Ignacio Ciampitti, a professor in agronomy at Purdue University who serves as co-director of the Institute for Digital and ...

Conventional wisdom holds that when U.S. corn acreage is large, national yields will be below trendline because farmers opted to plant on less-productive land. With corn acreage at 95.2 million acres, ...

You want maximum yields this year, so that means more plants in the ground, right? As with most questions related to crop production, that depends. Several factors can influence the yield response of ...

Yield gains, denser stands, and improved nitrogen-use efficiency signal broad value across commodity, horticultural, ...

MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - A north Alabama farmer says the timing of rain this year led to an all-time high in corn yield for the season. Henderson Farms, built on five generations of farming, harvested ...

For record-setting soybeans, singulation, the precise placement of seeds at planting to ensure optimal spacing and uniformity, is vital.

We've all heard the old sayings about corn. Here are a few facts - and myths - about corn. This summer has been a mixture of rainy, humid and hot days. Doesn't sound like much fun for humans but the ...

As the most widely planted and highest-yielding grain crop in China, increasing corn yields is crucial for ensuring food security. However, with the growing global population and limited arable land, ...

International research team discovers plant mechanism that could help to combat pests and increase yield Corn communicates with its neighbours by releasing a gas that prompts nearby plants to alter ...

Southern corn rust is generally considered a “tropical disease,” but there were unusually widespread reports of the fungus ...