Corn is a crop that wants a lot of water and nutrients to grow strong and healthy and to provide a bumper harvest of juicy cobs. These popular and statuesque plants are simple to grow, yet you do need ...

Roughly 25% to 50% of the total commercial nitrogen applied to fields across the state occurs in the fall. Waiting for cooler ...

Healthy growth in any garden depends on a steady supply of nutrients, and nitrogen is one of the most important ones. Without enough of it, plants lose vigor and color, and soil struggles to support ...

Is there any vegetable that screams Ohio summer more than sweet corn eaten on the cob? Some gardeners might argue that the tomato is the more popular vegetable grown in Ohio, and it is the state fruit ...

A farmer applies nitrogen fertilizer to a corn field in Boone County in June 2024. Photo by Alex Schaffer/Iowa Soybean Association. AMES, Iowa – The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize ...

Mother Nature wraps every kernel of seed corn in a thin protective coat, called the pericarp. It covers the seed like skin, providing a first line of defense against soil pathogens, pests and ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF), a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products and the world’s largest producer of ammonia, and POET LLC, ...

Midwestern soils are among the most productive in the world, thanks in part to extensive tile drainage systems that remove excess water from crop fields. But water isn't the only thing flowing through ...