Corn stalks should be sampled at least one week after black layers have formed on about 80% of the kernels of most ears. Sampling can be performed up to harvest. Areas selected for sampling should be ...

Worried about corn infected with mold or stalk quality issues ... But what to do now, with harvest rolling and grain put into storage? Is it too late to make a difference? Maybe not, according ...

Managing the shorter corn stalks and plant matter is another factor Blomgren encourages farmers to think through as they plan harvest. “If you’re running the header for a standard hybrid ...

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 ...

Pick corn in the morning hours when the ears are 15 to 30°F cooler than at midday. To harvest, hold the stalk in your non-dominant hand to steady it. Grasp the cob with your dominant hand and ...

Some will “push” on the stalks and realize they don’t have ... Larry Richard, a Horace, N.D., farmer, says that he’s left corn to harvest out in the winter seven times out his 40 crops.

Growing corn is super satisfying, it makes you feel like you're actually out there farming instead of gardening. The 7'+ tall stalks blowing in the wind, the enjoyment of shucking an ear and ...

Some other cost savings include working with neighbors to put his cattle on their corn stalks after harvest. Luhman considered this common practice in Nebraska but highly underutilized in Minnesota.

Durastak, Syngenta’s latest innovative corn trait stack for corn rootworm ... and will be available in hybrids from both the Golden Harvest and NK brands, and through independent seed companies ...

Losses from stalk rots may occur directly when plants are prematurely killed and ears are lightweight and poorly finished or indirectly when harvest losses are increased ... The top kill phase is ...