e-corn on the cob, f-corn kernel, g-corn kernel (cross section); Saffron (Crocus sativus), a-plant, b-stigma giving Saffron, c-leaf tip; Mallow (Malva sylvestris), a-flowerin twig, b-calyx (from below ...

Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ears per field is stand and ear counts. Determine the causes of gaps, late-emerging plants and missing ears so you know how ...

Corn fields grown especially for overwintering beef cows are a patchwork across our Prairies. Whole corn plants can provide substantial nutrition to maintain precious body condition of gestating beef ...

When the seeding plate rotates, the concave surface and the posture-adjusting groove will apply a driving torque ... the metering performance of the posture-adjusting seed-metering device was tested ...

Corn takes on myriad configurations, from the classic corn on the cob to popcorn to more processed options including corn flour and corn syrup. How, then, do you classify such a versatile food?

HARRINGTON, Del. — A lot of farmers ask Nate Bruce which grain they should put in storage, corn or soybeans. As a farm business management specialist with the University of Delaware, Bruce recently ...

LEBANON, Pa. — Nitrogen-fixing microbes in corn have created a buzz in the crop world, but it remains to be seen whether they will prove beneficial enough for widespread adoption. Field trials so far ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited bacteria ...

Alex Noll is pictured in one of his northeast Kansas’ corn fields. (Courtesy photo.) The Kansas Corn Yield Contest is sponsored by Kansas Corn and K-State Research and Extension. The state ...

The Chiefs have held Saquon Barkley in check. It hasn’t mattered. The Eagles have dominated, and the Chiefs are lucky they are down only 10-0. Jake Elliott kicked a 48-yard field goal with 8:38 ...

A recent study from the University of Illinois shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air during early corn growth, which may reduce the crop ...

The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years ...