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Monsanto Paying Farmers To Increase Herbicide Use

November 18, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Des Moines Register

Monsanto Co. is paying farmers to increase the number of herbicides they’re using, and the rebate program is designed to prevent more acrage from getting infested with weeds that are resistant to one particularly popular herbicide, Roundup.

What's Happening With Your Soybean Yields?

By Darrell Bruggink posted on November 17, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Brownsburg, Ind., no-tiller Mike Starkey has an interesting observation from his 2010 production season.

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With Roundup Ready Patents Soon Expiring, What Will The Future Hold?

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Few growers have thought about legally transferring saved Roundup Ready soybeans out of their grain bins to dump in the planter or drill when seeding no-till fields. But with the patents expiring on the older Roundup Ready soybean technology in 4 years, it might be a possibility.

Key Traits in Corn Hybrids, Soybean Varieties Can Maximize No-Till Success

Early season vigor, standability, stay-green and disease tolerance are among the top criteria for selecting seed that excels in no-till.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

With 32 years experience no-tilling corn and 29 years no-tilling soybeans, western Ohio farmer Jim Longenecker has given a great deal of thought to what he wants in a hybrid for no-till.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Found In Indiana

November 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Pest & Amp

An insect sample received by the Purdue Plant & Pest Diagnostic lab from a homeowner in Elkhart County, Indiana, on October 19, 2010 was confirmed to be the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys.

Tillage Isn't A Long-Term Solution For Soybean SDS

October 27, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa State University

If you were one of the many Iowa farmers who were hit with Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) disease in your soybean fields this year, doing tillage on that soil and trying to bury the crop residue is not a good long-term solution.

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.

Fall is a Good Time to Attack Weeds, Disease

October 18, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: THe Prairie Star

As fall is here and harvest is ending, growers across the region should take advantage of the opportunity to control winter annual and perennial weeds.

Early Harvest Offers Ideal Conditions for Perennial Weed Management

October 18, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Mark Renz, University of Wisconsin

With the early harvest, this fall offers a great opportunity to tackle fields with perennial weed issues in no-till fields.

WHO Unveils New Standard for Atrazine

October 7, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Bestvolunteer.org

A recently released World Health Organization (WHO) document has recommended a drinking water standard of 100 parts per billion, up from the previous WHO standard of two parts per billion.

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