Cornell: What’s Cropping Up?
February 24, 2010
Here is the latest newsletter from Cornell University
February 24, 2010
Here is the latest newsletter from Cornell University
February 24, 2010
Just like the mythological demons that heroes could not kill, the 2009 corn crop continues to claim victims.
February 24, 2010
Here’s this week’s edition from The Ohio State University:
February 24, 2010
Avoiding Corn and Soybean Emergence Problems Can Lead To Higher Yields BY LIZ MORRISON
February 24, 2010
What Soybean Farmers Can Do To Avoid White Mold Problems in 2010
February 24, 2010
Journal Star (Peoria, IL) — PEORIA — February 23, 2010 — After a long, drawn-out season of growing corn in 2009, central Illinois farmers may not yet be out of the woods.
February 19, 2010
From achieving 300 bushel-per-acre corn, to choosing the right hybrids, to managing production challenges, attendees of the Ohio State University Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference will learn what it takes to grow a successful crop.
February 18, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Several Midwestern states could be facing increased winter and spring flooding, as well as difficult growing conditions on farms, if average temperatures rise, according to a Purdue University researcher.
February 17, 2010
Illinois farmers know corn nematodes are a problem.
February 17, 2010
Due to the unusually cool growing season during 2009, many farmers left their corn standing in the field over winter.
February 15, 2010
A few pointers will help adjust a planter for no-till farming systems.
February 15, 2010
The western bean cutworm (WBC), once a pest of the High Plains, has been on the move since at least 2000. (See map below.)
February 11, 2010
Many grain bins across Indiana are filled with corn that has some level of damage due to preharvest fungal ear rots.
February 11, 2010
Here’s the link to the PDF article
February 11, 2010
When commodity prices are high and incomes are up, farmers often can borrow money to plant their spring crop with almost no questions asked by lenders. That is not the case this year, said a Purdue University agricultural economist.
March 18, 2010
We’ve published new articles for the MSU Field CAT Alert newsletter.
March 17, 2010
Here’s this week’s report from the Univ. of Missouri
March 17, 2010
By Daniel Kaiser, University of Minnesota Soil Fertility Extension Specialist
March 16, 2010
There are several reasons for using starter fertilizers when planting corn:
March 16, 2010
The risk of Stewart’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight is predicted to be low throughout much of Ohio’s corn crop this year.