Penn State researchers discover flavonoids make corn earworm larvae sick. New herbicides and a bioinsecticide show promise.

Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop’s most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...

Corn hybrid selection can potentially increase yield more than any other plant establishment practice. Estimated 2025 corn planting is 95.3 million acres, up 5% (4.73 million acres) from 2024, the ...

The USDA “Prospective Plantings Report” that was released on March 31 projected a 5% increase in 2025 U.S. corn acreage compared to a year ago, along with a 4% decrease in 2025 soybean acreage ...

USDA says Texas farmers have 59% of their crop in the ground, identical to 2024. One key difference from last year: Illinois has yet to register any discernible corn planting progress, according to ...

The main takeaways from USDA’s June Grain Stocks report include: Total U.S. corn stocks up 6% from June 2021 Soybean stocks up 26% compared to last year All wheat stocks down 22% from June 2021 ...

The spotted lanternfly, Asian long-horned beetle, and Japanese Honeysuckle—Just a few of the invasive pests and plants you’ll ...

More corn is expected to go into the ground in 2025, and to get the highest yields requires some careful execution, according to Extension corn agronomist Jeff Coulter.

The president of the National Corn Growers Association says finalizing year-round access to E15 is another way to boost domestic demand for corn. Illinois farmer Kenneth Hartman Jr. tells Brownfield, ...