When I was young, I asked my father why he didn’t grow sweet corn in his garden. He answered that you need a big garden to grow corn. Later, when I had my own vegetable garden, I proved growing sweet ...

Seeding rates that are too high can waste input dollars and stress plants under dry or nutrient-limited conditions. Rates ...

Painted Mountain is a colorful open pollinated corn that matures quickly. It can be eaten fresh off the cob or left to mature ...

Sweet corn harvested fresh from the home garden and cooked soon afterward is one of life’s great treats. If you have never had that experience, now is the time to plant sweet corn in the garden. Sweet ...

Now is the time to start planting corn. Unlike fruit trees, however, where an orchard with more than one variety of apple, avocado, or apricot tree will result in larger harvests than if only one ...

Sweet corn is a popular crop that can easily be grown in a home kitchen garden. It is loved for its sweet and juicy kernels, which are often boiled, grilled, or added to various dishes like salads and ...

Summer-like temperatures and strong winds are helping dry out fields across the Midwest, as many farmers work to play catch-up with planting this week. That’s as the latest USDA Crop Progress Report ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 9 (Reuters) - The first week of May should be the busiest of the spring for U.S. corn planting, but cooler, wet weather curbed farmers’ progress yet again last week. As of Sunday ...

Corn rose to its highest price since 2012 in 2022 - War in Europe’s breadbasket caused supply and price concerns. Corn futures are sitting at a multi-year high as the Northern Hemisphere heads into ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill., April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. corn planting is moving at its slowest pace in nine years, poor timing for threats to the world’s largest corn crop as prices remain near record levels.