Dryland farmers rely on the rain to grow their corn and other crops, so in a long drought, they must lower expectations.

Other areas of the state have some issues. Nebraska: Dryland corn in the Nebraska is baked, and even the irrigated corn was hurt by the heat and dryness. Plus, the state had damage from hail and wind.

Flory said his initial dryland corn yield estimates from the first five stops of the day were unexpected, coming in at a low of 107 bu. per acre and a high of 141 bu. per acre. As his team headed ...

For example, crop species selection is strongly influenced by yield goals. On fields that cannot be irrigated, the choice between growing dryland corn and grain sorghum frequently rests with the ...

it’s called ‘corn stunt.’ It shortens the plant up. I mean, dry land corn is usually 8 to 12 feet tall, and a lot of the stuff I was looking at was like 5-6 foot tall, and it affects the ear ...

For now at least, cotton pays more than wheat, corn or sorghum. “We have customers who netted three times more off their dryland cotton last year than they did off their dryland wheat ...

The corn market is relatively strong as Texas producers monitor planted fields in southern areas and prepare to plant in the High Plains.

Most of the Herrimans’ 2,000-acre dryland farm is nestled along the Verdigris River near the Kansas-Oklahoma border. Their primary crops are soybeans, corn and wheat with sorghum and cover crops ...

Crop rotation strategies can differ from region to region and farm to farm, depending on a farm’s cropping needs and choices. Currently, a grass-heavy rotation exists on many High Plains farms due ...

For example, crop species selection is strongly influenced by yield goals. On fields that cannot be irrigated, the choice between growing dryland corn and grain sorghum frequently rests with the ...