While the time it takes to grow corn can vary greatly, the signs that the corn is ready to pick are the same for all sweet corn varieties. Corn kernels go through different growth stages ...

Once you've found an ear that passes this visual test, pick it up. It should have some heft to it, indicating that its sugars haven't begun converting to starches, a process that dries the corn out.

“This is just a bunch of old farmers who get together every year and pick corn with an old picker, a single-row picker,” he said. “It’s just something that brings back memories.

The Minnesota Ag Statistics Field Office released the field crop status report on Sept. 9 which reports that 85 percent of corn was in the dough stage, compared to 94 percent average. Fifty ...

Drought-stressed corn silage can have from 75 to 90 percent of the feed value of normal corn silage, but there are some issues to be aware of when dealing with drought-stressed corn silage.