The clock is rapidly ticking toward one of the most anticipated crop reports in recent history.
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A new issue of Integrated Crop Management is now available.
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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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The 2007 corn planting season is under way, and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) advises growers Syngenta’s Agrisure™ Rootworm trait (MIR 604) has not received full approval in Japan. NCGA’s biotechnology policy only supports events that have received full regulatory approval in the United States and Japan.
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Monsanto has just mailed a YieldGard Plus flyer that looks at Third party research sources only- such as: FIRST, ISU, The Ohio State University, Bussey Bank, etc.
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This issue of the Field Crop CAT Alert includes an article by Terry Schulz and Kurt Thelen about seed treatments and soybean yield response. From a soybean aphid standpoint, I can confirm many of their findings.
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Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this week highlighted near-term flooding in portions of the Midwest and Ohio Valley and continued drought in the Southwest as areas of concern from April through June in the agency’s 2007 Spring Outlook.
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If you are planting more corn on corn this year, you may want to visit your local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office to make sure your resources and your USDA program benefits are protected and in place.
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You like the concept of $4 corn and you are planning to do everything possible to produce as much as possible.
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