Greg Pryor shares how and when to start planting a summer garden in this edition of The Happy Homestead. From potatoes to tomatoes, Pryor gives planting tips for a variety of garden staples.

Corn is frost-sensitive, so spring planting is ideal. Corn is a delicious summer side dish, and it’s even more enjoyable when freshly gathered from the garden. Besides being tasty, corn is ...

Dandelions go quickly from bloom to scattered seed also. Pick a dry day if you are applying spray. A day with fog or light misty rain is a good choice with the application of granular weed and feed ...

You think all corn roots are the same? Then you’ve likely never paid close attention to roots on corn exhibited at county fairs. This summer, check out a county fair with 4-H crops on display, ...

Flying over Ohio this time of year, green fields paint a lush picture. For one farmer, those fields were a blank canvas for something he was ready to create. “We’ve been doing the multi-hybrid ...

Learn how careful monitoring of your corn crop in reproductive growth stages can help protect yield potential.

Protecting plants from frost may seem like a no-brainer but serves as a good reminder to watch the forecast even when planting cool tolerant vegetables.

WHAT IT IS: Ethanol is a type of renewable fuel created from grain, typically corn in the United States. Most gasoline in the U.S. contains some ethanol as an additive. TYPES OF ETHANOL: E10, the most ...

In these times of tight profit margins in production agriculture, Russell Hedrick has one question for farmers: “Do you want ...