Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial double-edge sword. On one hand, they perform a critical job that supports farmers’ high-yield efforts. On the other, stalks often shred equipment tires ...

Many posts and porch pillars are clad nowadays in a bundle of cornstalks possibly a tie and some decorative corn and a pumpkin or two. Farmers are seen with their large corn pickers bringing in the ...

Bayer Crop Science is developing a new corn hybrid that could be more wind resistant.The hybrid was developed to grow to be about one-third shorter than today's conventional corn. The corn's shorter ...

There's a lot to love about autumn: cooler temperatures, pumpkin carving, late season sunflowers, baking apple pie, and watching football on TV, or, even better, from the stands, just the way Ree and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Give a nod to harvest season by crafting corn stalk pieces for your spaces. "Why run to a store and buy plastic decorations when ...

The end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test (CSNT) is a simple, inexpensive tool that can be used to assess the nitrogen (N) status of a corn crop at the end of the growing season. Data from studies ...

Matt Jacovelli of Deptford, NJ, standing next to the corn stalk he grew in his vegetable garden. It has more than 28 cobs on it, which might be a Guinness World Record. Courier Post Matt Jacovelli is ...

Feeding cattle can be a labor intensive process, and research at Central Grasslands Research Extension Center in Streeter, North Dakota, provides some guidance on practices that can ease the time ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Last year, Minnesota corn farmers harvested 1.386 billion bushels of corn, just second to Iowa. It's big business -- about $9.2 billion -- that has farmers working around the ...