Corn School: Avoid that cold drink of water at planting
February 26, 2021One of the keys to a high-yielding corn crop is even, uniform emergence. On this episode of Corn School, Ken Currah shares some research from the company that demonstrates both winning and losing planting scenarios from sp...
Read ArticleDissecting China’s hunger for corn
February 21, 2021China’s sudden emergence as a major importer of the crop caught the U.S. Department of Agriculture off guard. Analysts are debating whether China’s huge 2020-21 corn and wheat purchases are an anomaly. Dan Basse, president...
Read ArticleAll eyes on China’s upcoming Phase 1 purchases
February 21, 2021China could meet its 2021 Phase 1 agreement target for agricultural imports from the United States, and that would do wonders for crop prices, says an analyst. Imports got off to a slow start in 2020 but picked up steam in...
Read ArticlePlanter calibration critical to seeding ROI
February 13, 2021Research during the past two decades tells corn growers that seed spacing, seed singulation and seed placement are critical factors in extracting top returns on that big input investment. The most important task in any cro...
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