If you’re on Twitter, you’ve likely seen a lot of buzz around wide-row corn (44-inch or 60-inch) with cover crops seeded between rows. The goal is to space the corn rows out to provide more light for ...
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D — Farmers with cattle in Iowa, South Dakota Minnesota and North Dakota increasingly are trying the “wide-row corn” — interseeded with crops and cover crops — to improve profits while ...
Row spacings vary between operations, crops, and locations across the U.S., but generally, corn is typically managed in 30-inch rows. For 40 years or more, crop rows have narrowed to maximize sunlight ...
Short corn could be the future of commercial corn. Learn from experts and farmers about its benefits. It’s hard to imagine ...
Terra incognita. When Bob Recker turned off every other row on his no-till planter, doubled the plant population, and punched seed into Iowa soil, he crossed into the uncharted territory of 60” row ...
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — As farmers in west central Minnesota prepare for spring planting, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is asking growers to consider joining the standing corn rows program ...