The town of North Loup, population 323, 55 miles northwest of Grand Island, may seem an unlikely headquarters for an ...

At this time of year, Zangger Popcorn Hybrids sent more than 60 seasonal workers into the nursery to help the pollination ...

Another important tip: Do not plant popcorn and sweet corn within 100 feet of each other. Jim notes, “They will cross pollinate, and your sweet corn will taste like sawdust.

From little North Loup, Nebraska, the Zangger family supplies a surprising amount of the world’s hybrid popcorn seed. It all ...

One ear of corn offers about 20 grams of carbohydrates, 2.5 grams of fiber and 2.6 grams of protein, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food database. A bag of microwave popcorn, on ...

Common stalk borer eggs typically begin to hatch at 575-degree days, according to Varenhorst. He says the caterpillars finish hatching and begin development on weeds and grasses at 750-degree days.

Stalk Rots on Corn 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 ...