Hi everyone. Pest and Crop Issue 22 is ready.
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All articles for the date issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager, Volume 14 Number 26 August 30, 2007 are now available on the web.
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I think there will be at least three events that 2007 will be remembered for in eastern Iowa: 1) sudden death syndrome in soybeans, 2) all the planes flying on fungicides for corn and insecticides for aphids on soybeans, and 3) all of the corn rootworm problems on rotated corn.
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I can remember the excitement as a kid when the first Christmas mail-order catalogs would arrive in the mail from Sears, JC Penney, or Montgomery Ward.
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During the grain filling period, developing kernels become a significant photosynthetic “sink” for the products of photosynthesis and respiration.
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New technology will offer effective, affordable broad-spectrum weed control in corn, soybeans
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A new economic tool, developed by Ohio State University Extension, is changing the way corn farmers manage their fertilizer inputs—and helping them save money in the process.
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Any factors which stress corn during the growing season may contribute to an increase in stalk rots that season.
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Central Iowa received several storms during the past two weeks. There were three distinct situations occurring: rivers and streams out of the banks, ponding, and extremely saturated soils.
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Asian soybean rust is on nearly every grower’s “A List” this time of year, but don’t forget soybean cyst nematodes. Growers should scout regularly for this common, yet yield threatening pest.
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