BROOKINGS, S.D. - Planting depth is one of many factors growers need to consider when planting a corn crop, explained David Karki, Ph.D.,SDSU Extension Agronomy Field Specialist. "A common principle ...

Our research documented that active downforce systems greatly improved depth consistency, reducing variability by an average ...

As planting dates get closer, particularly for corn and soybean farmers, they have much to weigh in 2026, Ken Eriksen writes.

Corn is frost-sensitive, so spring planting is ideal.

During a Strategic Farming webinar hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension on March 25, Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist, offered numerous considerations for the ...

If your corn planter would do a better job in the field being hitched to a boat this week, it’s obviously too wet to plant. However, there are times when soil conditions are less than ideal and ...

Walking through his last field of corn to plant, west central Illinois farmer Brent Johnson was nearing the finish line last Monday. Missing the spotty pop-up showers, he finished planting corn that ...

Plant corn 2 inches deep, even if you plant early, says Dale Hicks, Extension agronomist with the University of Minnesota. Hicks said that the seed zone is warmer the closer the seeds are to the soil ...

Yield potential drops when corn is not planted at the right depth. "The old rule of thumb -- or index finger in this case -- is to plant corn at a depth equal to the second knuckle on your index ...

If you’ve recently done any driving through the rural parts of our area, you’ve probably seen tractors pulling planters down beautiful rows of prepared soil. That’s because it’s corn planting time.