News Archives for March 2007

UNL Cropwatch

March 30, 2007

The March 30 CropWatch has been posted to the Web.

Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter

March 30, 2007

Here’s the latest from the University of Missouri.

NCGA: Corn Growers Responding to Market

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.

Agriculture Online: Wet March doesn’t mean April planting delays, agronomists say

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.

Croplife: Check P, K Levels For Continuous Corn

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?

Croplife: Continuous Corn Systems May Require Adding Sulfur, Zinc

March 30, 2007

The majority of the discussions have centered on the need for more nitrogen, and needing nitrogen earlier in the season.

U of IL: Extension Update

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.

USDA says 90.5M acres of corn

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.

Bloomberg: Corn Acres May Jump 12% on Ethanol Use

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.

Brown Stem Rot and Sudden Death Syndrome: Can You Tell Them Apart?

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.

ISU: New wrinkle on glyphosate resistant Conyza: interspecific hybridization

March 28, 2007

The ability of weeds to evolve resistance to glyphosate has been well-documented.

ISU: Protecting soybean yields from early-season competition

March 28, 2007

Weeds impact soybean yields by competing for limited resources, primarily light, water, and nutrients.

ISU: Why is sudden death syndrome found in early-planted soybeans?

March 28, 2007

It has been demonstrated consistently that sudden death syndrome (SDS) is more severe in soybean fields planted earlier in a season.

NGCA: Corn Prices Have Little to No Effect on Food Prices

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).

Cost to produce corn and soybeans in Illinois – 2006

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.

Agriculture Online: Moisture’s the story as corn planting marches north

March 28, 2007

Too much, too little delays planting, germination from Mississippi to Missouri

KSU: Act Now for Healthy Corn Stand Later

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.

U of IL: The Hour Is Nigh. What Is Your Decision?

March 28, 2007

The clock is rapidly ticking toward one of the most anticipated crop reports in recent history.

ISU Integrated Crop Management Newsletter

March 27, 2007

A new issue of Integrated Crop Management is now available.

No-till Corn on the Rise, NCGA Notes

March 27, 2007

No-till is now the most common form of conservation tillage in corn, according to the latest report of the Conservation Tillage Information Center (CTIC).

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