How much of Illinois is covered by corn fields?
ILLINOIS – If you’ve driven around Illinois, there’s a strong chance you’ve noticed corn fields along your commutes. New ...
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Ferrie: Huge Yield Swings Found In Iowa and Illinois Cornfields
Ken Ferrie spent considerable time evaluating corn and soybean yield results to date across Iowa and Illinois. He provides a summary of what he learned in this week’s Boots In The Field podcast.
For better crops, leave some corn residue in the fields
In most fields, corn residue remaining after grain harvest is incorporated into the soil with tillage or is left on the soil surface. But corn residue is also becoming a commodity. It’s ...
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Campaign cash flows from ethanol and corn sectors as Illinois lawmakers weigh carbon capture regulations
The Illinois Corn Growers Association has supported Marquis Energy’s ... “We will be in the immediate vicinity of the ...
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Illinois corn growers respond to tariffs on largest trading partners
The IL Corn Growers Association is reacting after President Trump levied a 25 percent tariff on products from Canada and ...
Estimating corn grain yields before harvest
The Minnesota Ag Statistics Field Office released the field crop status report on Sept. 9 which reports that 85 percent of corn was in the dough stage, compared to 94 percent average. Fifty ...
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Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen in corn
A recent study from the University of Illinois shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air during early corn growth, which may ...
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Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production
If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study from the University of Illinois ...