News Archives for August 2005

GLH Regional Product Showcases

August 24, 2005

Great Lakes has a number of upcoming events. Please plan on attending one of the these Eastern Region Product Showcase events.

Soybean Rust Update

August 24, 2005

8/24 7:45 a.m. ALERT: GA finds rust in first commercial field (Appling County) 8/23 11:45 a.m....

Recent online agronomy postings

August 22, 2005

Below is a compilation of a few agronomic postings from the web for the past week.

Monsanto Reports Roundup Ready® Corn 2 Planted On More than 24 Million Acres in 2005

August 22, 2005

Pleased with benefits that include flexible weed control and excellent crop safety, growers planted the Roundup Ready® Corn 2 System on more than 24 million acres in 2005, a record level.

GLH marketing newsletter posted

August 22, 2005

The newest edition of the Great Lakes Hybrids marketing newsletter was mailed today.

MSU Soybean Rust Update

August 19, 2005

This soybean rust update is provided to you by the Michigan State University Field Crop CAT Alert Team.

Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter – Issue 21

August 18, 2005

Hi everyone…here is the latest issue of the Pest&Crop Newsletter – Issue 21

Aflatoxin Could Be A Problem on Midwestern Corn This Year

August 18, 2005

By Ed Zdrojewski, Grain Journal editor In most years, aflatoxin is a common problem on corn grown in the hottest and dryest regions on the United States.

New patent for natural glyphosate resistance in soybeans

August 18, 2005

ABSTRACT: A process is provided for detecting and isolating soybean plants in the absence of induced mutagenesis that exhibit naturally-occurring genetically-controlled glyphosate herbicide resistance that is not attributable to genetic engineering.

Farmer writes personal ad in pasture (with photo)

August 18, 2005

I thought this was amusing and didn’t know where else to post it… - Clint CANANDAIGUA, New York (AP) – A farmer, in place of posting a newspaper advertisement to search for a mate, resorted to planting a message in a cow pasture in 50-foot letters made from corn stalks.

ALERT: New northern frontier for rust finds is Putnam County, GA

August 17, 2005

The new “northern-most” 2005 U.S. soybean rust find was confirmed Tuesday in the Putnam County, GA, sentinel plots. The leaves were pulled on Sunday, August 14, and declared to be rust-infected based on many pustules and copious sporulation on a number of leaves.

ALERT: First rust found in S.C. commercial field; furthest north yet

August 16, 2005

Soybean rust has been confirmed in the southern part of South Carolina in a Hampton County commercial soybean field.

Soybean conditons steady, Illinois rains could still help

August 15, 2005

Crop ratings for corn continued their slow slide in today’s Crop Progress report from USDA. As of Sunday, 13% of the crop rated excellent nationally, equal with last week, and 38% rated good, down one point from last week’s report. Soybean ratings held steady, with a one-point shift upward from good to excellent compared with last week.

Corn rootworm adapting to crop rotation, spreading into SW Iowa

August 15, 2005

A new variant of the northern corn rootworm with eggs that lay dormant for a year is spreading. The danger is that first-year corn is vulnerable in fields that normally would be protected by regular rotation practices.

Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter Issue 20

August 15, 2005

Hi everyone…here is the latest issue of the Pest&Crop Newsletter – Issue 20

MSU Field Crop CAT Alert – August 11

August 11, 2005

A new issue of Michigan State University’s Field Crop CAT Alert has been posted at In this ...

U of I Pest Newsletter – Issue 21

August 11, 2005

Issue no. 21 of the Bulletin—pest management and crop development information for Illinois is now available on the Web

NCGA Invites Members Showcase Agriculture in Photo Contest

August 10, 2005

As a way to showcase and capture agriculture, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is encouraging corn growers from around the country to click their way into the winner’s circle in the “Gallery of Corn” photo contest.

OSU’s C.O.R.N. Newsletter – Aug 9

August 9, 2005

“It includes the following articles>>”:http://corn.osu.edu/ Impact of Warm Ni...

Iowa State Crop Management newsletter – Aug 9

August 9, 2005

“The new issue is posted here>>”:http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/issue/6025

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