On its own, a corn plant will pollinate itself: the golden tassels topping the slender green shoots that comprise nearly one-third of U.S. cropland naturally release pollen that fertilizes the silky ...

In many areas of the Corn Belt, the crop quality ratings are above average and better. But not everyone is experiencing that type of crop quality this season, especially those growers dealing with ...

A person holding a basket of freshly harvested corn cobs - Ohayo style/Shutterstock Are you trying to grow sweet corn in your garden for a tasty golden harvest, but seem to be struggling with cobs ...

Wayne Springer is tired of paying $300 for a bag of traited corn seed. Unafraid to change horses midstream, the 60-year-old producer is transitioning from a row crop farm to an open-pollinating corn, ...

A Chile-based ag technology company says its liquid pollination system can lift fruit set in United States orchards by about ...

This is bad news for some farmers in the Eastern Corn Belt, who use crop rotations between soybeans and corn to control the pest. Because the new variant thrives in soybean fields, it increases the ...

Having a lush, green vegetable garden is great – but only if the plants are supplying you with a crop. Low productivity is typically a case of simply waiting, as plants adjust to temperatures or grow ...

Q: I would like to plant corn this summer, but I’ve heard that you can’t grow both popcorn and sweet corn at the same time. Why? A: Bad things happen when sweet corn and popcorn cross-pollinate. Corn ...