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 ...

FARGO, N.D. -- What do you get when you combine the latest in corn genetics and a sunny summer on an irrigated field in southeast North Dakota? A nearly 310-bushel-per-acre yield -- assuming you have ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE developing weak La Niña is expected to help increase rice and corn output during the dry cropping season, with the above-normal rains reducing irrigation costs and improving planting conditions, ...

(Weston, Neb.) – Crop scouts on the western leg of the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour were scratching their heads Tuesday in wonderment over unimpressive irrigated corn conditions in Nebraska while the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the U.S., 52% of irrigated land is used for corn, soybean and winter wheat production. Corn and soybean are two of the country's most important crops, with 17% of corn production and 12% of soybean ...