FARGO, N.D. -- What do you get when you combine the latest in corn genetics and a sunny summer on an irrigated field in southeast North Dakota? A nearly 310-bushel-per-acre yield -- assuming you have ...
It was a crop-withering 105 degrees F with a hot wind blowing when Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts on the western leg of the four-day event pulled into Grand Island, Neb., last night to regroup, compare ...
Crop irrigation — watering the plants that make our food — is one of the most intensive uses of water in the world. This year, at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, the biggest water conference ...
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - The sale of sweet corn is underway for a long-standing farm in Dubuque. Fincel’s Farm started selling corn on Wednesday. With the lack of rain this year, Fincel’s has to rely on ...
With climate change, irrigating more crops in the United States will be critical to sustaining future yields, as drought conditions are likely to increase due to warmer temperatures and shifting ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — No matter which of the widely accepted global circulation models ultimately comes closest to predicting the amount of warming caused by climate change, corn production will be ...
In the U.S., 52% of irrigated land is used for corn, soybean and winter wheat production. Corn and soybean are two of the country's most important crops, with 17% of corn production and 12% of soybean ...
One of my favorite winter meetings each season is the Michiana Irrigated Corn & Soybean Conference, to take place Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We bring in good speakers from all over the corn belt ...
Crop coefficient analysis showed forage sorghum peak water use aligned closely with existing research, confirming that ...