Following severe August flooding in parts of Indiana, ear rots and mycotoxin risk are important considerations as harvest gets underway.🌽 Read the latest from Camila Nicolli & Dan Quinn: 🔗ag.purdue.edu/news/departmen… @INCornFarmers

🚨 New from The Kernel Lab! 🌽 Can narrower rows help when pushing seeding rates? 20-in (51-cm) rows enhanced yield at 3 of 4 site-years, and the response to seeding rate was more pronounced under narrow spacing at two site-years. 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Earlier this week, Dr. Dan Quinn shared ongoing research on nitrogen loss and management during the Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center Field Day. The discussion covered common N loss mechanisms and research evaluating nitrogen inhibitors. Thanks to everyone who joined us!🌽

🌽Putting crop scouting skills to the test! Last week, The Kernel Lab joined the Indiana Youth Crop Scouting Competition. At our station, students tackled corn growth staging, potential crop injury and yield impacts, and grain yield estimation.

🌽How much defoliation can corn tolerate before yield declines? This week we completed manual defoliation treatments with 33%, 66%, and 99% leaf removal in both short- and tall-stature corn hybrids. This photo shows the 99% defoliation treatment at R1.

🌽 Wrapping up the week in the field. Another busy day collecting ear leaf and whole plant samples, applying fungicides, and moving multiple corn research projects forward. #CornResearch #PurdueAgronomy

Another day in the field! Today our team collected whole-plant biomass samples to support ongoing research on water use efficiency in tall- and short-stature corn, led by Ph.D. student Erick Oliva Stay tuned for more updates from this research.🌽 #CornResearch #PurdueAgronomy

𝗡𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁. 🌽 See how our team evaluates nitrogen inhibitors while measuring NH₃ volatilization, leaching, and N₂O emissions across Indiana research sites. Supported by @FoundationFAR

The 2026 DTC Field Scout Intern Workshop wrapped up today at ACRE! At the Corn Growth & Development station, Dr. Dan Quinn and his students led hands-on discussions on corn growth stages, stand assessments, and early-season crop development.🌽 @PurdueAg @PurdueAgryExt

This week, we officially wrapped up planting season for The Kernel Lab🌽 Planting may be finished, but the work in the field is far from over. Looking forward to another season of research and learning. #TheKernelLab #PurdueAgronomy #CornResearch #PlantingSeason

𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗘 🌽 Field season is underway, and the team has been out at ACRE laying out and staking research plots. Always good to be back in the field. 🌱 📸 Purdue Agricultural Communications @purdue_ag @purdueagronomy