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Weather Patterns Changing For The Better

May 13, 2011 | Posted in Water Management
Source: Ohio State University, Purdue University Extension
After an April that brought record rainfall to much of Indiana and Ohio, climatologists agree the weather pattern is improving - a welcome change for farmers in both states.
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Wrapping Up Corn Planting In Nebraska

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 4, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Managing editor John Dobberstein and I are visiting two western Iowa no-tillers today on the final day of a 3-day farm tour around Omaha, Neb. We started with two visits near Lincoln, Neb., on Monday; then visited no-tillers in southeast Nebraska, northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa on Tuesday.
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White Mold Showing Up In Soybeans

August 7, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection
Rainy weather and cooler-than-normal summer temperatures have resulted in a white mold outbreak in soybeans throughout parts of the Midwest. For Ohio growers, this is the first major outbreak of white mold in the state in nearly a decade.
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Weather Changes No-Till Plans

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Plenty of no-tillers were faced with lengthy delays in getting their crops planted this spring. And the critical question was whether these unfortunate delays led to last-minute cropping changes, or whether growers were sticking with their initial cropping strategies.
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Weather Changes No-Till Plans

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2009
Plenty of no-tillers were faced with lengthy delays in getting their crops planted this spring. And the critical question was whether these unfortunate delays led to last-minute cropping changes, or whether growers were sticking with their initial cropping strategies.
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Should No-Tillers Apply Fungicides Every Year?

University experts, experienced no-tillers weigh in on profitable fungicide management strategies for corn and soybeans.
By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection
Record-high 2008 corn and soybean prices arguably meant that a fungicide application — or any other input that nudged up yields — paid for itself and then some. But whether fungicides continue to be a tool that can be used profitably on a yearly basis as commodity prices settle is up for debate.
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Energize Your Corn Fields

Make the most of the 7 wonders of the corn yield world to boost your returns.
By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management
Fred Below looks at pushing up corn yields in a much different way than many researchers. The crop physiologist at the University of Illinois has determined that 7 critical items have the most impact on corn yields.
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