The end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test (CSNT) is a simple, inexpensive tool that can be used to assess the nitrogen (N) status of a corn crop at the end of the growing season. Data from studies ...

A cow’s intake and diet quality decrease the longer she is left in the field. When cattle graze corn residue, they select ...

Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial double-edge sword. On one hand, they perform a critical job that supports farmers’ high-yield efforts. On the other, stalks often shred equipment tires ...

"For the past few weeks, we have been moving and rotating cows on corn stalks for the winter. Many ranchers do this to fatten ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Producers looking for ways to reduce feed costs might consider grazing corn stalks, says Julie Walker, South Dakota State University Extension Service beef specialist and associate ...

While the latest crop reports point to the potential for an excellent corn harvest, stalk rot is becoming an ever increasing concern. When stalk rot occurs, the internal material of the stalk degrades ...

As Caleb Hamer evaluated his corn last weekend, he says the crop looked like it flipped a switch and decided it was done growing for the season. “Between the southern rust, some tar spot, and I think ...

Early-season wet conditions signal growers need to closely monitor corn-stalk health as harvest approaches. LG Seeds Agronomist Kyle Malcolm expects some standability issues in the eastern Corn Belt ...

For most of the summer, Julie Gerano didn’t think much of the cornstalk growing in the flower bed of her backyard garden in Kiski Township. Now, however, Gerano, 51, is looking at a potential world ...