Growth Stages of Corn Like most plants, corn growth progresses through three main phases: germination, vegetative, and reproductive stages. During germination, seeds break dormancy when soil ...

Early planted corn in Argentina has begun key development stages, during which yields are determined, with "good expectations" thanks to recent rains, the Buenos Aires grains exchange said on ...

A fungal disease is spreading and growing in severity in Iowa, affecting the state's corn production. A wetter than normal summer has helped Southern rust spread throughout the state.

In the August Crop Production report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised many market participants by estimating a ...

Black Layer in Soybeans You are familiar with the corn development stage when the kernel stops growing and hits maximum kernel dry weight. This physiological maturity stage, called black layer ...

During the transitional phase from vegetative to reproductive development (VT), any possible stresses such as drought, flooding, disease, pests, and nutrient deficiencies during this window may lead ...

How can you protect corn root health and improve your crop’s overall health and eventual yield? Learn about the threats to corn roots.

Torrential rainfall in Brazil's second-largest soybean and sixth-largest corn state is disrupting the final stages of the harvest, according to a meteorologist's bulletin on Thursday, a grains ...

Forty-five percent of Iowa corn acres have reached the dent stage and soybeans are just beginning to color, with nearly all, ...

As of Aug. 17, 74 percent of corn was in the milk stage compared with 98 percent last year and an 89 percent average. Twenty percent of corn was in the dough stage, compared with 69 percent last ...

Additional rainfall late this week into the weekend will further slow corn and soybean plantings in the U.S. Midwest, threatening to reduce yield potential for the 2013 crop season, an ...