Some seed corn can germinate and thrive in cold, wet spring soils. Some can’t. The challenge is to know which seed has a high enough germination rate to handle harsh weather conditions before you ...

Optimum soil temperatures for corn germination and plant progress begins at 50 degrees F. Soil temperatures lower than 50 F can cause corn seed to lay dormant, exposing the seed to disease and insect ...

With corn planting well underway, it is time to start assessing germination and emergence. If corn is slow to emerge, it is a good idea to dig up seeds to gauge seed quality and germination, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers with recently planted and newly emerged corn need to watch their fields for cold injury, even though much of the damage likely won't be known until harvest, a Purdue ...

The purpose of the Ohio Crop Performance Trials is to evaluate corn hybrids and soybean varieties for grain yield and other important agronomic characteristics. Results of the trials can assist ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Planting corn for the year is getting higher and higher on Jim Ketelhut’s to-do list. Ketelhut, who has been farming 15 miles south of Chamberlain for more than 30 years, ...

Like the start of a big NASCAR race or the beginning of a Championship game, many farmers in southern Minnesota and Iowa began full-scale field work during the week of April 13-19. Farm operators in ...

Many areas of the upper Midwest are seeing near ideal conditions for the start of spring planting. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse breaks down what ideal conditions look like. Some have already ...

With wet conditions and cool soils, corn planting is just starting in southern Minnesota. Long-term research data from the University of Minnesota indicate that the optimum planting date for corn in ...

Should I or shouldn't I? That is the question corn growers asked themselves on the first day of spring. And the question has to do with planting of corn. As of March 20, there are a few fields planted ...