Have you ever glimpsed emerald seas of cornfields pulsing beneath blazing sun and wondered how millions of golden kernels are ...

Plant corn with companion plants, also known as intercropping to grow a bountiful edible garden. Companion planting can ...

Learn about an Iowa plot trial that is looking at the yield boosting potential of strip cropping corn and cover crops.

Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial double ... On the other, stalks often shred equipment tires post-harvest and can be a challenge for Mother Nature to break down before the next ...

The end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test is a simple, inexpensive tool that can be used to assess the nitrogen (N) status of a corn crop at the end of the growing season. Studies in Delaware, and ...

Anthracnose can be found on all parts of corn throughout the growing season. However, the disease is most often observed as a 1) leaf blight or spot, 2) top dieback, or 3) stalk rot. Foliar symptoms ...

Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...

It is more severe where corn follows corn. Management of Diplodia stalk ... Fusarium stalk rot is more severe where stress factors occur during the growing season, as with Gibberella stalk rot. The ...