The term for the late-summer spike in humidity from corn plants cooling themselves was “something that locals very much know about,” Boustead, a meteorologist and climatologist, recalled. But this ...

'Cherokee' multicolored popcorn. The concept of companion planting, in which one plant helps the other, is the basic idea behind the Three Sisters, but focusing on this alone glosses over many of ...

This is for corn planted around May 1. That translates to corn plants that are five to 10 days ahead of normal. The graphic below shows total GDUs for the season. Michigan corn farmers are now ...

That will, for a short time, mean even more humidity in the air produced by the corn. Over time, however, it leads to a worsening of drought conditions. "Eventually, because of added stress to the ...

The big concern with corn sweat is the impact on the local heat index, i.e. what the temperature feels like when you factor ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—Before you start applying deodorant to your corn fields, they’re not going to be any smellier than usual. All plants sweat. This is not a new process, but people have ...

Corn sweat is a summertime phenomenon that happens when the crop releases water into the air. It can add to humidity, but ...

The term for the late-summer spike in humidity from corn plants cooling themselves was “something that locals very much know about,” Boustead, a meteorologist and climatologist, recalled.