This past week, I have had considerable conversations about how much fertilizer is going off the field when corn stalk bales are removed. The farms I’m talking about are those without livestock.

Those are signs that the corn was picked a while ago. “Anytime you take an ear off the stalk, you’re taking it away from its nutrients and habitat. It's like an umbilical cord, and it’s ...

Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...

Anthracnose leaf blight and stalk rot of corn, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola, is a disease of worldwide importance. Yield losses can approach 40% and up to 80% lodging has been ...

Grazing corn residue — or corn stalks — also is an option for cattle producers, at least through early winter. Undi's studies looked at how frequently producers should supplement dried ...