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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Farmers should consider using the crop budget generator (CBG) to help them to decide whether to plant corn or soybeans in 2008.
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A new issue of Integrated Crop Management is now available.
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All articles for the date issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager, Volume 14 Number 30 November 15, 2007 are now available on the web.
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This week’s CropWatch has been posted to the Web.
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Here’s this week’s update »

I’ve had a few questions this week on cooling grain for winter storage.
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Here is Issue 26 of the Pest&Crop Newsletter.
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Michigan soybean growers had no shortage of challenges this summer, from dry midseason conditions to soybean aphid infestations.
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Cool sea-surface temperatures continue to expand in Pacific waters, signaling a strengthening La Niña weather pattern that is typically associated with a dry spring in the Midwest, says Jim Angel, Illinois State climatologist.
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