Those weather factors, along with rising temperatures and humidity levels, all play a part in the success of corn pollination, notes Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field agronomist. Despite the ...

Corn requires half-inch long fresh silks at the tips of ears in order to pollinate. When pests clip silks shorter than that, pollination won’t happen. “When pollen drops, you need the silks to ...

Corn development and final yields The number of harvestable kernels per ear is an important contributor to the grain-yield potential of a corn plant. Severe plant stress during ear formation may ...

Because corn is wind-pollinated, it’s best to plant it in blocks rather than in a single row to ensure a good transfer of pollen to the silks. Keep in mind that the tall stalks cast shade over ...

Many people are concerned about how the continued dry conditions and recent hot weather are affecting the corn crop. Corn growth and development are influenced by dry and hot weather before, ...

Weather extremes such as drought are an increasing concern among corn growers, especially after the dry conditions that ...

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and that 95% of corn pollination in Nebraska was complete before the first monarch eggs hatched. (Adult butterflies feed on plant nectar and are not affected by toxin-containing pollen.) ...

avoiding corn that has been cross-pollinated with varieties grown by other farms nearby. Gaviria also highlights how Masienda tries to involve as many producers as possible in their corn products ...