Minnesota will pay its farmers more this winter to leave their corn stalks standing. The stalks block snow drift and help keep highways clear, said Pamela McLeod, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota ...

When I was a small boy growing up in Stokes County, my family used various methods of harvesting crops on the farm. Since mechanized farming was still in its infancy, most families resorted to ...

Several different fungi cause stalk rot in corn across the U.S. Corn Belt, and gibberella stalk rot is among the most common forms. Stalk rot depresses yields some 5% each year, and it’s not unheard ...