If you value the benefits starter fertilizer offers in corn, you might like the performance of a starter fertilizer relay system even more. The relay system consists of a two-step fertilizer ...

The number of bushels of corn to pay for 1 ton of fertilizer is at historic levels, according to analysis by StoneX Group. If falling corn prices weren’t bad enough, fertilizer prices surged higher to ...

Corn is a crop that wants a lot of water and nutrients to grow strong and healthy and to provide a bumper harvest of juicy cobs. These popular and statuesque plants are simple to grow, yet you do need ...

Is there any vegetable that screams Ohio summer more than sweet corn eaten on the cob? Some gardeners might argue that the tomato is the more popular vegetable grown in Ohio, and it is the state fruit ...

Sweet corn harvested fresh from the home garden and cooked soon afterward is one of life’s great treats. If you have never had that experience, now is the time to plant sweet corn in the garden. Sweet ...

A farmer applies nitrogen fertilizer to a corn field in Boone County in June 2024. Photo by Alex Schaffer/Iowa Soybean Association. AMES, Iowa – The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize ...

Is this your first time growing sweet corn? Do you not have the growing techniques down just right after some years of attempting to grow the summer classic? Here are a few growing tips you can do now ...

Now is the perfect time to give your sweet corn some care. This care will pay off at your dinner table and in your freezer. The old saying goes your corn should be “knee high by the Fourth of July.” ...

Healthy growth in any garden depends on a steady supply of nutrients, and nitrogen is one of the most important ones. Without enough of it, plants lose vigor and color, and soil struggles to support ...

More than 90% of soybeans and three-quarters of corn in the state are typically harvested by the last week in October, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Aerial ...