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.
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The last date RR alfalfa may be planted is March 30, 2007.
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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.
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The ability of weeds to evolve resistance to glyphosate has been well-documented.
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Weeds impact soybean yields by competing for limited resources, primarily light, water, and nutrients.
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It has been demonstrated consistently that sudden death syndrome (SDS) is more severe in soybean fields planted earlier in a season.
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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).
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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.
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Too much, too little delays planting, germination from Mississippi to Missouri
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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.
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