A new analysis says Iowa’s waterways are among the most polluted in the nation, leaving the state’s rivers smelly, depleted of fish and containing high levels of health-threatening organisms.
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Welcome to Crop Update for March 27, 2006, published by Sangamon-Menard Extension. This publication is updated weekly. Call us with comments at (217) 782-4617 or or e-mail us.
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See below for the list of topics available in this week’s issue:
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Are you a little foggy on the definition and purpose of a “bioassay?” You’ll not only want to learn what it is, but will want to do one, particularly if you had some droughty conditions on your farm last year.
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Most of us have memories of walking soybeans. With the advent of glyphosate-resistant soybeans, you thought those days were only a fleeting memory and something you could describe to your grandkids.
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Hi Everyone – Welcome to the second issue of the Pest&Crop for 2006. We go weekly mid-April. Here is the link you’ll want to bookmark for future issues »
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Issue no. 1 of the Bulletin—pest management and crop development information for Illinois is now available on the Web. Point your browser here »

Agriculture Online Correspondent Laura Karlen is back home in Iowa after her crop-scouting tour of South America. In a final report, she shares her impressions of agriculture in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Uruguay.
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With planting preparations underway, farmers are urged not to take their eyes off the marketing “prize.”
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