Senior editor

A close-up of a corn plant with leaves

Why V5 corn stage is so important

Why V5 corn stage is so important

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

commodity markets

Will grain markets find summer love?

Will grain markets find summer love?

byBryce Knorr, Contributing market analyst

Zinc Deficient Corn

Keep an early eye on zinc in corn

Keep an early eye on zinc in corn

byRaney Rapp, Senior Staff Writer

crop scouting on dirt bike

Severe weather plagues Midwest farmers

Severe weather plagues Midwest farmers

byMindy Ward, Editor, Missouri Ruralist

sprayer

Why apply fungicides on peanuts but hesitate on other crops?

Why apply fungicides on peanuts but hesitate on other crops?

byBob Kemerait, Plant Pathologist

A hand pointing to gray leaf spot lesions on a corn leaf

Make decision to control gray leaf spot

Make decision to control gray leaf spot

Looking down a row of cornstalks

Why late-planted corn can still yield well

Why late-planted corn can still yield well

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Fertilizer burn injury on roots of a corn plant

Diagnose fertilizer burn in corn

Diagnose fertilizer burn in corn

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Young corn field

Are any big rallies in the corn picture?

Are any big rallies in the corn picture?

byBryce Knorr, Contributing market analyst

new disease on corn leaf

'Bizzarro' corn disease appears

'Bizzarro' corn disease appears

byGil Gullickson, Editor

corn rootworm larvae

Get ready for corn rootworm

Get ready for corn rootworm

byGil Gullickson, Editor

Corn leaf showing signs of tar spot

Tar spot travails

Tar spot travails

byGil Gullickson, Editor

Corn plants beginning to sprout through soil

Guide to corn replant decisions

Guide to corn replant decisions

byMindy Ward, Editor, Missouri Ruralist

A field of BMR male sterile forage sorghum

4 tips for forage sorghum success

4 tips for forage sorghum success

View from tractor cab of a field ready for planting

Does late-planted corn mean low yields?

Does late-planted corn mean low yields?

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Rice Harvest

Crop supply higher, lower prices

Crop supply higher, lower prices

byHunter Biram , Assistant Professor

A black cutworm lying on soil next to a plant

Time to look for black cutworms

Time to look for black cutworms

byHolly Spangler, Prairie Farmer Editor, Farm Progress Executive Editor

Illustration showing how much fungicide lands on crop leaves

Spraying fungicide: Time of day matters

Spraying fungicide: Time of day matters

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Corn emerging in a field

Expect uniform corn emergence in 2024

Expect uniform corn emergence in 2024

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Tips to get the best ear of corn.

Enhancing corn ear size to maximize yield

Enhancing corn ear size to maximize yield

Corn falling through hands

Catch the fast corn rallies!

Catch the fast corn rallies!

byTyler Schau, Hedging strategist

LED screen showing green up arrow next to corn

Capitalize on a seasonal corn price rally

Capitalize on a seasonal corn price rally

byNaomi Blohm, senior market adviser

Pete Illingworth of Lafayette, Indiana, stands in a young cornfield

Does wildfire smoke affect corn yields?

Does wildfire smoke affect corn yields?

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

A close up of corn leaves with tar spot symptoms

Key discovery made in tar spot battle

Key discovery made in tar spot battle

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

A planting tractor in a field of soil

Rained out? Join the Missouri corn club

Rained out? Join the Missouri corn club

byMindy Ward, Editor, Missouri Ruralist

A cornfield with various colored flags

Will 2024 be a good year for corn emergence?

Will 2024 be a good year for corn emergence?

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Corn emerging in field

Planting season off and running

Planting season off and running

byChris Torres, Editor

Wheat field

Wheat wins May 2024 WASDE

Wheat wins May 2024 WASDE

byBen Potter, Jacqueline Holland

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