June 30, 2006
Asian soybean rust has been confirmed in soybean sentinel plots on the east side of Mobile Bay in Alabama. Alabama officials say growers in south and central Alabama shoudl strongly consider spraying immediately if their crop is at bloom or at a later reproductive stage.
June 30, 2006
Frozen precipitation has thrown a chill into many Indiana corn and soybean farmers.
June 30, 2006
Some of Ohio’s soybean fields are facing flooding injury due to heavy rains that have swept across the state over the past few weeks, but the injury is not likely a total loss to the crop.
June 30, 2006
The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a serious pest, even though soybeans can be produced profitably in infested fields.
June 30, 2006
Hello All – Just a quick update on soybean aphid. Two forms of aphid data are now free on the web:
June 29, 2006
Issue no. 14 of the Bulletin—pest management and crop development information for Illinois is now available on the Web.
June 29, 2006
A new issues of Michigan State University’s Field Crop Advisory Team (CAT) Alert has been posted.
June 29, 2006
American Seeds Inc., a Monsanto Company subsidiary, announced it will be adding five new brands to its existing line of regional brands.
June 29, 2006
The number of capture Japanese beetles in southern Illinois skyrocketed shortly after a warning from the University of Illinois Extension department.
June 28, 2006
Drought conditions are beginning to settle into the central Cornbelt as rainfall in most of this region has been less than half normal levels in the last 30 days.
June 28, 2006
Welcome to Sangamon-Menard Extension’s June 23rd edition of “Crop Update.” This publication is updated weekly during the growing season.
June 27, 2006
Anthracnose is one of the most common stalk rot diseases faced by corn growers in the United States. In fact, yield losses due to anthracnose stalk rot can reach as high as 40 percent through reduced ear size and stalk lodging.
June 27, 2006
Bayer CropScience AG, Monheim, Germany, and FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, USA, announced today that Bayer CropScience has acquired the rights to FMC’s insecticides discovery pipeline.
June 27, 2006
When Monsanto Co. developed its newest strain of engineered soybeans, the company did not use gene splicing. It used math.
June 26, 2006
What the oil companies won’t do, Wal-Mart may. The world’s largest retailer said last week it may offer ethanol-based E-85 fuel at nearly 400 of its gas stations in the U.S.
June 26, 2006
The first days of summer were hot, humid and generally quiet in terms of weather. Scattered rain showers this week brought varying amounts of moisture to the state and the response by corn and alfalfa was immediate.
June 26, 2006
Low numbers of first generation corn borer larvae have infested non Bt corn in Nebraska and most of the High Plains.
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.
