October 31, 2006
With no shortage of rain this fall, farmers throughout the Midwest are struggling to harvest crops in a timely and efficient manner that not only preserves grain yield and quality, but also minimizes soil damage.
October 30, 2006
As Ohio farmers harvest their corn and soybeans during what is turning out to be the wettest fall in at least three years, they are being encouraged to keep in mind the one thing that could negatively impact next year’s crops: soil compaction.
October 30, 2006
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) applauds today’s announcement by Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) that it will reduce trans fatty acids in fried foods at its chicken restaurants by using oil from low-linolenic soybeans.
October 30, 2006
These regional location summaries were just posted. Great Lakes again has showed outstanding performance in these independent trials.
October 30, 2006
Happy Halloween to all… here’s the FIRST update from plots posted over the weekend.
October 27, 2006
Harvest is nearing completion, and the managers of F.I.R.S.T. (Farmer’s Independent Research of Seed Technologies) provide more updates on how corn and soybeans are yielding.
October 27, 2006
Ohio’s corn crop, subjected to moist, cool conditions as it awaits harvest, is at risk from the development of ear mold – a disease that can reduce grain quality and cause the accumulation of toxins that are harmful to livestock.
October 27, 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.
October 26, 2006
Dear CropWatch Subscribers: The October 27 CropWatch has been posted to the Web.
October 26, 2006
The northernmost discovery of soybean rust this season is being reported in Tippecanoe County, Indiana — the home of Purdue University.
October 26, 2006
Given the ups and downs of the fertilizer market over the last year, many producers are wondering what they should plan for in 2007.
October 25, 2006
Leading weed scientists caution Midwestern U.S. soybean growers not to cut their spring weed control programs short by spending too much of their herbicide budgets in the fall.
October 25, 2006
Please remember to register for the Pest Management Update meetings in November. The full schedule, meeting locations, and directions were announced in the September 7 issue of the newsletter, but here is a quick recap.
October 25, 2006
Not since the fall of 1997 has the corn crop been down as bad as this year over parts of Nebraska.
October 25, 2006
That puts the U.S. count up to 209 positive counties and parishes in 15 U.S. states.
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.
