Farmers switching to corn hybrids engineered to withstand Roundup brand herbicide could be in for an early season shocker: weeds growing alongside their crop.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.).
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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See the report here »