There’s good evidence that in Midwestern fields, corn row spacings of 20” or less can provide your crop with several key advantages. At that spacing, yields tend to be higher, up to 10 bushels more ...

Studies conducted by Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie show any hybrid’s yield can vary by 6 bu. to 12 bu. per thousand ears, depending on your management practices. One of the key ones is the ...

Now is the time to start planting corn. Unlike fruit trees, however, where an orchard with more than one variety of apple, avocado, or apricot tree will result in larger harvests than if only one ...

Sweet corn harvested fresh from the home garden and cooked soon afterward is one of life’s great treats. If you have never had that experience, now is the time to plant sweet corn in the garden. Sweet ...