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Corn technology goes into clothes, carpets and carryout containers
Through newer technology and the development of polylactic acid, researchers use the crop and its by-products in everything from carpets to clothes to carryout containers.
USDA lowers crop insurance premiums for corn and soybean growers
New crop insurance premiums for 2012 should reduce corn farmers’ rates by 7 percent and soybean farmers’ by 9 percent.
Vacation with us: Parker, Logan, & TJ at The Corn Palace
Jim Parker, Ted Logan and T.J. visited The Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. The group was in town for the national pedal tractor pull.
Pioneer opens new corn research center in Urbana
(Farm and Dairy was informed June 12 that Pioneer plans to close the recently opened Urbana research location. This announcement was made post-press. The company is working to offer other positions to employees and keep its seed research in-state. The company states: “Through a process of review, Pioneer will further align talent and technology with
How to attract deer to a woodlot without deer corn
Managing woodlots to encourage the growth of woody browse can attract deer and help maintain your woodlot. Learn how to create an ideal habitat for deer.
Multi-hybrid planting technology creates Brutus Buckeye in corn field
The image was made possible by prescription planting the field with two hybrids with different maturity dates.
Are higher corn and soybean prices the ‘new normal’ in the commodity market?
Have commodity prices reached a plateau yet?
USDA estimates corn, soybean production way down in Ohio
Corn and soybean production in Ohio could be the worst in 11 years, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates.
Drought increases concern about ear molds in late-harvested corn
Drought-stressed corn is more susceptible to infection by Aspergillus flavus, an ear rot fungus that produces a very potent group of carcinogenic toxins, called aflatoxins.
In Ohio, the corn planting window is now open, and it closes May 10
Ohio corn growers, if you can get in your fields, start planting. Planting corn outside the optimal four-week window could lower yields as much as 30 bushels/acre.
