News Archives for October 2007

Are Deer Eating Your Profits? Reduce the Losses with OSU Extension Workshop

October 31, 2007

Deer may be quiet, elusive creatures, but the pronounced damage they leave behind eats away millions of dollars a year in profits.

Manage Soil Compaction When Harvesting Wet Fields

October 31, 2007

Heavy machinery on wet soils is a sure prescription for compaction. But there are three ways to minimize the compaction: Look at axle loads, properly inflate tires of field equipment and control field traffic.

Haste Creates Waste When Applying Fall N

October 31, 2007

Farmers should be careful to monitor soil temperature before applying fall anhydrous ammonia, cautions David Harms, founder of Crop Pro-tech crop consulting, Waverly, IL.

Corn ‘Potentially More Profitable Than Beans’ In Corn Belt

October 31, 2007

With December 2008 corn futures above $4/bu., corn still appears to be potentially more profitable than soybeans in the heart of the Corn Belt for 2008.

Fertilizer Sticker Shock?

October 31, 2007

The decision to buy fertilizer has become a guessing game — not unlike the traditional anguish of when to sell corn and beans.

N Fertilizer Prices Likely To Balloon By Spring

October 31, 2007

The outlook for fertilizer prices, particularly nitrogen (N) fertilizer prices is bullish, says Dave Coppess, Heartland Co-op, vice-president, sales and marketing, West Des Moines, IA.

Can Alfalfa be Harvested Yet This Fall?

October 31, 2007

Managing alfalfa stands in the fall is really about assessing the benefits and risks.

PSU: Moldy ears of corn

October 31, 2007

Recently many calls and questions have been raised regarding the increased observation of molds on corn that remains unharvested.

PSU: Liming No-Till

October 31, 2007

Liming no-till is no different than liming in any other tillage program except that it is less forgiving if you don’t do it right.

UNL CropWatch

October 29, 2007

This week’s CropWatch has been posted to the Web.

IL: Forages and Frost

October 29, 2007

This link is from the University of Illinois extension.

Performance Update – Oct. 26

October 26, 2007

Here’s the October 29th Performance Update. Be sure to look at the G3VT3 data links below!

IL Extension Update

October 26, 2007

Here’s this week’s report from the U of I

ISU: Grain storage, management considerations

October 24, 2007

This year has proved to be challenging and once again the weather is to blame.

EU Approves Herculex® RW Corn for Food, Feed, Import and Processing

October 24, 2007

PRNewswire — Imports into the European Union Also Authorized for Corn Stacked with Herculex® I and RoundupReady® Corn 2 Traits

Performance Update – Oct 23

October 23, 2007

Here’s the latest GLH Performance Update! The performance of Great Lakes corn and soybean products in the field are showing why we are setting a new record sales level every day.

Noctua Pronuba in Michigan

October 23, 2007

Attached is a two-page brochure regarding the latest bizarre pest outbreak in Michigan, Noctua pr...

OSU: Correcting 2006 Compaction Problems

October 22, 2007

Last fall at this time farmers were trying to harvest crops in the wettest fall in at least fifty years.

OSU: Transgenic Corn and Refuges

October 22, 2007

Knowing that Ohio growers will in all likelihood be planting more Bt transgenic corn hybrids next spring, we continue to remind growers about Insect Resistant Management (IRM) requirements.

OSU: CORN Newsletter

October 22, 2007

Here’s the latest update from Ohio State.

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Soybean Aphid Numbers Quite Low Overall

July 29, 2010

Soybean aphid population densities continue to be quite low statewide, and overall have not reached the economic threshold of 250 aphids per plant.

Soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) – Fusarium virguliforme

July 29, 2010

Soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) can cause significant yield losses.

Southern Corn Rust

July 29, 2010

Read the article from U of I here

Western Bean Cutworm Egg Masses and Larvae Found in Ohio

July 29, 2010

WOOSTER, Ohio – For the first time since the trapping of Western bean cutworm moths in corn began in 2006, Ohio State University research entomologists have identified egg masses and larvae.

Limited Late-Season Marestail Control

July 29, 2010

Given this season’s frequent and excessive precipitation, many Illinois soybean fields have experienced later-than-normal applications of post-emergence herbicides.

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