Indiana crop advisers explain how corn yield estimates depend on fudge factor, which represents kernels per bushel.

As corn fields across the country transition from emergence into rapid vegetative growth, one question is top of mind for many growers: How much of this year’s yield potential has already been ...

Sharply increased yield estimates for corn in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Aug. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates surprised markets. The season’s first survey-based corn yield ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, July 14 (Reuters) - While the United States appears well on its way to a record corn crop, the top exporter is not completely immune to yield barriers from here, particularly ...

The degradation of water and soil resources, population growth, global warming, and climate change have made the revision of food production methods and systems inevitable 1. Corn (Zea mays L.) is the ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, July 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. corn yield appears on pace to break its six-year streak of undershooting trendline expectations, and some analyst predictions have gotten quite lofty.

Ongoing genetic enhancements in corn hybrids for high plant density tolerance compel agronomists to periodically reassess optimal intra-row spacing. Accordingly, this investigation assessed the growth ...

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 ...

First, the U.S. Acreage Report of crops planted for 2026. Corn, soybean, and wheat acres were detailed in that report. Second is the Quarterly Grain Stocks Report as of June 1. Grain prices after the ...

The outlook for U.S. and global corn and soybean crops in 2025 is generally positive, with strong vegetation health in corn-growing regions and stable conditions for soybeans globally. The record-high ...

On Friday, the USDA released their November report. The main takeaway is that the USDA expects a big crop with a 186 bushel per acre yield.However, the market remains skeptical and seems to be trading ...