The corn crop in North Dakota and surrounding states is as variable as the recent weather, and the encroaching drought has taken its toll on some fields. Poor corn pollination can be caused by ...

As corn growers are evaluating pollination, more reports of problems resulting from the “overly tight tassel wrap” phenomenon are trickling in from farmers and agronomists, with pictures and ...

It is hard to believe that July is almost over. Corn has been tasseling and the ear leaf is starting to poke its head out. With that in mind, Peter Thomison, OSU Extension corn specialist, provides ...

Agronomists and farmers are finding some pollination issues in specific genetics that were impacted by environmental stress during early, rapid growth. Pollination is always a critical point in corn ...

On its own, a corn plant will pollinate itself: the golden tassels topping the slender green shoots that comprise nearly one-third of U.S. cropland naturally release pollen that fertilizes the silky ...

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what’s now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, ...

When selecting hybrids, you're continuing work that started over 100 years ago with innovators seeking better than 25-bushel-per-acre corn.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Weather conditions across the U.S. corn belt are expected to be ideal during the critical pollination period this month, but there is some uncertainty in August for the vital pod ...