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Doug Guernsey

"I chop all our corn for my dairy herd. Since I started planting Great Lakes 5961 and Quad-5,
I have corn left over to combine for grain. The amount of tonnage and grain in the corn silage is impressive. The corn remained standing through some very strong wind storms.

"I also planted some Stalwart alfalfa. It has very fast recovery as well as tonnage and quality. Stands were excellent for cutting with my disc haybine. We got five cuttings last year and the additional value of Stalwart paid for itself right away."

- Doug Guernsey
  Boscobel, Wisconsin
Nitrogen Loss
Several good articles on potential nitrogen loss appeared this week. Here they are:
Issue: #47 May 21, 2007
Dear Clint,

This week, we look at replanting decisions, corn and soybean scouting, frost damage, uneven emergence, spraying topics, nitrogen loss and look at early alfalfa situations.

Remember to check the agronomy article archives, as we are posting about 40 new agronomic articles every week on the website.
Replanting decisions

Replanting corn decision-making time

The decision to replant is one of the hardest choices to make. Here's a few resources that might help you in your decision-making process.

Scouting Corn and Frost Injury
Uneven Emergence

Many universities posted articles this week about scouting your corn acres. Here's the links to those articles.

We've also had a few nights of very cold temperatures in the northern corn belt. Here's a couple of references on frost damage:
Can I Spray Today?
Case SprayerSpraying timing and conditions are always important factors at this time of year. Here's what the industry sources are talking about this week:
Alfalfa Observations
ForageMany alfalfa pest and diseases have been talked about this past week. Here's the observations:

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