An Ohio-based agronomist says early season weather challenges are impacting corn standability this fall.  James Morris with Dekalb ASGROW says stalk quality issues are starting to show up in early planted...

An Ohio-based agronomist says early season weather challenges are impacting corn standability this fall.  James Morris with Dekalb ASGROW says stalk quality issues are starting to show up in early planted...

Selecting the optimal crop varieties is an integral step toward achieving high yield performance. When making this important decision, several considerations need to be considered such as maturity groupings, disease tolerance and standability of various varieties. Evaluations must take place across several years and locations for accurate prediction of performances, so as to choose cultivars with consistent performances that will succeed in your fields.

An agronomist says there are growing concerns about widespread standability issues in corn this fall. Andy Swanson covers southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa for Wyffels Hybrids. “Just about every...

An agronomist says there are growing concerns about widespread standability issues in corn this fall. Andy Swanson covers southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa for Wyffels Hybrids. “Just about every...

An Iowa State University Extension agronomist says crown rot is impacting some corn fields. Rebecca Vittetoe, who covers east-central Iowa, says conditions have been favorable for the disease across the...

An Ohio-based agronomist says early season weather challenges could impact corn standability this fall.  Mitch Greve with Channel Seed says stalk quality could be an issue for areas that have been short...

Some farmers could see corn standability issues this fall. In this episode of Managing for Profit, LG Seeds agronomist Kyle Malcolm explains the best management strategies for downed corn.

A northern Indiana-based agronomist says farmers should be on the lookout for corn standability issues this fall. Kyle Malcolm with LG Seeds says weather challenges throughout the growing season could...

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An ag meteorologist says high winds in parts of the Midwest could impact some of the U.S. corn crop that has yet to be harvested. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says damage is likely limited to fields that had standability issues before harvest.  “Right now, I haven’t heard of any of that, […]

A southeast Minnesota farmer is concerned about lodging as his corn crop matures. Jason Keck says there’s been plenty of moisture in Steele County this summer, which has helped the crop grow but limited root depth. “In southern Minnesota we’ve had two big wind events that’ve come through. We’ve seen some standability issues, it was […]

An agronomist suggests crop nutrition can play an important role in managing tar spot. Stephanie Zelinko with AgroLiquid says nutrients help corn withstand disease pressure. “Specifically, I like looking at potassium. We know potassium helps with those cell wall strengths, which ultimately helps with lodging or standability if we get storms. But equally as important, […]

An Ohio-based agronomist says early season weather challenges could impact corn standability this fall.  Mitch Greve with Channel Seed says stalk quality could be an issue for areas that have been short...

Some farmers could see corn standability issues this fall. In this episode of Managing for Profit, LG Seeds agronomist Kyle Malcolm explains the best management strategies for downed corn. The post Some...

Foliar diseases such as gray leaf spot (GLS) and tar spot negatively affect corn yields when improperly managed. Field trials done in Iowa from 2021 to 2023 compared the effect of one fungicide application at each of four corn growth stages (V6, V12, R1...