Energy costs are high, so a simple solution would be to cash in on Mother Nature’s free drying services this fall. Unfortunately harvest decisions are rarely simple. Consider these factors when ...

There are many kinds of corn ear rots that cause significant damage to corn. Altogether, 79 million bushels of corn were impacted by corn ear rot in 2024. 1 Not only will they reduce yields and grain ...

It’s been so dry in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota that corn plants are doing something truly strange – they’re not producing ears of grain. The stalks, which should be about 8 feet tall by this ...

FARGO - The rate of drying of corn left in fields last fall has been slow but steady, according to Joel Ransom, North Dakota State University Extension Service agronomist for cereal crops. Ransom has ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- When corn reaches maturity, the moisture content of the kernel is generally between 30 and 35 percent. Weather this time of year can have a major impact on how quickly corn or other ...

Nicolle Ritchie, an extension agent with Michigan State University, inspects an ear of corn for pollination issues Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Paw Paw, Mich. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) PAW PAW, Mich.

FARGO - Frost brought the 2011 corn growing season to an end this week for many North Dakota producers. "Corn in many areas had not reached physiological maturity, which could lead to storage problems ...

It’s been so dry in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota that corn plants are doing something truly strange: they’re not producing ears of grain. The stalks, which should be about 8 feet tall by this ...

It's been so dry in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota that corn plants are doing something truly strange: They're not producing ears of grain. The stalks, which should be about 8 feet (2.4 meters) ...