December 29, 2006
Recent reports of herbicide-resistant giant ragweed in Indiana and Ohio, and similar reports of herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth (pigweed) in Georgia and North Carolina once again focus attention on the need for weed resistant management (WRM) programs. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) urges growers to adapt and follow a consistent WRM program.
December 27, 2006
Purdue University agricultural economists will lead a series of seminars that are designed to help grain producers live without Loan Deficiency Payments as long as the biofuels market inflates corn and soybean prices.
December 23, 2006
Glyphosate resistant giant ragweed populations have been confirmed in Indiana and Ohio. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in herbicides such as Roundup and Touchdown.
December 22, 2006
Here’s the lastest from Missouri.
December 22, 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.
December 22, 2006
Don’t let down your Asian soybean rust guard yet.
December 22, 2006
Marking and shuffling isn’t just for card sharks. Companies are using these biotech tools in a high stakes game to help move new traits to market faster
December 22, 2006
Hundreds of leading agribusinesses will showcase state-of-the-art products and technology at the 11th Annual Commodity Classic March 1-3, 2007, in Tampa, Fla.
December 21, 2006
U.S. soybean farmers face great challenges and even greater opportunities in the coming years due to the need to cut trans fats out of foods by supplying healthier varieties of soybean oil.
December 21, 2006
In 2006, thousands of growers across the country made the decision to protect their crops from disease and enhance overall production with Headline® fungicide.
December 21, 2006
Syngenta Seeds, Inc., of Golden Valley, Minnesota, has agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty to EPA for selling and distributing seed corn that contained an unregistered genetically engineered pesticide called Bt 10.
December 20, 2006
A bunch of numbers. That’s all you have, and you have no idea what they mean. At least you can read a soil test and figure out how much P and K you need.
December 20, 2006
Even as farmers across Wisconsin leave the agricultural industry, the volume of crops they produce keeps growing dramatically, according to a report.
December 20, 2006
The United States and Panama today announced they have completed negotiations on a free trade agreement with the understanding that it is subject to further discussions regarding labor.
December 20, 2006
The proliferation of stink bugs has one University of Missouri entomologist sniffing around for a solution.
December 19, 2006
FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) and BASF (NYSE: BF [ADR]) announce several new multi-year supply agreements that will allow both companies to expand their crop protection portfolios in several key crop segments.
December 19, 2006
In this paper, historical corn acre changes are examined to provide evidence on how Illinois farmers may change acres as a result of higher relative corn prices projected for 2007.
December 19, 2006
Disease resistance shouldn’t be overlooked when choosing corn hybrids for next season, especially if growers plan to make the switch to continuous corn.
December 18, 2006
A new issue of Integrated Crop Management is now available!
February 8, 2010
Producers wanting to add to or improve the forage species in their existing pastures should consider using either the frost seeding method in February and early March, or interseeding later in the spring months.
February 4, 2010
Get below the surface to probe why yields excelled.
February 3, 2010
Ohio growers may be concerned about moldy grain and vomitoxin development in storage, but they shouldn’t rely on chemical treatments to prevent any further contamination, said an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist.
February 2, 2010
At the Jan. 8 Ag Research Update session at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center at Lamberton, Dean Malvick, University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist, told Minnesota crop consultants there’s a new disease needing attention.
