About Corn in Kentucky

Corn (Zea mays L.) grown in Kentucky is used mainly for livestock feed (60 percent) and as a cash crop. Corn is grown in every county in Kentucky, with a major portion of the acreage in Western Kentucky. A small percentage of corn is grown for silage. The term "corn" generally refers to the major grain crop in a region. For example, "corn" in Europe or the Middle East would normally refer to wheat. The term "maize" is used across the globe to refer to Zea mays. Corn or maize originated in the Americas, possibly in what is now Mexico. Corn is grown widely across the world, and demand for this feed grain is growing.

Resources

• Grain Experts
• Grain Crops Update
• Kentucky Corn Growers Association
• Archived Reports

Corn Crop Management

Grain Production

Newsletters & Reports

• Corn & Soybean Newsletters
• Corn Research Report, 2023
• Corn Research Report, 2022
• Corn Research Report, 2021
• Corn Research Report, 2020
• Corn Research Report, 2019

Production Stats

• Corn Production Statistics
• USDA Quickstats
• USDA National Crop Progress

General Production

• Corn Hybrid Performance Trials
• ID-139: A Comprehensive Guide to Corn Management in Kentucky
• ID-159: Corn and Soybean Production Calendar
• AG-202: Corn Growth Stages and Growing Degree Days: A Quick Reference Guide
• ID-225: Organic Corn Production in Kentucky
• ID-155: Grain Farming Primer for Landowners
• AGR-187: Estimating Corn Yields
• AGR-18: Grain and Forage Crop Guide for Kentucky
• ID-152: Grazing Corn: An Option for Extending the Grazing Season in Kentucky
• Corn Growing Degree Day Calculator in Kentucky
• Corn Growth and Development
• Kentucky Extension Yield Contest
• Kentucky Planting Date and Blacklayer

Irrigation

• ID-139, Chapter 6: A Comprehensive Guide to Corn Management in Kentucky
  • Corn Irrigation Needs in Kentucky
• University of Nebraska Irrigation Resources
  • Center Pivot Conservation Project
  • Center Pivot Systems
  • Crop Water Use
  • Chemigation
  • Corn Irrigation Management
• University of Georgia Irrigation Resources
  • Irrigation Scheduling Methods
  • Irrigation Pumping Plant Performance
  • Center Pivot Uniformity Evaluation
• University of Missouri Irrigation Resources
  • Irrigation Tips

Damage Assessment

• AGR-192: Evaluating Early Season Frost Damage in Corn
• AGR-193: Evaluating Flood Damage in Corn
• AGR-194: Estimating Hail Damage in Corn
• AGR-195: Replanting Options for Corn
• ID-86: Using Drought-Stress Corn: Harvesting, Storage, Feeding, Pricing and Marketing

Harvest & Storage

• Calculators for Grain Harvest and Handling
• ID-139, Chapter 11: A Comprehensive Guide to Corn Production

Corn Silage

• AGR-79: Producing Corn for Silage
• AGR-183: Late-Season Frost Damage to Corn for Silage
• PD-152: Grazing Corn: An Option for Extending the Grazing Season in Kentucky
• AGR-202: Corn Growth Stages and Growing Degree Days: A Quick Reference Guide
• Corn Growing Degree Day Calculator in Kentucky

White Corn

• Guidelines for Identity Preservation

Popcorn

• Popcorn and Bluecorn as Alternate Crops for Kentucky
• Popcorn Production