But if reducing down pressure and slowing down doesn’t help, the field is too wet to plant.” Adjustments to your closing system, such as spader wheels, closing disks and wedges that toe out ...

Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ears per field is stand and ear counts ... down pressure and/or planting into wet soil.” If the roots look normal ...

One of the things most impacted by these types of events is a grower’s weed management strategy. Dry conditions commonly lead ...

Infection occurs during wet, humid weather with temperatures between ... Tilling the soil can bury and accelerate the decomposition of infected corn residue. If tilling an infested field, be sure to ...

Farmers in southern Kentucky are facing a tough start to the 2025 planting season as excessive rainfall continues to delay ...

Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly every corn field in Delaware, and severity and incidence varies ... water may ultimately predispose the plant to stalk rot. Excessively wet conditions can leach ...