Many posts and porch pillars are clad nowadays in a bundle of cornstalks possibly a tie and some decorative corn and a pumpkin or two. Farmers are seen with their large corn pickers bringing in the ...

In 2024 alone, over 165 million bushels were impacted by corn stalk rot diseases in the U.S.1 Stalk rots in corn can be tricky to manage and prevent, but the first step comes down to proper ...

Several different fungi cause stalk rot in corn across the U.S. Corn Belt, and gibberella stalk rot is among the most common forms. Stalk rot depresses yields some 5% each year, and it’s not unheard ...

There's a lot to love about autumn: cooler temperatures, pumpkin carving, late season sunflowers, baking apple pie, and watching football on TV, or, even better, from the stands, just the way Ree and ...

Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...

POLO — Grain farming is an unusual occupation in that the grower destroys the very thing he nurtures. “We always joke that in a corn-on-corn setting, we do everything to make that plant as healthy as ...

The prolonged drought continues to cause concerns for many ranchers in far western South Dakota, Nebraska and in Wyoming. Consequently, many cattlemen are looking for alternate economical wintering ...

The end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test (CSNT) is a simple, inexpensive tool that can be used to assess the nitrogen (N) status of a corn crop at the end of the growing season. Data from studies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Corn is more American than apple pie and it’s been cultivated in North American gardens for over 4,000 years. Even though it takes ...

With the end of corn harvest season comes the opportunity for cattle producers to take advantage of an inexpensive food source for their cattle. Corn stalk grazing can be a useful way for producers to ...