Studying corn, understanding its nutrient and water needs, and taking a timely approach to agronomic practices builds crop yields, says this south-Georgia farmer. In Randy Dowdy’s experience, good ...

Crop irrigation — watering the plants that make our food — is one of the most intensive uses of water in the world. This year, at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, the biggest water conference ...

No matter which of the widely accepted global circulation models ultimately comes closest to predicting the amount of warming caused by climate change, corn production will be reduced, according to a ...

With climate change, irrigating more crops in the United States will be critical to sustaining future yields, as drought conditions are likely to increase due to warmer temperatures and shifting ...

In the U.S., 52% of irrigated land is used for corn, soybean and winter wheat production. Corn and soybean are two of the country’s most important crops, with 17% of corn production and 12% of soybean ...

One of my favorite winter meetings each season is the Michiana Irrigated Corn & Soybean Conference, to take place Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We bring in good speakers from all over the corn belt ...

Water continues to be the most limiting factor in crop production across the Texas High Plains.

South Central Nebraska—I began picking corn Oct. 10. I am amazed to see such high yielding corn showing 260 to 300 bushels per acre across the fields. The irrigated corn yields are averaging around ...

FARGO, N.D. -- What do you get when you combine the latest in corn genetics and a sunny summer on an irrigated field in southeast North Dakota? A nearly 310-bushel-per-acre yield -- assuming you have ...

Truck driver Isaac Yara holds up a piece of dryland field corn while waiting for his truck load to finish. This corn is smaller than sweet corn. Western Kansas has inserted itself into the corn belt, ...