March 31, 2006
The advancement in corn seed technology and the performance of genetically modified hybrids in 2005 are transforming the way the industry approaches production and seeding outlooks as the 2006 U.S. planting season approaches.
March 31, 2006
Farmers switching to corn hybrids engineered to withstand Roundup brand herbicide could be in for an early season shocker: weeds growing alongside their crop.
March 31, 2006
Extension Update is a weekly summary of news from Extension, government, and other attributable sources, focused on marketing, farm management, and other issues that are of interest to Midwestern farm owners and operators.
March 31, 2006
A novel enzyme in corn helps the plants defend themselves from voracious caterpillars by disrupting the insects’ ability to digest food, and ultimately killing them, according to researcher s. The enzyme could be used in tandem with other biological pesticides such as the Bt toxin to prevent the pests from developing resistance and making the toxin more effective.
March 31, 2006
Spraying should account for very little energy used on the farm—just two tenths of a gallon per acre. But a poor spraying job can lead to a second trip, which not only makes spraying energy-intensive but economically inefficient as well, warns Bill Casady, University of Missouri agricultural engineer.
March 31, 2006
Total post-emergence herbicide programs, made popular by glyphosate-tolerant crops, can be difficult to effectively manage, says Mark Loux, Extension Agronomist and Jeff Program Specialist, writing in their Ohio State University Agronomy newsletter called Crop Observation and Recommendation Network (C.O.R.N.).
March 31, 2006
“I cannot personally remember a larger, and more generally unanticipated, change,” said Bill Hudson of the ProExporter Network this morning in response to the drop in anticipated corn plantings in today’s USDA-NASS report.
March 31, 2006
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in the Plant Genetics Research Unit at Columbia, Mo., are improving soybean oilÌs longevity — and marketability — by lowering its linolenic acid content.
March 30, 2006
The 2007 Farm Bill has moved to the front burner at 14th and Independence, S.W., in the District of Columbia. The comments of more than 4,000 speakers at 52 USDA Farm Bill Listening Sessions were sorted into 41 pigeon holes and summarized by USDA.
March 30, 2006
Detroit Free Press (KRT) via NewsEdge Corporation : Nearly 100 years ago, Henry Ford proclaimed that ethanol would be the automotive fuel of the future.
March 30, 2006
The U.S. ethanol industry continues to surpass monthly production records. The latest figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show 8,000 barrels per day increase over December 2005 for January 2006.
March 30, 2006
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that nearly $5.7 million will be invested through nine organizations for business development that will create or retain almost 1,600 rural jobs. This investment further supports President Bush’s goal to create jobs and improve economic opportunities in rural communities.
March 30, 2006
Sandhill cranes are becoming a big problem for corn growers in some areas. The birds find newly-planted fields to be great feeding territory. Sam Walker is with Arkion Life Sciences, a Wilmington, Delaware company that has developed a repellent for the cranes.
March 30, 2006
There is currently renewable fuels legislation before the Illinois House that would provide the opportunity to create more than 36,000 jobs, helping the Illinois rural economy and providing a greater demand for Illinois corn and soybeans.
March 30, 2006
Kansas enjoyed a mild, albeit dry winter through much of the state, but that does not necessarily mean farmers will see more insects in their corn this year, a Kansas State University entomologist said.
March 29, 2006
The Michigan Corn office recently launched their newly designed website, www.micorn.org. The site has been completely revamped to provide more information to not only the state’s corn producers, but to the general public as well.
March 29, 2006
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns continues to take a hands-on approach to the next farm bill. Wednesday the Department of Agriculture released an in-depth summary of views expressed at USDA farm bill forums and announced plans to conduct analysis on specific topics – the first being risk management.
March 29, 2006
Roundup Ready® Corn 2 has reached a new milestone: the technology is expected to be planted on more than 32 million acres this season, or about 40 percent of the U.S. corn acres. That is a substantial increase over the record 24 million acres in 2005.
March 29, 2006
If you are going to battle with a dragon, you’d better have some good ammunition. Many farmers have wished for that ammunition when they are confronted by the media or farm program critics who fire away with statistics that put agriculture in a bad light.
September 2, 2010
Two more posted this week: High Night-Time Temperatures and Stalk Cannibalization in Corn Anth...
August 31, 2010
C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2010-28 08/31/10-09/07/10 Editor: Andrew Kleinschmidt
August 30, 2010
An ancient offshoot of soybeans may one day provide resistance to sudden death syndrome (SDS) and soybean rust, University of Illinois scientists reported at the recent U of I Agronomy Day.
