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A northeast Nebraska farmer says planting is off to a great start. Quentin Connealy tells Brownfield he started corn and ...
A northeast Kansas farmer says he’s wrapped up corn planting already thanks to favorable weather conditions. Lance Reac tells ...
Farmers can make a poor planting scenario better by teaching their planter how to dance across fields. The practice is particularly helpful in wet soils.
For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.” ...
Plant corn with companion plants, also known as intercropping to grow a bountiful edible garden. Companion planting can ...
Dale Herr Jr. of Kirkwood grew 117 bushels of soybeans per acre last year, the highest ever in the Pennsylvania Soybean Yield ...
Take a deep dive into the impressive process of harvesting billions of tons of corn every year. From preparing the fields to using cutting-edge machinery, this guide explores the techniques and ...
Iowa farmers say a foliar fungicide application can add more bushels per acre by preventing losses to disease pressure and ...
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The physical structure of corn plants — including the angle of leaves bending from the stem and the number of pollen-laden tassel branches — makes a big difference for yield. Two new genome ...
This trio combines corn, pole beans, and squash or pumpkins. Corn plants provide physical support for the climbing vines of pole beans, which in return fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil to the ...
(CNN) — Federal funding cuts have thrown local food systems in Wisconsin — and across the US — into chaos. This month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is terminating 2025 funding ...