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.
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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.
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Soybean rust has been confirmed in the southern part of South Carolina in a Hampton County commercial soybean field.
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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.
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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.
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Hi everyone…here is the latest issue of the Pest&Crop Newsletter – Issue 20
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A new issue of Michigan State University’s Field Crop CAT Alert has been posted at
In this issue
Issue no. 21 of the Bulletin—pest management and crop development information for Illinois is now available on the Web
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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.
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