News Archives for November 2005

Iowa State University Extension Agronomy website offers online Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator

November 23, 2005

Corn producers can calculate the economic return to nitrogen (N) application with different N and corn prices using a new regional Web-based tool located at the Iowa State University Extension Agronomy website.

2005 grower survey shows high satisfaction with Monsanto’s YieldGard® Plus and Roundup Ready® Corn 2

November 22, 2005

YieldGard® Plus Corn and Roundup Ready® Corn 2 both received high marks in a 2005 grower survey, with over 90 percent of surveyed farmers saying they were satisfied with the maximum in-plant insect protection of YieldGard Plus and with the effective weed-control of the Roundup Ready Corn 2 System.

Kentucky reports first state positive for Asian soybean rust in Caldwell county

November 21, 2005

Kentucky has reported the first ever state positive for soybean rust. This find is on kudzu in Caldwell county.

Final Performance Update

November 18, 2005

This will be the final GLH Performance Update until the National Corn Grower’s releases their Yield Contest winners in Mid-December. Enjoy!

Purdue Pest&Crop – Issue 27

November 17, 2005

Hi everyone — here is the last issue of the Pest&Crop Newsletter for 2005 – Issue 27.

First Texas finding of Asian soybean rust confirmed

November 15, 2005

Asian soybean rust – a potentially serious fungus of soybean crops – has been found for the first time in Texas. Dr. Tom Isakeit, Texas Cooperative Extension plant pathologist, found the fungus on kudzu leaves he collected on Nov. 2 near Dayton in Liberty County.

120,000 hand-picked corn ears sent to U.S. growers to demonstrate YieldGard Plus performance advantage

November 15, 2005

A combine can harvest six acres of corn in about 45 minutes. It took a team of Monsanto employees nearly 100 days, working 10-12 hour shifts, because they were picking and shucking six acres worth of corn – about 120,000 ears – by hand!

YieldGard Rootworm Performance: Is Root Protection Equal Among These Transgenic Hybrids? – U of I

November 14, 2005

In 2005, with the cooperation of Monsanto Company, we evaluated corn rootworm larval injury to nine different YieldGard Rootworm (MON 863) hybrids and a non-Bt isoline (check) that were planted on April 29 (four-row plots, 45 ft long, four replicates) into a plot area that had been planted to a trap crop in 2004 (late-planted corn intercropped with pumpkins).

OSU CORN Newsletter – Nov 8

November 14, 2005

C.O.R.N Newsletter Nitrogen Prices and Management Seed Decisions for 2006 – The Patholog...

OSU – Western Corn Rootworm Sampling

November 14, 2005

First Year Western Corn Rootworm Sampling 2005 Curtis Young, Ron Hammond, Bruce Eisley

U of I Bulletin – Issue 24

November 10, 2005

“In This issue ":http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/bulletin/index.php

F.I.R.S.T. Tests Final Results

November 7, 2005

The final results are in from every F.I.R.S.T region that Great Lakes Hybrids was entered in. The final results are below:

Harvest Reports – Nov 7

November 7, 2005

Here’s the latest update on F.I.R.S.T. Summaries and other key locations that have been harvested in the past several days.

6550Bt is Second In Indiana South FIRST Summary

November 4, 2005

See how 6550Bt took second place in gross income for the Indiana South Regional Summary of the F....

U of I Bulletin #24

November 4, 2005

Circumstances have forced us to delay publication of issue No. 24 of the Bulletin on the Web until November 10, 2005. We thank you for your understanding for the delay, which should allow us time to publish the most current information available for our educational programs, as well as our most current field research data. You will be notified on November 10 when issue No. 24 has been posted.—Kevin Steffey

Tight budgets mean nitrification inhibitors this fall

November 4, 2005

Note: While we do mention the “1.2 rule” in this article, we here note that the nitrogen rate guidelines are changing for Illinois. Reference Dr. Emerson Nafziger’s recent article in the U of I PMCDB

F.I.R.S.T. – Illinois East Central Summaries

November 3, 2005

Early Season 5961BtRW places 2nd 5711Bt places 5th Full-Season 6202Bt places 7th

Plot harvest continues…

November 2, 2005

… and so does the excellent results from Great Lakes Hybrids!

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