MANDAN, North Dakota — A field of corn north of Mandan, North Dakota, serves as a perfect illustration of what the drought of 2021 has done to crops and what the potential could have been with some ...

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 ...

HANLEY FALLS -- Irrigation can make economic sense for many corn farmers in Minnesota, but it is not known if a more costly investment in subsurface irrigation can produce the yields to justify the ...

I recently wrote about methods that corn farmers could use to cope with drought. This week I will show how high corn yields can be achieved with limited irrigation water supplies when the corn crop is ...

Jefferson County corn growers are anxious to get to irrigation termination as it has been a long hot and dry summer for many. Growers are starting to ask when can they stop watering corn fields, ...

GRAY COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) – It’s a busy time for farmers across the state as they work to harvest this year’s fall crops. Corn harvest is in full swing. Silage is being hauled to dairies, high moisture ...

The late-season irrigation know-how Olan Moore started using in Texas corn growers’ fields 40 years ago is common in the Lone Star state but still relatively unknown in the Midwest. Moore, owner of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 reduced, according to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 18—Maceo farmer Tanner Stroup won his first state corn yield title in 2022 in the irrigated category. For the contest that's ...