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....
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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.
GLH marketing newsletter posted
August 22, 2005
The newest edition of the Great Lakes Hybrids marketing newsletter was mailed today.
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.
Recent online agronomy postings
August 22, 2005
Below is a compilation of a few agronomic postings from the web for the past week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter – Issue 21
August 18, 2005
Hi everyone…here is the latest issue of the Pest&Crop Newsletter – Issue 21
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.
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter Issue 20
August 15, 2005
Hi everyone…here is the latest issue of the Pest&Crop Newsletter – Issue 20
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.
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.
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
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 ...
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.
Kentucky soybean update: Rust, no. Sudden death syndrome: Yes
August 9, 2005
By Donald Hershman, Plant Pathologist, University of Kentucky As of August 4, there is no confirmed soybean rust anywhere near Kentucky. However, the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab at Princeton has received numerous samples of soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS).
Year-end soybean stocks could be short; corn likely to meet demand
August 9, 2005
8/9/2005 – URBANA, Ill. — The 2005 corn and soybean crops will be small enough that year-ending stocks will likely be reduced significantly during the year ahead, said Darrel Good, University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist. Will the crops be large enough to allow consumption to continue at the current record pace, or will production be small enough to require a reduction in use?
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