Using a 12-row planter with the outer three rows tossed off on both sides, Hain planted corn at 34,000 seeds per acre on the outside rows and 26,000 seeds per acre on the inner rows. Roughly a ...

In episode 4 of season 2 Corn College TV, Ken Ferrie is asked what farmers should consider if they are thinking of a switch to narrow row corn. “First, a farmer needs to know if they have ...

If you’re on Twitter, you’ve likely seen a lot of buzz around wide-row corn (44-inch or 60-inch) with cover crops seeded between rows. The goal is to space the corn rows out to provide more ...

For 40 years or more, crop rows have narrowed to maximize sunlight interception and subsequent profitability. As a result, 30-inch corn rows are broadly accepted as a best management practice with ...

‘60-inch corn’ row idea marches northward Farmers from Iowa to Minnesota and North Dakota are trying 60-inch corn rows, interseeded with crops or cover crops, to protect the environment while ...

OSAGE - Farmers are always happy when their corn fields average more than 200 bushels per acre, but they could do even better in the future. Stine Seed Co., based out of Adel, has been researching ...

When the plants are about 2 feet tall, apply 1 cup of fertilizer for every 10 feet of garden row. Corn is ready for harvest about three weeks after the tassel grows on top of the corn plant, when ...

TREMONT — History came to life Thursday on Al Beutel’s family farm south of Tremont. A New Idea corn picker from the late 1940s or early 1950s was used to pick the final two rows of corn of ...