Here's how they vary in their uses, flavor profiles, and growing practices. When most people think of corn, sweet corn comes to mind—the fresh corn on the cob we like to boil or grill and ...

Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist ... that urea’s first conversion is to ammonium, which the corn plant can use (The corn plant can use both ammonium and nitrate.). “Ammonium is ...

You could also consider using a moldboard plow to bury the ears deep enough they can’t germinate. So, start planning your next crop now. “If it was a corn-on-corn field to begin with it’s ...

zeae maydis overwinters on corn residue. In the late spring ... Growers who manage residue may still be at risk of disease spreading from surrounding fields because of the widespread use of no-till ...

Weather extremes such as drought are an increasing concern among corn growers, especially after the dry conditions that ...

and spores are observed with the use of a microscope (Figure 1b). Foliar symptoms closely resemble those of other foliar diseases of corn, making field diagnosis difficult. After the V6 stage the ...