Farmers have been questioning how long one should plant corn and beans. Other concerns include ponding, insect injury, saturated soils and poor stands, Wayne Flanary, University of Missouri regional agronomist in Oregon, said in a news release. Typically, corn is not recommended to be planted past mid- June because there is considerable yield loss. Also, corn might fail to dry in the field in fall. Research...

Recent storms have caused a variety of damage to Mississippi’s corn crop and left growers with management questions. “Likely the most prevalent problem since last weekend has been hail, although ‘greensnap’ (a term describing corn stalks broken by high winds) and flash flooding have also occurred,” writes Erick Larson, Extension grains specialist with Mississippi State University, in a newsletter released...

Ammonium sulfate is a water soluble fertilizer providing 21 percent nitrogen by weight and 24 percent sulfur. The guaranteed analysis is 21-0-0+24(S). It can be applied to lawns as a top dressing of nitrogen and sulfur with a broadcast or drop-type spreader. In areas with high pH soils, the sulfur in ammonium sulfate helps lower soil pH levels. As with other fertilizers, water the treated area well after each...

Growing season conditions may be the biggest contributor to poor crop appearance today, rather than inadequate soil fertility, says Fabián Fernández, University of Illinois Extension specialist in soil fertility and plant nutrition. “Environmental conditions play an important role in nutrient availability,” Fernández says. “Plants obtain most of their nutrients and water from the soil through...