Uniform, rapid emergence is the foundation of high-yielding corn. Corn plants that emerge at different times compete unevenly for light, water and nutrients. Soil temperature, soil moisture, ...

In the coming month, we will start to see corn planters, 10 to 30 feet wide, being pulled across the fields as farmers take on the task of getting seeds into soil in preparation for the fall harvest.

As planting dates get closer, particularly for corn and soybean farmers, they have much to weigh in 2026, Ken Eriksen writes.

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With the local ethanol plant still closed following a fire earlier this month, farm work focused on prepping for planting.