The researchers think the crackling noises occur because of tiny fractures from the corn plant stretching, breaking and growing. The time-lapse video documents the noises, along with the plant ...

The majority of economists think we could see more soybean acres than what was revealed in the March Prospective Plantings Report, but they don’t expect the corn acreage estimate to grow much.

“Seeing how tall corn can grow comes down to internode length and quantity,” Karl explains—in other words, the number of leaves a stalk has and the distance between those leaves. He learned early on ...

Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...

Corn, which doesn't grow in the wild, needs to be cultivated to produce a crop. By the time Europeans arrived, Amerindian farmers had developed 150 varieties of corn, which grew from southern ...

In many parts of Costa Rica, the climate is so kind that nearly every day is perfect for gardening. Most gardeners can plant and harvest corn twice a year, and those with adequate irrigation might ...