A perfect stand sets the stage for high ear count at harvest. But what if, despite your best efforts, a stand starts out troubled? Don’t give up, encourages Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie.

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, June 10 (Reuters) - Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture rated an above-average 75% of the U.S. corn crop as good-to-excellent, though the U.S. Crop Watch corn condition ...

Now that most of the corn has been planted and is emerging, farmers are hoping for rain. As farmers look over their fields, they may start to see some corn emergence problems. Dr. Peter Thomison, Ohio ...

Dr. Dan Quinn, Purdue Corn Agronomist, shared his experience with abnormal mesocotyl growth of corn seedlings in the most recent Pest & Crop Newsletter. As a young agronomist, one of the first things ...