News

Nearly 60,000 acres of land in our county are dedicated in any given year to growing this peculiar grass species.
That is an old saying by farmers that is used as a measuring stick to determine how their corn crops are faring in summer.
Americans love corn. While you might think the Cornhusker State produces the most of this staple grain, a different contender ...
Chef Ashish Alfred, who co-hosts the show Bar Rescue, is also #TeamBoiling. “If you actually want to taste the corn, boiling ...
Knee high by the Fourth of July” is not a rule by any means, but it helps farmers navigate a field of uncertainties, and it ...
If you live in Indiana, you've heard the saying "knee high by the Fourth of July" relating to corn height. Does this saying ...
Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ears per field is stand and ear counts. Determine the causes of gaps, late-emerging plants and missing ears so you know how ...
The ancestors of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin built earthen mounds to grow crops. The site could be the largest preserved archaeological field system in the eastern United States ...
While corn and soybeans dominate the Midwestern landscape today, some farmers are integrating strips of native prairie back into their fields. This conservation practice has expanded to more than ...
The Isbell’s are a 6th generation farm family that has been providing 15 acres of free sweet corn to the public for nearly 20 years. Neal Isbell runs the farm with his son Shane and his grandson Tyler ...
Thermal drone footage shows the rescue of a 3-year-old who became lost after he had wandered into a 100-acre corn field alone and at night in Alto, Wisconsin.. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s ...