With corn planting well underway, it is time to start assessing germination and emergence. If corn is slow to emerge, it is a good idea to dig up seeds to gauge seed quality and germination ...

Optimum soil temperatures for corn germination and plant progress begins at 50 degrees F. Soil temperatures lower than 50 F can cause corn seed to lay dormant, exposing the seed to disease and ...

I did it. I'm a corn daddy now. Lemme know your favorite way to prep corn down in the comments. Growing corn is super satisfying, it makes you feel like you're actually out there farming instead ...

Corn seed stored more than a year quickly loses viability, which reduces germination success when planting. Buy fresh corn seed every year and be sure to check the 'sow by" date on the pack before ...

Iowans are used to seeing fields of tall corn being harvested this time of year, but the future of the state’s biggest crop could be much shorter.

What are seed oils? Seed oils — which also include cottonseed, soybean, safflower, grapeseed and rice bran oils — have become shorthand for refined plant-based vegetable oils.

Brian Minter: The secret to seeds lies in germination. Here's how to create success When the process doesn’t go well and germination is poor, it’s easy to blame the seeds. Here's some help.

An improved machine for planting corn and other seeds, has been invented by R. C. Wrenn, of Mount Gilead, Ohio. The novelty of this invention consists in discharging the grain at regular intervals ...