News Archives for September 2005

How about a 1-2 Punch in Iowa?

September 30, 2005

First and Second in the Iowa County Corn Grower’s Plot…

Remember 50 degrees…

September 30, 2005

Why wait? by John Sawyer and Elwynn Taylor, Department of Agronomy If you are considering applying anhydrous ammonia or manure with a high ammonium N content this fall, remember to wait until temperatures cool to 50 °F and will continue to get colder.

Two F.I.R.S.T. wins for Great Lakes!

September 29, 2005

Great Lakes 5961BtRW has TWO F.I.R.S.T. wins to it’s credit already this season!

Syngenta Launches ResistanceFighter.com to Promote Management of Glyphosate Resistance

September 27, 2005

Eyes were on the sky as black and yellow figures floated above the crowd at the 52nd annual Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill. Although they created quite a buzz, they weren’t bumble bees, they were Resistance Fighters™.

Yang on Iowa sentinel plots: The end of the season

September 27, 2005

By X. B. Yang, Department of Plant Pathology and Ralph von Qualen, Iowa State University During the past few weeks we have heard much about being prepared for when bad things happen — bad things like devastating natural events.

U of IL looks beyond the 2005 corn and soybean harvest

September 27, 2005

By Darrel Good, Extension Economist, University of Illinois The 2005 U.S. corn and soybean crops are larger than expected — given the nature of the growing season, and large enough to keep projected year-ending stocks at adequate-to-surplus levels.

USDA: Corn, soybean harvest on track with usual progress

September 27, 2005

Corn harvest is on track with the season average pace, while soybean progress is a little ahead despite rain delays in some of the top producing states, according to the weekly Crop Progress report released today by USDA.

Yield data update – Sept 27

September 26, 2005

The 2005 test plots are rolling in at a quick pace and they are now available here on our website.

Stalwart with StandFast™

September 26, 2005

Stalwart StandFast™ alfalfa is one of a family of alfalfas designed for improved standability and faster recovery after harvest— generating extra yield without sacrificing persistence or forage quality. Stalwart’s standability has been extended to late-bud stage versus pre-bud for current alfalfas.

Yield Costs/Losses Resulting from Delayed Harvest

September 23, 2005

Ronald T. Schuler, Extension Agricultural Engineer – University of Wisconsin In a year of high energy costs, producers may want to delay corn and soybean harvest to reduce the energy cost of drying. When delaying the harvest field, pre-harvest losses will be greater resulting in a form of added costs which must be compared to the reduced drying cost.

MSU Field Crop CAT – Sept 22

September 22, 2005

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

COMBINATION OF MID-SEASON DROUGHT AND LATE-SEASON RAINS MAY FAVOR FUMONISINS

September 22, 2005

By Paul Vincelli, University of Kentucky Corn Pre-harvest contamination of corn with fumonisins is a possibility in some lots of this year’s Kentucky corn crop.

OSU C.O.R.N. Newsetter – Sept 19-25

September 22, 2005

In this issue A) Single Rust-Like Fungal Spore Found in Spore Trap B) Tell CORN About Your Summer...

Yield Data Highlights – Sept 22

September 22, 2005

Soybeans: GL2009RR’s hit 77.4 bushels per acre at Rhodes, IA.

Welcome to the travel blog!

September 19, 2005

This is a new blog area for you to comment and/or ask questions about our travel program. We’d love to hear your stories about past GLH trips, future destination ideas and more! Let us know what you’re thinking about our travel program.

Aflatoxin in corn

September 19, 2005

Due to the hot and dry weather parts of the corn belt experienced during July and August, there is much concern about aflatoxin in corn.

South Dakota yield data – Sept 19

September 19, 2005

Here’s a couple quick plots from South Dakota.

Kentucky Yield Data – Sept 19

September 19, 2005

Here’s a quick update of plots from Kentucky.

Indiana Yield Data – Sept 19

September 19, 2005

Here’s some quick yield data from Indiana.

Illinois Plot Highlights – Sept 19

September 19, 2005

Here’s some quick yield data from Illinois.

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July 29, 2010

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Limited Late-Season Marestail Control

July 29, 2010

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