Corn School: How much rain does corn need?

For this episode of the Corn School, Bernard Tobin asks Dale Cowan, senior agronomist at AGRIS C0-operative, about how much rain a corn crop needs throughout the season and about the critical times during a crop's growth that it needs that rain. Plus, once we have that knowledge, how do we manage our soils and crops to make sure we have moisture throughout the season? "At this growth stage (six to seven leaf), roughly it's been at least four inches of rain, maybe even closer to five," says Cowan. "That's a combination of not just rain but also stored soil moisture as well." A high yielding corn crop could consume approximately 25 inches of moisture per acre, per year, says Cowan, which is a substantial amount. By the tassel stage, the plant will have consumed about 10 inches of water, and the remaining 15 inches will be needed during the reproductive stage. #CornSchool #Yield #Farming #Agronomy Find more episodes of the Corn School at: https://www.realagriculture.com/corn-school Website: https://www.realagriculture.com/ Find us on our other social media platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/realagriculture Instagram: https://instagram.com/realagriculture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realagmedia