Nearly 60,000 acres of land in our county are dedicated in any given year to growing this peculiar grass species.

Indigenous peoples originally cultivated corn's wild ancestor, teosinte, over 9,000 years ago in what is now Mexico. That corn, called maize, was more similar to field corn, as sweet corn wasn’t ...

A corn field last year shows signs of stress from lack of rain as drought conditions continue in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa and southeastern South Dakota. (Jerry Mennenga/Zuma Press) Growing ...

Between 2012 and 2023, corn ear rot infections caused $8.6 billion in grain damage. Here’s how to identify early to minimize losses.

Corn and soybeans are two of South Dakota’s top crops that farmers typically rotate between each year. But this year, one of those is looking more profitable than the other.

The final three U.S. Crop Watch fields were harvested within the last week, all corn, and two of them fell short of expectations, consistent with this year’s trend.

If you’re noticing the signs of nitrogen deficiency in corn, when should you address it? How and when you apply nitrogen can help or hurt at harvest.

The corn’s smaller stature and sturdier base enable it to withstand winds of up to 50 mph — researchers hover over fields with a helicopter to see how the plants handle the wind.

It's been so dry in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota that corn plants are doing something truly strange – they're not producing ears of grain.

From the first light of morning to the last glow of sunset, it was nonstop work in the corn fields today. Join me as I tackle planting, checking growth, and everything else that keeps this farm ...

A driver in Racine County wound up lost in a corn field early Sunday morning. SKYFOX video shows the damage left behind, which the farmer said totals more than $800. RACINE COUNTY, Wis. - A driver ...

Early stops in southeastern South Dakota along a key US crop tour show a lack of enough rain has stressed corn and soybean plants, hurting potential yields that the world is relying on to avoid ...