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More corn is expected to go into the ground in 2025, and to get the highest yields requires some careful execution, according to Extension corn agronomist Jeff Coulter.

This trio combines corn, pole beans, and squash or pumpkins. Corn plants provide physical support for the climbing vines of pole beans, which in return fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil to the ...

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The physical structure of corn plants — including the angle of leaves bending from the stem and the number of pollen-laden tassel branches — makes a big difference for yield.