Do not try to thicken a corn stand that's in tough shape. You need to rip it out and replant it. If you can't bring yourself to do that, 'your stand is good enough,'" says Ken Ferrie.

Historical trends suggest selling some corn over the next six weeks might be a prudent risk management strategy, especially if there's a rally. While past performance is never indicative of futures results, there's a 75% chance that making a trade on any day in May or June is better than waiting to price corn in the fall.

Guard X is applied in-furrow and provides an alternative to traditional insecticides used to combat corn rootworm.

Sarah Beth Aubrey recently heard someone say: “There really isn’t very much credit for being an early adopter in an industry that will someday just become regulated.” Cynical, true or somewhere in the middle? Are there advantages to being involved early or is it better to wait?