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Read the latest tips from Hoegemeyer on determining test weight in corn, or contact us to learn more. Test weight of corn determines the weight of a bushel volume (1.244 cubic feet) of grain. Test weights determined on dry (15.5% moisture) corn can indicate whether the grain crop reached full maturity. Low test weights indicate immaturity. The minimum test weight for USDA No. 2 corn is 54 pounds per bushel.
ReadGray Leaf Spot has become a major problem across wide areas of the corn belt during the past few years. Read about control of GLS, or contact us at Hoegemeyer to learn more about this disease.
ReadWestern Bean Cutworm (WBC) and the potential devastation this pest can inflict on cornfields is becoming a more urgent concern for Western Corn Belt producers. Read the latest here from Hoegemeyer, or contact us to learn more about Western Bean Cutworm in Corn and how to control it.
ReadSuccessful corn yield production requires adequate pollen when silks are receptive during pollination. Read about it here, or simply contact us at Hoegemeyer to learn more.
ReadLearn about corn pollination, variables and best approaches for the season. And as always, contact us for more answers and information.
ReadAs the corn growing season transitions from cooler spring-like weather to the heat of summer it is not uncommon to see fields with scattered or multiple plants whose leaves appear twisted or wrapped. Read more from Hoegemeyer here, or contact us to learn more about managing twisted whorls in corn.
ReadDuPont scientists are conducting extensive research designed to increase corn yields by improving the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of hybrids. Read the latest here, or contact Hoegemeyer to learn more about nitrogen uptake in corn.
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