Evaluating uniformity and spacing, assessing plant health and looking for pest feeding are some ways to improve stands in ...

Light is integral to crop growth and development. Now, it could play a valuable role in protecting corn and soybean seed from stress while improving plant composition and resiliency, according to new ...

New research on the United States' most economically important agricultural plant -- corn -- has revealed a different internal structure of the plant than previously thought, which can help optimize ...

High-population corn (36,000 to 48,000 plants per acre) planted in narrow rows is perking a lot of farmers’ ears. The foundation of success with high populations is hybrid selection, says Farm Journal ...

Across the Midwestern corn belt, a familiar battle has resumed, hidden in the soil. On one side are tiny, white larvae of the corn rootworm. On the other side are farmers and the insect-killing ...