The seed needs good contact with soil within the seed trench for germination and emergence to happen smoothly. 5. Planting depth. Lots of field trial data plus experience indicates that 2 inches plus ...

--Soybeans for November delivery fell 1.3% to $9.78 1/4 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Wednesday, with traders uneasy about rhetoric from former President Donald Trump about higher tariffs ...

We harvested my two corn test plots. Technically, this is a corn-on-soybean plot because we broke the cycle of corn-on-corn ...

Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial ... Reclaim enables soils to warm up faster resulting in more uniform seed emergence and better plant stands. Less crop residue also means improved ...

As corn harvest approaches in Indiana, it is important to start monitoring and managing for the presence of ear rots. Ear ...

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The lack of nixtamalization in European corn preparation led to widespread niacin deficiency, resulting in the emergence of ...

Farmers for Free Trade, the national trade advocacy coalition including America’s largest ag and food associations released a ...

Corn emergence neared completion in this week’s report, with conditions rated 77 percent good to excellent. Soybean emergence measured 95 percent, with seven percent of the crop blooming ...

Corn planting was 84 percent finished, a week behind last year and two days behind the average. Corn emergence was at 68 percent. Soybean planting was 82 percent done, five days behind last year but ...

Corn planting was 87 percent complete, 13 days behind last year and six days behind the 5-year average. Corn emergence was 78 percent complete. Condition was 69 percent good to excellent. Soybean ...

There are 6 larval instars, the 6th is most conspicuous and often found feeding inside husks anywhere on corn ears. Moth emergence from the soil begins in early July and usually peaks in the middle of ...