A few pests can create problems for corn growers. Crows and other birds may peck the ground and steal the seeds before or as they germinate. Use a row cover secured with pins, soil, or rocks to ...

Idaho contrasts with its neighbors when it comes to sweet corn. Seed is the state’s sweet corn niche. Some 66% of the world’s supply of sweet corn starts with seeds developed in Canyon County, Idaho, ...

This time of year, harvest is in full swing. For more than a century, one family-owned company has helped make the Treasure Valley a world leader in sweet corn seed. Crookham Company has been rooted ...

Nothing tastes better than homegrown corn, but, because of its demand for space, sweet corn has traditionally belonged to the domain of large country gardens. Sweet corn plants usually produce only ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Hard to believe Memorial Day weekend is coming up. A salute to all of our military veterans and their families. Thank You! Originally called Decoration Day ...

The very day our package of Seminis® biotech sweet corn, provided free from the Monsanto Company, arrived my son was anxious to get in the ground. Prior to planting, the family had discussed the ideal ...

No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug 4 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co. is preparing to launch a genetically altered sweet corn, marking the global seed company's first commercial combination of its biotechnology with a ...