Corn

Nearly one out of every three dollars generated by South Dakota agriculture starts in a corn field. Two of every three rows of corn become ethanol. It’s the most-planted crop in South Dakota, and a strong partner in the production of livestock. Best management practices for corn production, developed at SDSU, are your window to enhanced profitability.

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Best Management Practices for Corn Production

iGrow Corn is your unbiased, research-based guide to corn production, providing the latest recommendations to help increase yield, reduce input costs and protect your investment.

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Corn Hybrid Trial Results

In 2019, corn silage was conducted at two locations throughout South Dakota. Corn hybrid was conducted at seven location in South Dakota. Conventional corn hybrid was conducted at three location in South Dakota.

Corn, Crop Management, Crop Performance Testing

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Fertilizer Recommendation Guide

2019 South Dakota Pest Management Guide - Corn

Bacterial Leaf Streak of Corn: A New Corn Disease in South Dakota

2018 Field Plot Summaries for Corn: Fungicide Trials

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Grain Storage Calculator

An Excel based spreadsheet for corn, soybean, spring and winter wheat producers.

Standing Corn Considerations

The January 2020 South Dakota Crop Progress Report indicated four percent of S.D. corn acres remain in the field. Given the record rainfall of 2019, current snow pack levels and the 3-to-6-month precipitation forecasts, farmers will likely be dealing with a wet spring in 2020, thus making the removal of those acres important but hard to accomplish.

2020 Agronomy Update

SDSU Extension will be hosting an agronomy update on Mar 17 at 10:30 AM CST at the SDSU Extension Regional Center (412 West Missouri Ave., Pierre, SD 57501).