The corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) is a tropical African evergreen tree. They grow fairly slowly, from thick canes or stems that produce long, narrow leaves like stalks of corn, growing upward.

There’s some wiggle room when planting soybeans, but that’s not the case for corn. To avoid seed chilling, he advises farmers to plant corn only under two conditions: The soil temperature must ...

Plant further apart (45cm) if you want to try for a smaller second cob, too. Water when the cobs start to form and the silks appear on the ears of corn. At this time it is also a good idea to shake ...

To protect thousands of varieties of Mexico's prized heirloom corn, leaders vote to amend the constitution to ban the ...

CHICAGO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Farmers in the U.S. plan to plant more corn and fewer soybeans this spring than they did last year, hoping to eke out a profit and shield themselves from U.S. President ...

CHICAGO — Farmers in the U.S. plan to plant more corn and fewer soybeans this spring than they did last year, hoping to eke out a profit and shield themselves from U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...