Agronomy

Learn about corn pollination, variables and best approaches for the season. And as always, contact us for more answers and information.

Corn ears have tipped back more than normal in a large number of fields and seed brands across the corn belt this year. Learn more about causes and approaches you can use.

This is the condition where rapidly growing stalks are broken by strong, sudden winds, associated storms and similar related weather activity. Hoegemeyer can help you control this condition occurring in the Western Corn Belt.

The army cutworm larvae is an early season pest of several crops including alfalfa. Hoegemeyer can help you cut through this troublesome pest.

Read the latest from Hoegemeyer on stress emergence in corn, or contact us directly to learn more. Growers have long recognized the importance of early planting to maximize corn yield potential. The emerging seedling can experience significant stress levels if early planting is followed by cold, wet weather. As planting dates have moved earlier, the potential for cold soil at planting and cold, wet weather after planting has increased.

Choosing a corn planting date, among several other factors, is an important management practice for increasing corn yield potential. Hoegemeyer can help you plan for the best.

Purple corn is not a new phenomenon. It has been observed over the years in many inbred and hybrid lines all over the world. Wild corn found growing in the cool mountain regions of Peru and Mexico is often purple. Read the latest here from Hoegemeyer, or contact us to learn more about purple corn, causes and control.

DuPont 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.