Commodity prices continue to climb and growers may need assistance deciding what crop rotation to plant. Here is an excellent spreadsheet from the University of Illinois that can help growers calculate their options.

Winners of the National Corn Yield Contest give their secrets for success in the National Corn Growers Association 2006 Winners Corn Yield Guide.
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Effective soil fertility management, either through commercial fertilizer or manure applications, will be a topic of interest for farmers attending Ohio State University Extension’s Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference Feb. 22-23 at the MacIntosh Center of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio.
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Here’s the latest from OSU.
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Monsanto announced today that it will provide academic researchers and public institutions free access to its state-of-the-art cyst nematode marker technology.
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On February 26th, 2007, RFD-TV Live! with Syngenta will focus on glyphosate resistance in the Delta and Southeastern U.S.
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Click here to read this Agronomic Spotlight publication.

From the beginning when the potential of biotech corn hybrids emerged it quickly became evident that the promise also came with a need for caution.
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Over the years, growers have learned more about the soil and the different techniques to properly manage their crops. Changes in cultural practices such as conventional tillage, reduced tillage and no-till have affected the way growers prepare for planting.
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Welcome to Crop Update for February 20, 2007, published by Sangamon-Menard Extension.
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