March 31, 2009
Superior corn yields start with a great stand. But as farmers grow more corn on corn, they face the challenges—cool, wet soils and potential for higher disease and insect pressure—that come with planting into higher levels of residue.
March 31, 2009
Corn or soybeans? Purdue University agricultural experts recommend farmers look at differences in relative price, input costs and yield experience before they plant crops this spring.
March 31, 2009
Shooting for high corn yields is a topic of perennial interest to corn growers. It’s received even greater attention in recent years as more new technologies have been introduced.
March 31, 2009
In the past few years, the use of foliar fungicide on corn has gained considerable attention.
March 31, 2009
The spring pests to look for in alfalfa are alfalfa weevil, clover leaf weevil and potato leaf hopper.
March 31, 2009
Secondary insects. or those insects that lie in the soil just waiting to feed on seeds and seedlings were a major pest in corn until seed came treated with an insecticide.
March 31, 2009
To help farmers better understand the value of their crop management decisions, I developed the “Seven Wonders of the Corn Yield World.” This is a tool to teach farmers (and students) the relative importance of management factors that can impact corn productivity.
March 31, 2009
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana) — March 29, 2009 — The wet winter weather and plenty of rain earlier this month hasn’t helped area farmers, who are eagerly waiting to start planting.
March 30, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio — To put corn on the right track this growing season, focus on proven production practices such as timely planting, high-yielding hybrids and appropriate seeding rates, says an Ohio State University Extension agronomist.
March 30, 2009
We have added new information to the following article: Too little or too much nitrogen on corn: MSU’s new guidelines.
March 30, 2009
Source: Jeff Coulter, Extension Corn Agronomist
March 30, 2009
New articles in the ICM Newsletter for the week of 3/23/2009 – 3/29/2009.
March 24, 2009
The small amount of money put toward fighting the tiny, yet destructive soybean aphid will pay big dividends in the coming years, said a Michigan State University economist, thanks to a research and outreach system developed during the last 50 years.
March 24, 2009
Fossil fuel prices were near historical highs in September and October, while grain prices were dropping rapidly. This put producers in a squeeze between declining grain prices and high drying costs.
March 23, 2009
A new issue of CropWatch was posted to the Web March 20 and is available.
September 2, 2010
Two more posted this week: High Night-Time Temperatures and Stalk Cannibalization in Corn Anth...
August 31, 2010
C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2010-28 08/31/10-09/07/10 Editor: Andrew Kleinschmidt
August 30, 2010
An ancient offshoot of soybeans may one day provide resistance to sudden death syndrome (SDS) and soybean rust, University of Illinois scientists reported at the recent U of I Agronomy Day.
