May 30, 2007
Entering the NCGA National Corn Yield Contest just got easier. For the second year, corn growers entering the nation’s premier agricultural production competition can register online.
May 29, 2007
On this sunny Tuesday morning, the weeds continue to grow and the wind continues to blow. At least it stopped gusting long enough to rain — some growers were lucky enough to have a good day on Sunday to spray if their fields were dry enough. But that was about it.
May 28, 2007
As is usual in Indiana, late spring thunderstorms rumbling across the state often include damaging hail.
May 28, 2007
There is something about 30 mph winds and sand/grit/soil blasting across corn fields at seedling height that makes one curious about the ability of corn to recover from early season damage.
May 28, 2007
In a project that began about a dozen years ago, University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists discovered a gene that has been used to create broadleaf crops that tolerate spraying with the popular herbicide dicamba.
May 25, 2007
Here’s the latest report from the Univ. of Missouri.
May 25, 2007
Dow AgroSciences announced today that it has received federal registration for SureStart™ herbicide, a new soil-applied foundation herbicide specifically designed for use in Roundup Ready® corn.
May 25, 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.
May 25, 2007
Corn can survive despite floods, rain, wind, hail, ponding, and saturated soils!
May 25, 2007
Wednesday night and Thursday brought heavy rain in central Iowa on the west side of I-35; rain on the east side of I-35 was more moderate.
May 24, 2007
After a delayed start due to excessively wet field conditions, corn planting progress in Indiana accelerated during the past three weeks as the rains subsided (Fig. 1).
May 24, 2007
As folks trickle back into the Chat ‘n Chew Café after several weeks of intensive planting efforts, conversations are beginning to drift toward the condition of the young crop.
May 24, 2007
There’s more to soil than just dirt.
May 24, 2007
Issue no. 9 of the Bulletin—pest management and crop development information for Illinois is now available on the Web.
May 24, 2007
We’ve posted a new issue of MSU’s Field CAT Alert newsletter.
May 24, 2007
It took nearly 20 years for researchers to develop the first commercial genetically enhanced corn hybrids. The next generation of genetic technology may be developed in less than half that time.
May 24, 2007
At this time of year, we receive numerous questions regarding corn rootworm larval hatch.
March 18, 2010
We’ve published new articles for the MSU Field CAT Alert newsletter.
March 17, 2010
Here’s this week’s report from the Univ. of Missouri
March 17, 2010
By Daniel Kaiser, University of Minnesota Soil Fertility Extension Specialist
March 16, 2010
There are several reasons for using starter fertilizers when planting corn:
March 16, 2010
The risk of Stewart’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is predicted to be low throughout much of Ohio’s corn crop this year.
