The 2006 crop is still in the field, but farmers are already being cautioned to be on the lookout for Stewart’s wilt in 2007 crops, after reports of the disease in Michigan field corn surfaced during August and September.
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The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statisics Service reports that as of Sunday, October 22, 2006, 53% of the U.S. corn crop has been harvested, up 12% from the previous week, but 10% less than last year and 4% below the five-year average.
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Here’s the first set of data from the Soy Capital Mini-Strip plots.
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Here’s some highlights from plots that came in this weekend:
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A new tool to track and analyze the basis for corn and soybeans has been developed and is now available for download in the FAST section of farmdoc.
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Although soybean roots can be examined for SCN females during the growing season, the best estimate of SCN densities is achieved through a good soil sample.
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Here’s the latest from the University of Missouri.
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KWS SAAT AG and Keygene N.V. announce a long term research collaboration in the field of High Throughput Genotyping.
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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.
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Harvest continues to progress across the country, 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.
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