June moisture was quite variable around the major U.S. corn growing areas. Read more about how June weather may impact kernel number per ear and kernel size.

We started our intern program in 2021 to give students the chance to gain real world experiences. Over the years, these students have transitioned into full-time roles. Read more about the three new interns at AgVenture Wehmeyer Seed.

Read about these two scenarios and what agronomist Mike Toohill thinks is the best June weather scenario based on current conditions and the monthly temperature/precipation maps.

Many farmers in the Midwest are experiencing planting delays. Read what the data says about potential yield loss and management thoughts from agronomist Mike Toohill.

As we get closer to planting, keep the following 5 scenarios in the back of your mind.

I’m not sure who first came up with this quote but I think about it every time soils dry and warm way ahead of schedule in the spring.

As last week’s heat and humidity set in on the Midwest, yellowing corn fields became very common in Illinois travels. Read more for harvest suggestions in fields with Anthracnose pressure.

Follow along with us as we go to the field to share our observations and management techniques. Third video… checking on pollination!

The status of corn is an interesting one even after most have caught some rain. The wind and/or hail issues that ran through several states left corn beat up and laid down. Across Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois, it is tasseling or will be within the next week or two.

So you finally got, or are about to get, some rain. Whew! Good news after a tough 6-8 weeks here in the Midwest. What now?

Follow along with us as we go to the field to share our observations and management techniques. Second stop, building a plan for the second half of the growing season.

Follow along with us as we go to the field to share our observations and management techniques. First stop, the V1 growth stage.

Press Release — Russell Hedrick shattered the state yield record with his winning entry of 459.51 bushels per acre in the 2022 North Carolina Corn Growers Yield Contest.

Written by Chris Bennett from Farm Journal — After a roller coaster season of dips and loops, Russell Hedrick was a final bend away from the bin buster of his life—a record-smashing 459.51 bushels per acre of dryland corn. As Hedrick steered a combine into the rows of a 14’ canopy and began slamming ears into the header, he abruptly stopped the machine, alarmed by the hum of high yield music.

All over the Midwest farmers are prepping for the 2022 soybean harvest. Want to envision a higher score for yourself? Here are three actions you can take that will brighten your future.

Tar spot has moved west quickly as it has infected fields across Missouri, Iowa, and has now been confirmed in some counties in Nebraska. If you’ve had tar spot in your field, you know the damage it can cause. If you’ve been lucky and not gotten it so far, you could still get it.

Corn was not the only crop that benefited from fungicide in 2021. So far this fall there have been 5-10 bushel per acre differences in soybeans that had at least one fungicide application compared to the fields that did not receive that application.