From silking to grain fill, reproductive corn growth stages represent the development of the corn kernels that will ultimately make up your corn crop yield. Understanding how corn moves through final ...

Like most plants, corn growth progresses through three main phases: germination, vegetative, and reproductive stages. During germination, seeds break dormancy when soil temperatures exceed 50°F. They ...

You can’t construct a strong building on a weak foundation, and you can’t grow a great corn crop on a weak root system. From freezing temperatures to voracious underground pests and other threats, ...

Above: Austin Pearson, Purdue Climatologist, programs weather-sensing equipment. One measurement that agronomists and entomologists frequently use is Growing Degree Days (GDD). Sometimes referred to ...

There are few summer flavors more nostalgic than corn on the cob. Nothing beats husking fresh farm stand corn over an outdoor trash can, grilling it alongside hamburgers and hot dogs, then taking a ...

Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he experiments with growing heirloom Jolly Roger sweet corn in winter within a sub-tropical climate. Discover how cooler weather impacts corn growth, pollination, ...

CLARION, Iowa — New Iowa State University planting date recommendations divide the state into three regions rather than giving one statewide guideline. Tthe recommendations offer an earlier and ...

Late summer tastes like heirloom tomatoes, watermelon, and sweet corn- if you planted it with good companions in the spring, that is. Corn is a popular vegetable garden crop, though pests can make it ...