Welcome to Crop Update for September 16, 2005. Call us with comments at (217) 782-4617 or at (217) 632-7491. E-mail us at mpmontgo@uiuc.edu.

In This Issue:

• HARVEST UPDATE
• POND MANAGEMENT SEMINAR – A CCA OPPORTUNITY
• SANGAMON-MENARD EXTENSION AUTHORS NEW FUNGICIDE RESOURCE
• AREA PRIVATE APPLICATOR TESTING DATES
• MANAGING MY FARM IN TODAY’S MARKETPLACE
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Hi everyone—here is the latest issue of the Pest&Crop Newsletter – Issue 25.
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The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) surveyed some of its fertilizer member companies to gain a better understanding of the Gulf Port situation and the movement of fertilizer.
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Alabama just turned two more counties red today, based on finding Asian soybean rust for the first time in Clarke and Geneva counties last Friday.
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In today’s USDA September Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate reports, indications are pointing to the second largest corn and cotton crops on record. The soybean crop, while up from the August estimate, is still seen well below last year’s record crop.
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From Michgan State University: There is speculation that the many challenges left in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina may include delays and other problems associated with moving grain to and from ports in New Orleans. Problems with the movement of grain out of the Midwest may result in a very weak price basis (difference between local cash grain price and futures price) at harvest.
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In This issue

• Monitor Corn Maturation and Drydown
• Hurricane Katrina and Soybean Rust
• Fall Herbicide Treatments – How They Fit Into Overall Weed Management Plans: Part I
• Getting That Last Cutting of Alfalfa
• Bean Leaf Beetle on Late Maturing Soybeans
• Pre-Harvest Tune-Up Field Day Planned at Farm Focus