HANLEY FALLS -- Irrigation can make economic sense for many corn farmers in Minnesota, but it is not known if a more costly investment in subsurface irrigation can produce the yields to justify the ...

The late-season irrigation know-how Olan Moore started using in Texas corn growers’ fields 40 years ago is common in the Lone Star state but still relatively unknown in the Midwest. Moore, owner of ...

Jefferson County corn growers are anxious to get to irrigation termination as it has been a long hot and dry summer for many. Growers are starting to ask when can they stop watering corn fields, ...

Lyndon Kelley keeps an ever-growing file of irrigation accidents and pivot wrecks spanning 30 years in time. Jammed in the fat file is a trove of photos that producers wish would remain buried. “One ...

I recently wrote about methods that corn farmers could use to cope with drought. This week I will show how high corn yields can be achieved with limited irrigation water supplies when the corn crop is ...

HELENA-WEST HELENA — Arkansas’ corn producers are nearly done with planting as harvest time approaches for the state’s winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service showed 99 percent ...

MANDAN, North Dakota — A field of corn north of Mandan, North Dakota, serves as a perfect illustration of what the drought of 2021 has done to crops and what the potential could have been with some ...

Local farmers will tell you a tale of two different corn crops so far this season. Those who have an irrigation system have had success, while those who have had to rely on Mother Nature have not done ...