While USDA's crop condition ratings don't translate to a specific yield, with strong conditions, analysts say it's possible ...

• The best way to store corn on the cob is in the refrigerator. • Either stack the cobs on the shelf or loosely contain them ...

Most farm operators in the upper Midwest will likely not switch intended 2025 corn acres to soybeans unless the corn planting dates get extended into late May or beyond.

Corn is a cornerstone of U.S. agriculture, with nearly 90 million acres planted annually, producing over 400 million tons of the crop, much of which is used for livestock feed, ethanol production ...

Many areas of the western Midwest and Plains states have remained quite dry in recent weeks. The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor on April 15 showed the “abnormally dry” or more severe drought ...

The Midwest, known as the nation ... Ohio and Iowa rely on agriculture — especially soy, corn, pork, ... "We had a big war in ...

The report, from the World Resources Institute, which has been critical of US biofuel policy in the past, draws from 100 ...

One big reason is that corn typically hits the peak of its sweat earlier in its growing season. By this time of year, the corn is starting to mature and is not releasing as much water.

Corn releases moisture into the air as it grows, contributing to humidity. But local climate experts say there is a lot more at play in the Midwest's muggy summers.

Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, filled with 12-foot-tall leafy walls, but soon, that corn might become quite a bit shorter.

Amid climate challenges, shorter crops that are now being tested could transform Midwest farming. Cameron Sorgenfrey shows the height difference between corn stalks at one of his fields in Wyoming ...