April 30, 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.
April 28, 2006
Now that the planting season is upon us, it is time once again for the National Corn Growers Association Corn Yield Contest (CYC).
April 28, 2006
The state House passed legislation Tuesday that aims to block local regulation of genetically modified crops but includes an exception if the Michigan Commission of Agriculture signs off on the regulation.
April 28, 2006
Soybean seeds and seedlings are susceptible to a number of pathogens lurking in the soil, waiting for the right conditions.
April 28, 2006
Some early emerging soybean crops are getting a rude initiation from a harmful pest.
April 28, 2006
When it comes to managing weeds with herbicides, the worst thing a grower can do is encourage herbicide resistance through overuse or improper management.
April 28, 2006
Liberty Renewable Fuels, LLC has negotiated land options in Gratiot County – including Ithaca and St. Louis areas – as potential sites for the facility, with a final site expected to be announced in the next few weeks.
April 28, 2006
A new decision-making tool is available for Wisconsin corn farmers and professional consultants to estimate the expected net benefit from Bt corn for controlling European corn borer (ECB).
April 28, 2006
Here’s the latest Missouri IPM newsletter.
April 27, 2006
On-farm assessments and telephone surveys report more than 90 percent of growers adhering to Bt corn borer stewardship requirements
April 27, 2006
Major agrochemical players are focusing future growth in agriculture biotechnology as the market for crop protection chemicals matures.
April 27, 2006
Every year, weather permitting, farmers seem to be planting corn and soybeans earlier- especially beans. This early planting is one of the most important of several factors that may lead a farmer to consider using seed treatments.
April 27, 2006
Corn growers envision a future that includes a crop of 15 billion bushels able to produce 15 billion gallons of ethanol without affecting other markets for corn National Corn Growers Association First Vice President Ken McCauley told more than 400 attendees at the “Renewable Fuels Summit 2006: Growing America’s Energy Security” Tuesday.
April 27, 2006
Rowed beans require a minimum of 80,000 plants per acre. Seed input costs coupled with tighter profit margins are forcing growers to reconsider their soybean seeding rates.
April 27, 2006
Strip-till and no-till tillage systems have lower fuel use and lower costs than typical-till and heavy-till systems, according to a University of Illinois Extension report.
April 26, 2006
Seed costs have dramatically increased over the last few years. The development of transgenic hybrids and the associated technology fees has driven the cost of hybrid seed to the highest prices ever seen.
April 26, 2006
University of Illinois Extension and the Illinois Department of Agriculture are collaborating on a new project that will improve the ability to rapidly diagnose Asian soybean rust and other plant diseases in Illinois.
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.
