Corn Rootworm pressure is high this summer. Now is the time to scout.

This spring, growers may have seen corn plants turn a dark reddish or purple color in their fields. Don’t be alarmed, this actually quite common during cold and/or wet springs. So, what causes this phenomenon?

Every planting season brings about different planting conditions. Several producers have made comments about late April (April 26th or later) planted corn coming up faster than corn planted around April 5th. People have asked if this is a difference between varieties? Why did the earlier planted corn take longer to emerge and seem to grow slower?

The 2021 planting season is quickly coming to an end, that means it’s time to start scouting the young emerging crop.  Below are some tips and things to look for while you are out scouting your fields the next few weeks.

When nematodes infest a field, they can do extensive damage to the roots and, by season’s end, to yield. Due to their small size and patchy distribution pattern, nematodes are often overlooked for the yield-impacting problem they are.

Each year, it seems like the corn crop in the Midwest gets planted earlier and earlier. A producer has one chance to plant each year and must live with the results for the remainder of the growing season. Here are a few things to consider when choosing to start planting

Every year, producers gear up for planting facing different challenges. This year, Kansas and a good portion of the Hoegemeyer footprint are in abnormally dry – extreme drought conditions. Here are some management tactics producers can take to help conserve soil moisture.

$4.00 corn is something farmers love to say.  Currently the new crop corn market (at the time this article was written) is well over $4.00/bushel.  The corn market hasn’t been this high since the fall of 2013, that’s eight years!  With the outlook of strong grain prices, let’s look at one way to potentially increase your yields and profits for 2021.