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Using corn for livestock grazing
Grazing standing corn can be a viable alternative forage and reduce feed costs in some operations.
Handpicking corn stays alive
They came from more than a dozen corn-growing states to determine who was the fastest corn husker in Ohio and the United States.
Is there anything corn can’t do?
BOSTON – Scientists are reporting an advance toward turning corn plants into natural factories for producing gelatin to replace animal-sourced gelatin widely used by the pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing capsules and tablets.
Preparing for corn silage harvest
Cooler temperatures are upon us, the Farm Science Review is just a few days away, as are the best seven days in September — the week-long Tuscarawas County Fair. This also means that corn silage harvest is nearly ready to begin. The following information was provided by Bill Weiss and Mark Sulc, OSU Extension specialists,
Energy prices fundamental to corn
URBANA, Ill. — Corn and soybean markets are not reliant solely on energy or futures prices to support their levels, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist. “Some suggest that corn and soybean prices have not been following fundamentals, but have traded on outside markets like crude oil,” said Darrel Good. “However, energy prices
Watching the corn crash in Chicago
What a difference a few days make! I have said that before and I probably will again. A few days in the corn markets on the Chicago Board of Trade have made over $1.15 difference, and it is down. That would be all the market range for a year or two normally, but we did
Study compares corn to glycerin
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Biodiesel is in high demand. The byproduct of this alternative source of energy, glycerin, is next, according to an agriculture scientist at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Planting corn is a game of inches
With planting season just around the corner, a few hours in the machine shed can save the disappointment of lost yields at harvest.
Corn residue an option for supplemental feed
Corn residue left over from harvesting can be a source of supplemental feed for livestock.
How to estimate corn and soybean yields
Worksheets, formulas and online calculators can help to estimate potential corn and soybean harvests.
