sweet corn makes up less than 1% of the total crop. The rest is starchy and dry field corn, which is mostly used to feed cows. Indigenous peoples originally cultivated corn's wild ancestor ...

“A small fraction of the field corn we grow goes to actual food products such as cornflakes or sweeteners or such,” explains Casner. “It’s actually less than 10% that goes towards those ...

Back for their eighth edition, the U.S. Crop Watch producers are off to their quickest-ever start on planting their corn and ...

Ammonium nitrate, an artificial fertilizer, provided a huge boost to the corn crop by replacing the nitrogen in the soil. The same field could be planted in corn without crop rotation. Secondly ...

To effectively meet corn’s micronutrient needs in high-yield fields, it’s crucial to understand that micronutrients are essential but are often overlooked. Key micronutrients for corn include ...

Kentucky farmer Drew Langley got an early start planting soybeans this spring, hoping to boost yields to help soothe the ...