While the majority of Midwestern farmers rotate corn and soybeans, commodity prices and corn yield advantages compel some to plant corn year after year. Although foundational research on the benefits ...

Veteran grain futures traders argue that the months of July and August are the most important growing months for the majority ...

Corn Analysis - Jan. 27 Corn futures fell under corrective selling following yesterday’s close near a nine-month high, along with pressure from the U.S. dollar’s rally to 19-month highs, which ...

The researchers used agroecosystem model ecosys to explain why corn yield is higher after soybean at normal nitrogen fertilization rates and how corn-soy rotation impacts soil greenhouse gas emissions ...

Crop consultant Dr. Michael Cordonnier kept his U.S. corn yield forecast at 180 bu. per acre, though he noted if weather ...

Yellow striping on corn leaves is more prevalent this year than in the past, possibly because of sulfur deficiency in the soil, says a Purdue Extension soil fertility specialist.

The analysis showed that, across all nitrogen fertilizer rates, the inoculant increased corn vegetative growth, nitrogen accumulation, kernel number and yield by 2 bushels per acre on average.

When crops grow in arsenic-contaminated soil, this toxic element accumulates in the food chain. A study involving the University of Basel has now discovered a mechanism used by corn plants to ...

University of Minnesota researchers improved a soil test tool for more accurate nitrogen guidance in corn farming, aiding ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited bacteria ...