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.
October 27, 2009 Agronomy
Several stories have been added to CropWatch and two links were updated below.
The story, Cool Grain to Avoid Runaway Deterioration, also includes links to other UNL resources on grain drying and storage. With late maturing crops and wet conditions prevalent across the state, Extension Educator Tom Dorn has been getting lots of questions. See his stories in this week’s CropWatch (and links to previous stories) , as well as a video interview on Market Journal (http://marketjournal.unl.edu) and an audio interview on Ag Almanac (http://agalmanac.unl.edu).
Plant Pathologist Tamra Jackson also has been getting a lot of calls as ear rots and grain molds increase under these conditions. In this week’s issue she explains how to scout for these problems and identify them correctly so you can act accordingly.
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.
July 29, 2010
Soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) can cause significant yield losses.
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.
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.