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Harvest Aids In A Not-So-Cooperative Year

September 14, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

Source: By Glenn Nice and Bill Johnson, Purdue Univesity Cooperative Extension Service

We are now limited to herbicide treatments that can be applied just prior to harvest to help dry down weed vegetation prior to a killing frost.

Check Corn Crop For Ear Mold

September 11, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Illinois Extension

Corn ear molds have been observed at the University of Illinois Northwestern Research and Education Center in Monmouth.

'Significant' Levels Of Glyphosate Found Air, Water In Two States

September 8, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection

Source: By Carey Gillam, Reuters

Glyphosate herbicide was found in significant levels in Mississippi as part of a U.S. Geological Survey Office (USGS) project, and the findings have been submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency to be used as part of the agency's evaluation of the registration of glyphosate.

Cargill Bars Syngenta's GM Corn From Mills

September 6, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection

Source: Dow Jones Newswires, Reuters

U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. said it won't accept Syngenta AG's genetically modified Agrisure Viptera corn at its North American wet milling plants until the corn variety is approved by the European Union.

Few Options For Pre-Harvest Herbicides

September 6, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Illinois

The list of herbicide active ingredients available for pre-harvest applications in corn or soybeans is relatively short, says University of Illinois Extension weed specialist Aaron Hager.

Top Leaf Death or "Dieback" in Corn

September 5, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

Source: By Bob Nielsen, Purdue University

In years with late-season stress, leaf senescence often progresses from both the bottom and the top of the plant, with green leaves remaining in the middle of the plants for some time until complete leaf senescence occurs.

Corn And Soybean Herbicides And Fall Cover Crop Establishment

September 4, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Source: Dwight Lingenfelter, Penn State Weed Specialist, Penn State University

One of the more common questions that I have been asked recently is whether the corn or soybean herbicide program will pose a problem for seeding fall cover crops.

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Court: Pesticide Drift May Be Trespassing

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on September 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

The center for Ag Law and Taxation at Iowa State University recently published an article summarizing a recent court ruling that pesticide drift may be constituted as trespassing.

Dealing With Downed Corn After Hurricane Irene

September 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Greg Roth, Agronomist, University of Pennsylvania

The remnants of Hurricane Irene that passed through last weekend caused significant wind damage to cornfields throughout southeastern Pennsylvania.

Aflatoxin - How Does Crop Insurance Handle It?

September 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Gary Schnitkey, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois

When dealing with aflatoxin, it's important to keep some factors in mind when dealing with crop insurance coverage that may give you some financial relief.

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