Keeping nitrogen (N) use front and center is a good season-long management consideration for corn, notes Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Field Agronomist and owner of B&M Crop Consulting, Coldwater, Mich.

The calendar used to play a significant role in David Hula’s decision on when he would head to the field and start planting corn. That’s not the case anymore. “I’m not so hung up on the date now as I ...