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Benefits From Cover Crops May Be Cumulative

November 5, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops

A cover crop trial conducted at the Ridgetown campus of the University of Guelph suggests that the economic benefits of growing cover crops is equal to or better than the results of its no-cover trials after factoring in the cost of seed and other inputs for the cover crop.

Consider Volunteer Corn Issues Following Severe Hail Events

October 25, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Recent severe hail events in parts of Nebraska have left some fields with tremendous yield loss from hail stones beating down corn plants, knocking ears from plants, or shelling seed from the cob.

Pressured to Place that Corn Seed Order? Remember the Basics

October 19, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist

This time of year growers are under a lot of pressure to buy seed, as seed salesmen pursue seed commitments through volume pricing and early purchase incentives often before the current year's yield trial results are available.

Variable SCN Counts May Change Sampling Needs

October 18, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: Anne Dorrance, Ohio State University

It’s that time of year to sample fields for soybean cyst nematode, and new Ohio State University research is indicating that soybean producers may need to double up their efforts to analyze soil for eggs.

Corn May Be In Need Of Sulfur

October 8, 2010 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Jennifer Shike

University of Illinois researchers say corn response to sulfur may be more common than in the past.

Bean Prices Strong, Harvest Sales Likely

September 7, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While much of the attention in the crop markets has been focused on wheat and corn, soybean prices have shown strength even while trading in a wide range during the past 2 months.

Is August Weather Taking Corn Prices Up

August 30, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The more recent strength in corn prices is related to concerns that the U.S. average yield may fall short of the USDA’s August 12 forecast of 165 bushels.

2010 Wheat Shows Disease Control Key

August 2, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

If the 2010 growing season was any indication, disease management needs to be one of the top things on growers’ lists if they are going to have a great wheat crop, says an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist.

New Dry Manure Injector Holds Promise

August 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

A machine that can inject dry poultry litter and composted cattle manure below the soil surface in pastures and no-till fields is on order from a research coalition across five Chesapeake Bay states: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York. There are currently no machines on the market that can do this.

Foliar Diseases Like Current Conditions

August 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

The risk of foliar disease pressure in some fields may be higher this year due to the current wet, humid weather on top of extra disease inoculums from the cool, wet years of 2008 and 2009.

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