FARGO - Mold problems in standing corn will get worse until the corn has dried to about 20 percent moisture or grain temperatures drop below 40 degrees, says North Dakota State University Extension ...

Energy costs are high, so a simple solution would be to cash in on Mother Nature’s free drying services this fall. Unfortunately harvest decisions are rarely simple. Consider these factors when ...

While some Illinois corn growers are heading into harvest early, others are telling Ken Ferrie their corn is drying slowly in the field – they’re seeing moisture levels drop only one point per week.

FARGO - Frost brought the 2011 corn growing season to an end this week for many North Dakota producers. "Corn in many areas had not reached physiological maturity, which could lead to storage problems ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — With each dry day, the odds of salvaging decent corn and soybean crops dwindle for western Kentucky farmers like Bill Clift. Clift planted 3,600 acres of corn and beans this ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- When corn reaches maturity, the moisture content of the kernel is generally between 30 and 35 percent. Weather this time of year can have a major impact on how quickly corn or other ...

It’s been so dry in parts of Nebraska and South Dakota that corn plants are doing something truly strange – they’re not producing ears of grain. The stalks, which should be about 8 feet tall by this ...

FARGO, N.D. -- Rallying farm commodity marketing prices, in the wake of new realizations about hot, dry conditions during a critical period in the central Corn Belt, are causing a stir in the ...

The Midwest has always been synonymous with amber waves of grain, endless fields of corn stretching to the horizon. Yet ...