While planting dates are important, Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen says plenty of other factors can influence crop yield. Because of the wet spring weather, very little corn has been ...

There’s some wiggle room when planting soybeans, but that’s not the case for corn. To avoid seed chilling, he advises farmers to plant corn only under two conditions: The soil temperature must ...

“A corn field where cereal rye is growing, or any cover crop plant material alive to pair with dead residue, that will alter the carbon-nitrogen ratio in the soil. With cover crops in the rotation, ...