MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory ...

Ag News Wire By Kent Olson and Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension With a wet spring and delayed planting, many farmers are thinking of switching from corn to soybean due to potential ...

Missouri farmers are planting at a rapid pace. In west-central Missouri, most farmers are finished planting corn and now moving to soybeans. The planting pace is also catching the attention of the ...

The National Corn Growers Association will be handing out its top yield awards in several weeks. But what is the secret of ...

VEINTICINCO DE MAYO, Argentina, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Standing in his fields among tall, dry corn plants, farmer Dario Sabini ...

WASHINGTON, DC. -- The results of a survey sponsored by the American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) shows that those farmers who planted genetically modified (GMO) corn in 1999 will reduce their GMO ...

“Corn hybrids with more of a ‘floppy ... Also, narrow the rows to help with both.” Plant recommended population ranges. “Our Farm Journal studies have proven pushing population after ...

By Karen Braun NAPERVILLE, Illinois (Reuters) -With global corn supplies set for decade lows later this year, Brazil’s corn harvest cannot afford a mishap. Brazilian corn stocks are particularly tight ...

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As they prepare to make outlays for spring planting, Iowa farmers wonder when and if they'll get promised federal payments ...

Beijing permitted planting of about 4 million mu ... underlining the strong interest from farmers in using the technology. GMO corn will also be planted in the southwestern region of Guangxi ...

The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...