Some very cold planting season temperatures have growers anxiously awaiting corn emergence. Generally speaking, it takes 150 to 180 crop heat units (CHUs) to get corn from planting to emergence….
Tag: Grain Corn
A Precaution on Planting Too Early
As farmers going into spring, the main goal should be to plant your corn at the right time. Risk management is part of your daily life, and planting is one…
Maizex Moving: Corn Planter Setup Tips
In this episode of Maizex Moving, we take a tour of a corn planter to highlight key issues that growers should do a final check on before heading into the…
SeedRight Recommendations
Mother Nature rarely produces the exact same seed size year in and year out in a seed-corn crop. This reality, combined with the investments being made today in precision-planting systems,…
Maizex Moving – Planting Stages Management
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Maizex Moving: No-Till and Cover Crop Strategies
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Early Corn Evaluation
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Plotting for Success
Spring is here but it’s not too late to plan for in-field trials. Trials can take very little work and will provide valuable information to help make better decisions to…
Planting Early? Be Aware!
The meeting circuit this past winter has provided some thoughts on things to try for this coming year. One topic that has repeated itself over the past few years is…
Gaining that EXTRA bushel! – Winter Management
As I sit in my office; looking out the window at the thermometer reading negative 15°C, the sun is shining on me with its intense heat. Days are getting longer,…