News Archives for April 2007

UNL CropWatch

April 30, 2007

The April 27 CropWatch has been posted to the Web.

Purdue: It’s ok to apply fungicides to row crops, but don’t go hog wild

April 30, 2007

Growers looking at applying fungicides to row crops should do so, but do so cautiously and sparingly, said a Purdue University expert.

U of IL Farmgate: What Is The Value Of The Corn Being Planted?

April 30, 2007

How much of your corn crop has been forward contracted? 25%? 50%? More?

Control Weeds to Maximize Nitrogen, Yields

April 30, 2007

Research from the University of Missouri shows that early emerging weeds compete with corn in its developmental stages for available nitrogen (N) — and usually win.

Black cutworm moth flights picking up in U.S. Midwest

April 27, 2007

Timing of egg-laying, corn planting may be ripe for crop damage

U of IL Pest and Crop Bulletin

April 27, 2007

Issue no. 5 of the Bulletin—pest management and crop development information for Illinois is now available on the Web.

Wisconsin Crop Manager

April 27, 2007

All articles for the 04/26/2007 issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager – Volume 14, No. 8 are now available on the web.

Soybean Growth Stages

April 27, 2007

Because soybean rust spreads so quickly, it is important to make fungicide applications at the proper time.

Croplife: Growing Continuous Corn – Part 2

April 27, 2007

Hybrids, Fertility, Treatments All Factor Into Success

Penn State Field Crop News

April 27, 2007

Here’s the latest from PSU.

Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter

April 27, 2007

Here’s the latest from the University of Missouri.

U of IL: Extension Update

April 27, 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.

Sangamon-Menard (IL) Extension Crop Update

April 27, 2007

Welcome to Crop Update for April 25, 2007, published by Sangamon-Menard Extension.

Purdue Pest&Crop Newsletter

April 27, 2007

Hi everyone — here is the Pest&Crop newsletter issue 5.

MSU Field Crop Advisory Team Alert newsletter

April 26, 2007

We have posted an new issue of the MSU Field Crop Advisory Team Alert newsletter.

High soybean yields begin with early planting if conditions are right

April 25, 2007

Palle Pedersen, an agronomist with Iowa State University, believes old planting date recommendations for soybeans may be too late.

Purdue: Emergence articles for corn

April 25, 2007

Purdue’s Bob Neilsen has posted an assortment of great articles on corn emergence. Here are the links.

OSU C.O.R.N. Newsletter

April 25, 2007

Here’s the latest from The Ohio State University.

OSU: Adjusting Corn Management Practices for a Late Start

April 25, 2007

As prospects for a timely start to spring planting diminish, growers need to re-assess their planting strategies and consider adjustments.

Common Seedling Diseases Found in Ohio

April 25, 2007

Cold wet soil conditions favor many of Ohio’s seedling pathogens.

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ISU: Consider Frost Seeding or Interseeding Pastures in the Spring

February 8, 2010

Producers wanting to add to or improve the forage species in their existing pastures should consider using either the frost seeding method in February and early March, or interseeding later in the spring months.

UNL’s CropWatch

February 8, 2010

A new issue of CropWatch has been posted to the Web.

Purdue: Clues for Surprising Corn Harvest

February 4, 2010

Get below the surface to probe why yields excelled.

Don’t rely on chemicals to reduce vomitoxin contamination of corn

February 3, 2010

Ohio growers may be concerned about moldy grain and vomitoxin development in storage, but they shouldn’t rely on chemical treatments to prevent any further contamination, said an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist.

New Corn Diseases on the Horizon, University of Minnesota Experts Say

February 2, 2010

At the Jan. 8 Ag Research Update session at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center at Lamberton, Dean Malvick, University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist, told Minnesota crop consultants there’s a new disease needing attention.

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