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Do Earthworms Eat Corn Leaves?

By Christian Krupke posted on June 2, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection

Corn leaves appearing to have been dragged down into burrows where they were presumably fed upon could be the result of earthworm feeding.

Be Aware of Fall Armyworm During Late-Season Scouting

September 16, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Pioneer

Sporadic reports of fall armyworm have emerged in parts of the Corn Belt. While they don’t strike every year, fall armyworms can devastate forages and crops, making late-season scouting crucial.

The Biologicals Boost — Combat Drought, Heat, Disease, and Pests While Improving Yield with Biological Products [Product Demonstration Webinar Replay]

November 28, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

In this webinar, attendees will learn more about how biologicals fit into a crop management program and how to determine which biological products can help your crops perform at their best based on your field's unique environment.

Harvest Early to Avoid “Invisible Loss” and Maximize Yield

August 9, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection, Strip-Till Farming

Farmers can readily see the negative impact of adverse weather, plant disease and pests on their yields. As its name implies, “invisible loss” can’t be observed but can be prevented by harvesting early and drying their grain

Plan Now to Minimize Hessian Fly Infestations on Next Wheat Crop

March 7, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Kansas State University shares which wheat fields are most likely to be infested with Hessian fly this fall and best practices to prevent an infestation from occurring.

Inevitable Questions About Winter Insect Survival

February 27, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

University of Kentucky Ag Extension explains how insect survival is impacted by the weather and what pest populations can be expected following the 2014-15 winter.

Seed Treatments Effective in Early-Season Pest Control

February 23, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

Mississippi State University researchers found that replicated trials from 2005-14 indicate pretreated seeds are effective at whichever level of treatment a no-tiller chooses.

Workshop Highlights Cover Crop Benefits, Effective Management

February 1, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

The Louisiana AgCenter's recent cover crop workshop helped growers learn about some of the benefits in using cover crops and how to manage them effectively.

Manage ‘Good’ Insects Like Your Farm Depends On It

No-till practices and diverse cover-crop mixes are like a beacon to beneficial insect communities that pollinate crops, munch on weed seeds and kill yield-robbing crop pests — all to your benefit.

By John Dobberstein posted on January 30, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

For every yield-robbing pest no-tillers know of in a field, there are 1,700 insect species that are beneficial or neutral to their farm.

Green Stink Bugs In Soybeans

By Doug Johnson posted on September 23, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Kentucky Ag Extension

We have been getting a lot of questions about the bugs shown in the photo. Folks are seeing lots of them in soybean fields. This photo by Patty Lucas shows a nice assortment of the nymph stage (immature) green stink bugs. It is quite common to see aggregates of these near the end of the season. They are generally noticed because they are near the tops of plants, and leaves are beginning to drop.

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