News Archives for November 2007

Grain Prices, Input Costs to Be High, Iowa Economist Warns Farmers

November 30, 2007

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA) (KRT) — Nov. 29 — Grain prices should remain profitable in the near future and well into next year, Iowa’s leading grain economist said Tuesday.

IL: Extension Update

November 30, 2007

Here’s the latest update from Illinois

Ethanol Craze Cools – WSJ

November 30, 2007

Ethanol Craze Cools As Doubts Multiply Claims for Environment, Energy Use Draw Fire; Fighting on the Farm By LAUREN ETTER, WSJ

Ohio Soybean Trials Online

November 28, 2007

The Ohio Soybean Performance Trial have become available on-line here

Corn farmers hope for even more growth

November 27, 2007

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Corn farmers had a lot to celebrate in 2007, but there’s plenty of room for growth.

Farmers in Illinois, Corn Belt enjoy big-time corn harvests

November 26, 2007

Earl Williams has heard the joke about how farmers always find a reason to complain. But like many Midwest farmers, the northern Illinois grower of corn and soybeans has no gripes this year.

Making sense of FIRST and other independent yield trials

November 26, 2007

When looking at data from independent sources like universities and FIRST, how do you compare hybrids?

Bayer CropScience, Mertec and M.S. Technologies to co-develop new soybean trait products

November 26, 2007

Joint collaboration will bring alternative herbicide tolerant systems and more choice for farmers in weed management

Fungicide seed treatments improve soybean stands, yields

November 23, 2007

Fungicide seed treatments offer protection from seedling diseases that can reduce soybean stands and reduce yields, said John Rupe, plant pathologist for the University of Arkansas system’s statewide Division of Agriculture.

IL: Extension Update

November 23, 2007

Here’s the link to this week’s edition

EU set to reject biotech corn applications

November 23, 2007

The New York Times reported Friday that the European Union (EU) looks set to disapprove planting of two separate types of biotech corn made by DuPont’s Pioneer seed division, Dow Agro and Syngenta.

U-W Corn Trials Posted

November 21, 2007

Great Lakes is entered in reports 8, 9, 10 and 11. Click here for the U/W Corn Trials

Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter

November 20, 2007

Here’s the latest from OSU.

KY: Bt corn and interpreting yield results in 2008

November 20, 2007

Last week the Early Bird Decision meetings were held in Western Kentucky to assist growers with their grain seed purchases for 2008.

ISU: Hot Topic for the second year in a row

November 20, 2007

I have had dozens of questions about corn on corn management the few weeks.

UNL CropWatch

November 19, 2007

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

Wisconsin Crop Manager

November 19, 2007

All articles for the date issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager, Volume 14 Number 30 November 15, 2007 are now available on the web.

ISU Integrated Crop Management

November 19, 2007

A new issue of Integrated Crop Management is now available.

Budget Generator Helps Determine What Crop To Plant

November 19, 2007

Farmers should consider using the crop budget generator (CBG) to help them to decide whether to plant corn or soybeans in 2008.

Maryland Farmer Provides Top-10 Continuous-Corn Management Tips

November 19, 2007

Much of Maryland experienced corn yields that were approximately 50% less than normal production (138 bu./acre average during the previous four years), with some areas that were hit particularly hard with drought that yielded only about 25% of normal, says Bob Kratochvil, University of Maryland Extension grain and oil crops specialist.

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