March 30, 2007
Driven by growing ethanol demand, U.S. farmers intend to plant 15 percent more corn acres in 2007, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Producers plan to plant 90.5 million acres of corn, the largest area since 1944 and 12.1 million acres more than in 2006.
March 30, 2007
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.
March 30, 2007
The majority of the discussions have centered on the need for more nitrogen, and needing nitrogen earlier in the season.
March 30, 2007
Growers considering a continuous corn program are asking this question: Will I have enough phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) to switch my soybean acres to corn?
March 30, 2007
As the month of April approaches, many fields in the eastern Corn Belt (ECB) are too wet for planting, but any delay would be only a guess at this point, agronomists said.
March 30, 2007
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) said the prospective plantings report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture today indicate corn farmers are responding to market demands by intending to plant 90.5 million acres in 2007. Last year, corn growers planted 78.6 million acres.
March 30, 2007
Here’s the latest from the University of Missouri.
March 29, 2007
Girma Tabor, Leonor Leandro and Alison Robertson, Department of Plant Pathology at Iowa State University say brown stem rot (BSR) and sudden death syndrome (SDS) are among the most important yield-reducing diseases of soybeans throughout Iowa.
March 29, 2007
U.S. farmers may plant 12 percent more corn this year after demand for grain-based ethanol pushed prices to the highest in a decade, analysts said.
March 28, 2007
The clock is rapidly ticking toward one of the most anticipated crop reports in recent history.
March 28, 2007
Doing everything they can to ensure a good corn stand will be especially important to producers this year, according to Kansas State University agronomist Kraig Roozeboom.
March 28, 2007
Too much, too little delays planting, germination from Mississippi to Missouri
March 28, 2007
In 2006 the total of all economic costs per acre for growing corn in Illinois averaged $502 in the northern section, $500 in the central section for farmland with “high” soil ratings, $472 in the central section for farmland with “low” soil ratings, and $448 in the southern section.
March 28, 2007
The recent increase in corn prices is unlikely to have significant effects on consumer food prices, according to a report released today by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA).
March 28, 2007
It has been demonstrated consistently that sudden death syndrome (SDS) is more severe in soybean fields planted earlier in a season.
March 28, 2007
Weeds impact soybean yields by competing for limited resources, primarily light, water, and nutrients.
March 28, 2007
The ability of weeds to evolve resistance to glyphosate has been well-documented.
March 27, 2007
A new issue of Integrated Crop Management is now available.
March 27, 2007
Despite the Midwestern ethanol boom and increased corn acreage and prices, Indiana farmers are still planting soybeans – and lots of them, said Shawn Conley, Purdue University soybean specialist.
March 12, 2010
Welcome to a new year of the Pest&Crop Newsletter! Here is the link Issue 1.
March 11, 2010
ANAHIEM, Calif. (DTN) — While a few companies will shoulder the brunt of criticism in upcoming discussions on the competitive climate — or lack of one — in agriculture, the reputation for all of agriculture may be at stake.
March 11, 2010
Editor’s Note: Dan Davidson provides insight into what farmers might do this spring to deal with wet soil conditions. The information was provided specifically to AgProfessional so that readers can talk with customers about alternative field work that might be necessary this spring and to allow consultants and ag retailers to determine recommendations for fertilizer programs fitting into a farmer’s unusual spring workload.
March 11, 2010
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March 11, 2010
We’ve published new articles for the MSU Field CAT Alert newsletter.
