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Sweet corn is a fast grower, developing tall stalks with bright green leaves. In the home garden, one corn plant usually ...

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 ...

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.

“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 ...

Around this time of year in the Midwest, corn crops are growing tall and putting up a real stalky roadblock, making it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Disease Identification Anthracnose can be found on all parts of corn throughout the growing season. However, the disease is most often observed as a 1) leaf blight or spot, 2) top dieback, or 3) stalk ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...