Paul Locher explains how early settlers of Ohio country would have harvested corn, detailing the tools they would have used.

The primary difference between those of “lower” and “higher” quality seems to be the harvest method. Those stalks which were harvested directly behind the combine and not shredded are usually of ...

The Woelbers — and the crowd of expectant onlookers — were about to see if the historic picker was up to the task of ...

The amount of corn, leaves and husks will vary with growing and harvest conditions. Cattle will select the grain and best quality forage first when initially turned into a field. As cattle continue to ...

Corn generally reaches black layer ... which can mean problems at the grain elevator and harvest. Too much water might encourage stalk rots and cause poor standability. Lacking nutrients means ...

Corn stalk rots (SRs), characterized by the presence of symptoms or pathogens signs ... At VT (tasseling) stage, stalk base diameter was measured using a digital caliper. At harvest time, when grains ...

“We had a lot of corn that started to go down. There was cannibalization of the stalk from the lack of water and lack of uptake of nutrients to create a strong stalk. We also saw pathogens working on ...

Grazing cows on corn stalks is a long-standing, common practice to reduce feed costs. Grazing calves or yearlings on corn stalks is much less commonly done, but does represent an opportunity to ...