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.
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Here’s the latest from Penn State.
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Here’s the latest from Missouri.
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All articles for the 04/19/2007 issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager – Volume 14, No. 7 are now available on the web.
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According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, about 12 percent of the corn was planted in Missouri prior to the freezing temperatures experienced last week.
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The fact that less than 1% of Illinois corn was planted by April 15 means that the start of corn planting is considerably later than it’s been in recent years.
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Issue no. 4 of the Bulletin—pest management and crop development information for Illinois is now available on the Web.
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The number of Iowa fields with winter annual weed infestations continues to increase as more fields are maintained in no-till systems.
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The current demand for corn has generated a great deal of discussion this past winter of corn yields exceeding 300 bushels per acre. What management considerations should producers make when aiming for high yields?
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