Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

Right now, though, Maiz Morado doesn't grow well in Missouri's climate ... there are other ways to incorporate the health benefits of non-traditional corn varieties into our food supply.

US farmers are boosting corn planting to a five-year high as the looming trade war makes America’s mostly widely grown crop a ...

Many farmers will be making their way through their final fields this week as planting begins to wrap up. According to USDA’s latest crop progress report, 91% of corn acres and 78% of soybean ...

It's been 12 years since corn acreage has surpassed 95 million acres. Farmers will lean heavily on that crop in 2025, according to the USDA's Prospective Planting report released on March 31.

“The close band of nutrition gives corn an initial boost to get out of the ground and growing. Then, there’s the hand off of the plants’ fertility needs — the baton, so to speak — to the ...

Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is reducing both the technology's effectiveness and some farmers' profits.

Brazil is expected to ship 54.1 million tons of corn, which is 11.3% more than in the last cycle when a record was set. However Brazil may face challenges in achieving these numbers despite ...