Mother Nature looks to provide producers in Iowa an optimal planting window this week, as temps will hit the 80s and rain will hold off until the weekend. But those tides could change with potential ...

While growing corn is relatively easy, ensuring that the ears are full of juicy kernels requires adequate pollination with a ...

Early frost has damaged many acres of corn i. The stage of maturity of the corn and the intensity and duration of the freeze ...

Timely rains and great conditions have farmers racing to put seeds in the ground. USDA’s latest crop progress report shows 24% of the corn crop is now planted. That’s 2% ahead of the five-year average ...

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Extension agent Rickey Roberts agreed that weather was delaying harvest of corn and soybeans. “Really, it’s a combination of rain and warm weather that is still here,” he said. Normally, at this time ...