Arden Barnes According to the University of Kentucky Extension Service, broomcorn is not corn. It’s a type of sorghum used for making brooms and ... to finish cleaning stalks of broomcorn.

Sorghum stalks can also be cultivated for a variety of purposes ... "I inclose you some of the Grain called Whisk Corn, or Broom Corn," he wrote to Samuel Ward in 1757, in a letter from the National ...

An extension agronomist is concerned a loss of nutrients early in the growing season could result in poor stalk quality. Jeff ...

Kansas City family in need of help after mom dies days after giving birth But soon, that towering corn might become a miniature of its former self, replaced by stalks only half as tall as the ...

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 ...

Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial double-edge sword. On one hand, they perform a critical job that supports farmers’ high-yield efforts. On the other, stalks often shred equipment ...

“He developed a plain green broom corn and I made mine multicolored ... to a threshing machine that removes the seeds from the stalk. “The hard part of broomcorn is taking the seeds ...

Today, they remain a favorite fall tradition, with farms coming up with elaborate new designs each year that are cut into the corn stalks. This year, the farm is showcasing Life Stories Child ...

“While the stalk integrity of the short-stature corn was absolutely outstanding, it didn’t retain as much of its leaf material in the upper portion of the plants,” Blomgren says. Intensive ...

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 ...

But soon, that towering corn might become a miniature of its former self, replaced by stalks only half as tall as the green giants that have dominated fields for so long. "As you drive across the ...

Corn brooms are the kind you might associate with Halloween-style witches: Their bristles are long and bundled together, meeting the floor flat, unlike an angle broom. The longer bristles give ...