Purdue: Pest&Crop Report
August 28, 2008
Hi everyone – Here is the next issue of the Pest&Crop Newsletter for the 2008 season!
News Archives for August 2008
OSU: Dry Weather May Lead to Stalk Lodging Problems in Corn
August 28, 2008
Exceptionally dry weather has plagued many corn fields since early July.
ISU: Soybean Aphid populations still increasing
August 27, 2008
The cool weather has been ideal for soybean aphids, and we’ve seen populations explode from nothing in July to well over the economic threshold of 250 aphids per plant in many area soybean fields.
New exhibit at Farm Science Review showcases corn evolution
August 27, 2008
The evolution of corn in North America, spanning about 1,000 years, will be part of a new exhibit at Ohio State University’s Farm Science Review, Sept. 16-18 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio.
IL: Managing Expensive Nitrogen
August 27, 2008
Managing your nitrogen (N) properly has never saved you so much money. Bob Hoeft University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign professor of soil fertility, offers these pointers for squeezing every penny out of your input dollar:
Texas Breeder Develops Drought-Tolerant Corn
August 27, 2008
Texas A&M University – Agricultural Communications (25-Aug-2008) ETTER – At the end of the day, drought tolerance in corn has to equate to good yields and good quality, not just good looks, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.
PSU: Silage Harvest Information
August 27, 2008
Here’s a great reference on silage options from Penn State University. Follow the link to t...
ISU: Thinking toward harvest
August 25, 2008
With the crop nearly made for this year many individuals are now looking at the fall, getting equipment ready and even locking in fall crop inputs.
UNL CropWatch
August 25, 2008
The following stories have been posted to CropWatch. Tom Dorn, Extension Educator in Lancaster County, offers recommendations for reducing energy costs when grain drying in two CropWatch stories this week.
ISU: ICM Newsletter for 8/24/08
August 25, 2008
New articles in the ICM Newsletter for the week of 8/18/2008 – 8/24/2008.
IL: Short Corn Ears
August 21, 2008
We continue to see slower-than-normal progress in corn development, with only 12% of the Illinois crop in the dent stage by August 17, compared to the 5-year average of 45%.
ISU: Yellow areas in bean fields
August 21, 2008
OK, since you survived the blog on glyphosate yellowing, you may recall that we talked about discussing some of the other issues that may be causing yellow areas in our bean fields.
High Hopes Bring Huge Number of Entries for Popular NCGA Contest (8-20-08)
August 20, 2008
With the deadline for entries to the 2008 National Corn Yield Contest having come and gone, staff at the National Corn Growers Association are reaping a bumper crop of entries that surpasses the record number of entries seen last year.
Biotech Yield Endorsement Expansion
August 20, 2008
Farmers in 11 states who plant a majority of their corn acres using hybrid seeds featuring YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2, YieldGard VT Triple and YieldGard VT Triple PRO technology could lower their crop insurance premiums in 2009.
KY: Common Rust
August 20, 2008
As is typical for Kentucky, symptoms of common rust can be found on corn leaves in many fields at this time of the season.
PSU: Late Season Corn Stalk Nitrate Test
August 19, 2008
Here’s a recent report from Penn State on late season stalk quality.
ISU: Soybean aphids and corn diseases!
August 18, 2008
Outside of soybean aphids and rarely seen foliar diseases showing up, it’s been a quiet couple of weeks.
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