The researchers think the crackling noises occur because of tiny fractures from the corn plant stretching, breaking and growing. The time-lapse video documents the noises, along with the plant ...

These canals varied in size, according to the researchers. When the dry season arrived, the artificial ponds retained water, allowing farmers to irrigate their corn crops by hand. This meant they ...

In the simplest terms, a crop growing season refers to that period of the year when seasonal weather is favorable for growth. In the Corn Belt, the "growing season" is often defined as the number of ...

Researchers have developed an app that will help farmers reduce the risk of over- or under-watering their sweet corn crops.

Having a soil pH in the neutral to 6.8 range across corn acres can help growers get the best performance from their fertility program — achieving higher yields with better ROI.

Released March 19, the export cargo quality report complements the 2024/2025 Corn Harvest Quality Report, published last fall ...

Crop production baseline forecasts for the 2025-2026 marketing year balance sheets were unveiled at the Agricultural Outlook ...

Homemade salsa makes a great accompaniment. About 1,500 B.C., cooks in coastal Guatemala figured out that cooking dried corn in alkali water removed the kernels’ skins and produced a softer ...

Ancient Amazonians of the Casarabe culture (500-1400 CE) built an innovative dual water management system of drainage canals and ponds, enabling year-round corn cultivation in what is now modern ...