Crop Protection

Choose Hybrids Wisely To Combat Disease

Corn and soybean no-till farmers were no strangers to white mold and ear rots during the 2009 growing season; but according to one Purdue University expert, there are measures growers can take to reduce the chances of a repeat in 2010.
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Moldy Corn May Only Get Worse

Mold problems in standing corn will get worse until the corn has dried to about 20 percent moisture or grain temperatures drop below 40 degrees, says North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer Ken Hellevang.
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Look What's Feeding On Corn Rootworms

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist Jonathan G. Lundgren, while exploring no-till corn fields at night, has found a very different group of predators than the ones that feed during the day. It turns out that these night-time predators have a great appetite for corn rootworms, the most costly pest of corn in the world.
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Wet Fall Will Impact Weed Control

As with everything else, the extremely wet conditions we have experienced this fall will have an impact on your winter annual weed populations and also on your plans for managing these winter annual weed populations.
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