Corn
Corn Crop Management
Grain Production
Newsletters & Reports
- Corn & Soybean Newsletters
- Corn Research Report, 2022
- Corn Research Report, 2021
- Corn Research Report, 2020
- Corn Research Report, 2019
Production Stats
General Production
- Corn Hybrid Performance Trials
- A Comprehensive Guide to Corn Management in Kentucky, ID-139
- Corn and Soybean Production Calendar, ID-159
- Corn Growth Stages and Growing Degree Days: A Quick Reference Guide, AG-202
- Organic Corn Production in Kentucky, ID-225
- Grain Farming Primer for Landowners, ID-155
- Estimating Corn Yields, AGR-187
- Grain and Forage Crop Guide for Kentucky, AGR-18
- Grazing Corn: An Option for Extending the Grazing Season in Kentucky, ID-152
- USDA - soil survey (web version)
- Corn Growing Degree Day Calculator in Kentucky
- Corn Growth and Development, (pdf of a presentation)
- Kentucky Extension Yield Contest
- Kentucky Planting Date and Blacklayer
Irrigation
- Corn Irrigation Needs in Kentucky, pdf
This is a presentation in PDF format of a general irrigation, water use, and corn requirements for water.
Links below are to universities with years of experience with irrigation.
- Nebraska: Ag Irrigation Page - University of Nebraska
- Georgia: University of Georgia Irrigation Resources
- Missouri: University of Missouri Irrigation Resources
Damage Assessment
Harvest and Storage
Corn Silage
- Kentucky Silage Trials, html
- Producing Corn for Silage, AGR-79
- Late-season frost damage to corn for silage, AGR-183
- Grazing Corn: An Option for Extending the Grazing Season in Kentucky, PD-152
- Using Drought-Stress Corn: Harvesting, Storage, Feeding, Pricing and Marketing, ID-86, html
- Corn stalk nitrate test, AGR-180
- Corn Growth Stages and Growing Degree Days: A Quick Reference Guide, AG-202
- Important Steps When Harvesting Corn Silage, pdf
- Silo Face Management, pdf
- Estimating corn grain yield from silage yields (Univ. of Wisconsin), html
- Corn Growing Degree Day Calculator in Kentucky
White Corn
- Corn Hybrid Performance Trials
- Corn Growth Stages and Growing Degree Days: A Quick Reference Guide, AG-202
- White and Yellow Food-Grade Corn Fact Sheet (pdf)
- White Food Grade Corn information (Ohio State University) (html)
- Guidelines for identity preservation (html)
- Corn Growing Degree Day Calculator in Kentucky
Popcorn
Nutrient Management
Pest Management
Corn Diseases
Corn Insects
Corn Weeds
Corn Scouting
Corn Marketing and Economics
Corn Handling and Harvesting
- Visit the UK Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Extension Website
- Stored Grain (html)
- U.S. Grain Standards
- Grain Storage Website (UK Biosystems and Ag Engineering)
- Calculators for Grain Harvest and Handling (BAE)
- Cost of Harvest Losses vs. Heated Air Drying (downloadable Excel Spreadsheet)
- Fuel Cost Comparison: LP vs Natural Gas (downloadable Excel Spreadsheet)
- Grain Shrink Factor Calculator
- Seed Cost Calculator (downloadable Excel Spreadsheet)
- Grain Bin Capacity Spreadsheet (downloadable Excel Spreadsheet)
- Flat Storage Capacity (downloadable Excel Spreadsheet)
- Corn Harvesting, Handling, Drying and Storing, pdf - A Section in ID-139 A Comprehensive Guide to Corn Production
- ID-152: Grazing Corn: An Option for Extending the Grazing Season in Kentucky (pdf)
- Stored Grain
Equipment and Machinery
Other Resources
Presentations :: Photos :: Etc.
Corn Presentations
If you have PowerPoint on your computer, you will want to SAVE FILE TO DISK.
- Kentucky Crops (Images of Corn, Soybean and Wheat)
- On-Farm Research 2012, pdf
- Corn, Narrow Rows and Twin Rows, 2009-2010
- Establishing Corn Stands, Ag Expo 2008, pps
- Digital Images 101, Jan 2008
- Woodford County Meeting, 2007
- Farm Bureau Meeting, 2007
- Corn Growth and Development 2011, pdf file
- Critical yield factors, pdf