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One of the most frustrating criticisms corn farmers face is the contention that we should be growing corn strictly for food, not ethanol fuel. Our critics frame the debate as food vs. fuel, and ...

From farmers to gardeners, anyone with a green thumb has probably been getting antsy to get their hands dirty this spring, especially with temperatures expected to threaten 70 degrees this ...

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Ralph Lents, Iowa Corn Promotion Board president, has farmed for more than 45 years, growing corn, soybeans, hay, alfalfa and a beef cow herd in Adair County, Iowa. He uses conservation tillage and no ...

The pole beans will be planted a few weeks later or when the corn plants are 6-12” tall. Before planting the young pole beans around the mound's edge do a good weeding if needed. You can either ...