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(1 July 2022)
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Purdue Univ.

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Recent Articles

How Deep Should Corn Be Planted?

Dan Quinn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Agronomy Extension Corn Specialist Purdue University   During the heat of planting, one thing that often can be forgotten is thoroughly checking and understanding two items, 1) what seed depth am I planting at?

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Making Sense of Grain Test Weight in Corn

Dan Quinn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Agronomy Extension Corn Specialist Email: djquinn@purdue.edu Twitter: @PurdueCorn   What is test weight?   Although yield is always at the forefront of many corn farmers and agronomists’ minds during harvest, another important discussion topic

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