Comparing cool-weather emergence in till and no-till

May 25, 2021 • The #CornWatch21 field was planted April 25. Half the corn field was conventionally tilled following soybeans, and half was no-tilled into soybean stubble.

Determining why young plants fail to launch

May 23, 2021 • Consider sacrificing a few plants to see how root systems are developing. If root systems aren’t as robust as you’d like, now is the time to determine why.

Seven ideas for a successful 2021 crop

Feb. 19, 2021 • Every year, we learn new things. Read seven corn and soybean lessons learned in 2020.

Todd JeffriesFebruary 19, 2021Jeffries, Todd Jeffries, Dave Nanda, corn, soybeans, emergence, corn hybrids, planting, planting corn, weeds, seed

How long can emergence be delayed before yield is affected?

Oct. 27, 2020 | Some plants which emerged four days or more behind the first plants in the Corn Watch ‘20 field still produced decent ears. In a few cases, plants which emerged on time struggled. What we saw wasn’t as black-and-white as you might think.

Connie JeffriesOctober 27, 2020Dave Nanda, Nanda, CornWatch20, emergence, late emergence, corn emergence, yield, corn, corn growth

Dig to determine if a gap means a seed failed to emerge or was not dropped

July 3, 2019 | Assuming a gap between plants was the planter’s fault might cause a lot of effort chasing a problem that didn’t exist.

Connie JeffriesJuly 3, 2019corn, emergence, Corn Watch, CornWatch