“So, farmers are thinking about leaving corn in the field to dry, but Mother Nature can ... so you know the health of the stalks and cobs,” he says. “Make a list of your fields with ...

Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...

According to the latest survey from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, a division of the USDA, South Dakota ...

When most people think of corn, sweet corn comes to mind—the fresh corn on the cob we like to boil or ... this variety is left to dry on the stalks in the field before harvesting in the fall ...

Anthracnose leaf blight and stalk rot of corn, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola, is a disease of worldwide importance. Yield losses can approach 40% and up to 80% lodging has been ...

While sweetcorn can be eaten straight from the cob, the same isn ... and feels hard, the corn is ready to harvest. You should also allow the ears to dry on the stalk as much as possible before ...