As you observe the diagrams on the next page of our numerous root digs which depict what was happening below ground the last week of July, you will see what much cooler soils, some soil compaction and lack of precision fertilizer placement to the root development.

Corn growers who find unexpected lodging during harvest could find that the problem is caused by Bt-resistant western corn rootworm, an entomologist with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences said.

We have published articles about fall herbicide treatments in C.O.R.N. over most of the last five years or more.

Dry weather is pervasive across the state of Pennsylvania this fall. This means even many of those perpetual wet spots have dried up, opening an opportunity to alleviate soil compaction using subsoilers.

The tales of young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs launching new ventures out of Silicon Valley are common.

Early in the growing season we presented a blog regarding that pores were being looked at closely in the Strip-Tilled (ST) ground and No-Tilled (NT) ground at the Orthman Research Farm.

Unverferth Manufacturing Company Inc., announces the introduction of the UHarvest data management system, the first-ever solution for collecting and managing grain cart weight data using the tractor's ISOBUS terminal or a touch-screen tablet.

Changes in the economics of grain production after drought led to record-high farm incomes in 2012 could mean a shift in the demand for and prices of agricultural inputs for the 2014 crop, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says.

Every year Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach provides private pesticide applicator training covering a variety of pesticide safety and pest management issues. In response to reported incidences of Bt-resistant corn rootworm, a series of remote "clicker" questions were developed to survey current corn rootworm management practices and assess the degree to which farmers perceived resistance in 2012.

Like a teacher giving each student individual attention so they reach their full potential, University of Illinois researcher and crop physiologist Fred Below thinks it's important to place nutrients so each and every corn plant can easily access them.