Corn crop’s critical hurdle is tassel emergence and pollination. The most critical period of corn plant development is the two weeks before and after silking. During this period the corn plant ...

Agronomists and farmers are finding some pollination issues in specific genetics that were impacted by environmental stress during early, rapid growth. Pollination is always a critical point in corn ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Weather conditions across the U.S. corn belt are expected to be ideal during the critical pollination period this month, but there is some uncertainty in August for the vital pod ...

Nicolle Ritchie, an extension agent with Michigan State University, inspects an ear of corn for pollination issues Aug. 18 in Paw Paw, Mich. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Buy Photo The Gazette offers ...

PAW PAW, Mich. — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what's now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat ...