Greg Pryor shares how and when to start planting a summer garden in this edition of The Happy Homestead. From potatoes to tomatoes, Pryor gives planting tips for a variety of garden staples.

From planting depth to using low-salt in-furrow products, David Hula and Randy Dowdy detail management practices that help ...

Uniform, rapid emergence is the foundation of high-yielding corn. Corn plants that emerge at different times compete unevenly for light, water and nutrients. Soil temperature, soil moisture, ...

Seed costs for both corn and soybeans are high, but with the soybeans’ ability to compensate when using lower planting populations, seed placement is much more critical with corn. Consider these ideas ...

The U.S. war with Iran is wreaking havoc on the global fertilizer market and stressing Minnesota corn farmers who are already ...

It has been abnormally warm the last week of February and the first week of March, and the sun has mostly been shining, and it must be time to start ...

A look at why bringing in a custom crew makes sense during seed corn harvest and how the extra equipment timing and experience help get the job done right.

With BMR corn becoming less available, short-stature corn is emerging as a silage option that can still improve fiber ...

But problems at planting time set the stage for an entire season’s worth of trouble. Many, if not most, planting problems result from failing to adjust practices and equipment to fit soil and weather ...

Growing corn yourself will give you the sweetest, freshest ears, and all you need is a sunny spot.