Corn
Nutrient Management for Field Corn Silage and Grain
Adequate nutrition is essential if productive new corn hybrids are to realize their full yield potential. This publication provides fertilizer guidelines based on university research and a special...
Uniform Plant Stand Is Key to Crop Yield and Quality
Because it affects all aspects of crop production, uniform stand establishment is vital for healthy crop production. Learn about the factors that enable growers to realize this important objective,...
Field Corn Harvest Recommendations for Idaho
Field corn is infrequently discussed in Extension publications, even though Idaho farmers use the southern-grown crop for livestock feed. Grown along the Snake River Plain in southern Idaho, it's a...
This bulletin describes the water requirements of the corn crop and explains how to manage a center pivot irrigation system to deliver enough water to the crop at the right times. It focuses on...
Identifying the Corn Blotch Leafminer
Large populations of corn blotch leafminer, a pest recently discovered in Idaho, can lead to crop losses similar to those caused by hail. This publication describes the pest and its impacts on corn...
With a crisp texture and a subtle, slightly sweet corn flavor, this delicious veggie is surprisingly easy to cultivate; learn how here. Authors: Carol Miles, Catherine Daniels, Leslie Zenz, Jacky...
Two types of smut attack corn in the Pacific Northwest: common smut and head smut. This publication provides descriptions of symptoms and the disease cycle, and management strategies (which differ...
Western Corn Rootworm in Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and Eastern Washington
Western corn rootworm ( xDiabrotica virgifera virgifera ) is a notorious corn pest for much of the continental United States. Although it isn’t as abundant in the Pacific Northwest, isolated...
Strip-tillage for Onions and Sweet Corn, Lorin Grigg (Farmer-to-Farmer Case Study Series)
Lorin Grigg grows onions and sweet corn under sprinkler irrigation in Quincy, Washington. In this publication, Grigg discusses his strategy for cover cropping to protect seedlings from windblown...