Below you will find our corn agronomy library. Here you will find information and articles on producing a successful corn crop. You will find information on seeding rates, seed placement, field preparation, fertility, weed control, diseases, and study results.
General Information
- Estimating Corn Yields by the Kernel Count Method
- High Yield Production Practices for Corn
- Drought, Heat Stress, Goss’s Wilt and Aphids
- Caution: Herbicide Tank Mixes Can Injure Your Corn
Insects
Diseases
- Foliar Fungicide Effects on Corn Yield
- Goss’s Wilt of Corn
- Head Smut in Corn
- Nitrogen Application
- Common Smut in Corn
- Foliar Fungicide Effects on Corn Yield
- Maximizing the Value of Foliar Fungicides in Corn
- Reemergence of Goss’s Wilt and Blight of Corn to the Central High Plains
Fertility
- Guide to Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms
- Understanding Purple Corn and Uneven Seedling Growth
- Determining Optimum Nitrogen Rates for Corn
- Use of Starter Fertilizers in Corn Production
- Zinc Deficiencies and Fertilization in Corn Production
Maturity and Pollination
- Corn Maturity and Dry Down
- Corn Pollination Success
- Conditions At Pollination Determine Kernel Set In Corn
- Silk-Balling in Corn Hybrids
Drought
- Combine Settings for Harvesting Drought
- How Drought Affects Corn
- Corn Drought Stress Tolerance
- Drought Stressed Grain Harvest
- How Drought Affects Nutrients
- Drought Stress Effects on Corn and Soybean During Reproductive Stages
- Corn Fields Impacted by Late-Season Drought
- Heat and Drought Affecting Crops
Emergence
- Early Season Frost Damage to Corn
- Corn Early-Season Symptoms and Causes
- Pre-Emergence Freeze Injury in Corn
- Recommendations to Avoid Cold Injury
Planting Information
- Corn Hybrid Response to Plant Population
- Corn Performance at Very High Plant Populations
- Corn Planting Depth
- Corn Stand Evaluation
- Planting Depth and Spacing
- Corn Planting Guide
- Corn Response to Row Width, Plant Population, and Hybrid Maturity in the Far-Northern Corn Belt
- Late Spring Corn Planting
- Cold, Saturated Soil Effects on Corn Germination & Emergence
- Planter Maintenance and Calibration
Silage
- Corn Silage Production and Management
- Corn Silage Production in Narrow Rows
- High Moisture Corn Harvest Considerations
- Late Season Frost Damage to Corn Grown for Silage
- What Corn Silage Harvest Moisture Will Maximize Milk Yield?