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David Hula Shares Risk Management Strategy to Address Corn Pollination Challenges

As corn growers are evaluating pollination, more reports of problems resulting from the “overly tight tassel wrap” phenomenon are trickling in from farmers and agronomists, with pictures and ...

You Can Grow Sweet Corn in Your Backyard—Here’s What to Know Before You Plant

A few pests can create problems for corn growers. Crows and other birds may peck the ground and steal the seeds before or as they germinate. Use a row cover secured with pins, soil, or rocks to ...
The Gazette

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

Nicolle Ritchie, an extension agent with Michigan State University, inspects an ear of corn for pollination issues Aug. 18 in Paw Paw, Mich. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Buy Photo The Gazette offers ...
Reuters

Column: Crop Watch - Rain needed as corn begins pollination in the heat

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - Hot temperatures will grip the U.S. Corn Belt this week, and up to five of the eight Crop Watch corn fields may be pollinating during this time, but expected showers in ...
Reuters

U.S. corn pollination weather ideal, soybeans eyed

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Weather conditions across the U.S. corn belt are expected to be ideal during the critical pollination period this month, but there is some uncertainty in August for the vital pod ...