Some fields hit with hail are already a ... In central and southeastern Kansas, the corn crop is showing signs of drought stress. However, 12% of the state is drought-free, which includes where ...

Unlike field corn farmers, Knight has not seen much of an impact from the drought on his fields. The difference between harvesting field corn and sweet corn is timing. Field corn can be harvested ...

which then flows into rivers that are irrigated into agricultural fields. "At this point, we're not as affected by drought," he said. "We produce most of the crops in the summer." Corn is ...

Drought is taking its toll on western Kansas ... “it affects the economic livelihood of everybody in the whole state.” Many corn fields in western Kansas will end up being abandoned because ...

Heavy and prolonged rainfall earlier this month resulted in weed and grass growth in some Orangeburg County corn fields, ...

The corn’s smaller stature and sturdier base enable it to withstand winds of up to 50 mph — researchers hover over fields with a ... use at a time of growing drought concerns.

Many farmers in the area say they have lost early-sown corn, wheat and soy, so to rake back income they have planted fields with more drought-resistant cotton. Many have lost cattle, which ...

Cameron Sorgenfrey holds a tall corn stalk next to a short corn stalk along one of his fields on Sept ... to less water use at a time of growing drought concerns. U.S. farmers grow corn on ...

Zhang would normally use water from a nearby river for the half hectare (1.24 acre) field ... The seven, drought-hit provinces account for roughly 35% of China's corn production, although some ...

Rainfall has benefitted many crops statewide, but the moisture also serves as a catalyst for insects and pests.

The plants can no longer be left in the fields ... extreme drought will persist. "Approximately 300 applications have been registered regarding the crop calamities for flowers and corn,” Adela ...