May 31, 2006
Only time and weather patterns will tell whether Asian soybean rust moves into the Midwest this year and, so far, neither is talking, said Greg Shaner, Purdue University plant pathologist.
May 31, 2006
The ethanol market has been high octane lately. Private Chinese buyers are coming to buy US corn. Livestock numbers are up and feed demand will be high.
May 31, 2006
As your chores shift from planting to crop scouting, you notice some deficiencies in your field that need to be corrected. Or maybe you have four file folders full of yield maps and you are wondering how to make them pay off.
May 26, 2006
Outside of finishing planting the crop in soggy areas, monitoring bean leaf beetle populations are one of the first tasks you face this year.
May 26, 2006
A new issue of Michigan State University’s Field Crop CAT Alert has been posted.
May 26, 2006
Issue no. 9 of the Bulletin—pest management and crop development information for Illinois is now available on the Web.
May 26, 2006
Here’s the latest issue from the University of Missouri.
May 26, 2006
Agriculture is being asked to contribute to the energy industry in a much larger way in coming years.
May 26, 2006
Ohio growers should be scouting their fields on a weekly basis to assess the level of populations and subsequent damage from a myriad of pests now making an appearance in corn and soybean fields.
May 26, 2006
Their origin is still unknown, but spores found in a spore trap near Houston, Texas are thought to be Asian soybean rust. According to a Dow Jones Newswire story, the spores were discovered May 11 in a trap operated by Syngenta.
May 26, 2006
Recent popular media stories have sought to raise the specter of a conflict in food versus fuel as our nation moves toward less reliance on costly imported oil.
May 26, 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.
May 26, 2006
Soybean growers have an added decision-making tool in scouting for the soybean aphid.
May 25, 2006
As spring planting continues at a rapid pace, farmers are reminded to report their 2006 planted crops to the local Farm Service Agencyoffice as they complete spring planting, or no later than the June 30, 2006 final reporting date, according to Derryl McLaren, State Executive Director for the Iowa USDA Farm Service Agency.
May 25, 2006
‘Big-bushel speculators’ have leveraged December corn futures bids to a basis position seen only twice in the last 20 years, according to grain marketing economists.
May 25, 2006
Ohio growers should be scouting their fields on a weekly basis to assess the level of populations and subsequent damage from a myriad of pests now making an appearance in corn and soybean fields.
March 19, 2010
SmartStax selected for its impact on corn production
March 19, 2010
WI machinery systems specialist Matt Digman says block your wheels and hydraulics, and use all skin, eye, and respiratory protections.
March 18, 2010
We’ve published new articles for the MSU Field CAT Alert newsletter.
March 17, 2010
Here’s this week’s report from the Univ. of Missouri
