Seed corn specialization fits for certain farmers

Phyllis Coulter
Nov 24, 2018
Nov 24, 2018 Updated Nov 28, 2018

Mike Pratt grows seed corn for Wyffels on his farm near Dixon, Ill. The crop requires careful planting of males and females and time spent throughout the growing season weeding, detasseling and pulling volunteer corn.
Photo courtesy Mike Pratt

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PONTIAC, Ill. — In some ways, growing seed corn, is like fielding a winning professional sports team, where the planning, training and hard work happen year-round.

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