Source: University of Missouri Integrated Pest Management
While some parts of the country fret about early-season rain events, in Missouri and parts west, corn is coming into the essential R1 stage, just as the weather is drying up. While no-till mitigates moisture concerns to some extent, this article from the University of Missouri shows what to expect if things go south.
No-Till Farmer wants to know how your crop fared from the Aug. 10 “derecho” storm that caused damage in at least 10 states in the Upper Midwest, including Iowa, Indiana and Illinois.
These cutworms spreading from West to East are best dealt with by scouting and timely pesticide applications before larvae make it to the ear of corn, says entomologist Kelley Tilmon.
Fields with wheat stem maggot damage all had a cereal grain planted as a cover crop. Plants affected had maggots that entered the plant around the first node.
Source: By Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois
We have been receiving reports since corn harvest began this fall about an unusual phenomenon: yields of the outside 8 to 24 rows on the south or west edges of corn fields show lower or much lower yields than corn farther into the field.
Following reports of high levels of corn damage in Iowa, lab studies this summer revealed resistance to Bt hybrids expressing the Cry3Bb1 toxin, found in Monsanto hybrids targeting rootworms.
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