While some farmers have decided to change crops altogether this year due to the cold, wet start to the season, some corn growers still intend to get their crop in. Anyone who has yet to plant corn this year may want to use this handy tool to figure out which varieties mature quickly enough for the best chance of a good yield.

Drought, cool temperatures bring corn drying and storage challenges in the Dakotas.

Given an understanding of corn leaf stage and heat unit calculation, a grower can estimate what leaf stage of development a particular field is at, says Ohio State University Extension.

It may be possible to replant damaged corn fields in the northern half of Indiana as late as early July with hybrid maturities more suitable for parts of Minnesota or Wisconsin, but therein lies some more challenges.

Estimating drydown rates and determining when to harvest corn for dry grain storage.

Rapid, uniform germination and emergence of corn help set the stage for maximum grain yield at the end of the season. Without a successful start to the season, the crop is behind the proverbial "eight-ball" right from the beginning.