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Fungus May Offer Natural Weed Control

November 21, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Jan Suszkiw, USDA

A naturally occurring fungus may prove useful in the fight against Palmer amaranth, an aggressive southern weed that can grow at the rate of two inches a day and outcompete corn, cotton, soybean and other crops for resources, potentially reducing their yields.

Fungicides Unlikely To Benefit Lodged Corn

By Mark Parker posted on July 10, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Reduced yield potential and disease uncertainty make a fungicide investment in downed corn a risky proposition, university specialists from Iowa and Wisconsin say.

Charcoal Rot A Hot Disease In Soybeans

August 12, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Illinois

In the central part of Illinois, the soybeans that have so far survived the extreme temperatures and drought are showing symptoms and signs of charcoal rot.

Begin Scouting For Aspergillus Ear Rot

August 5, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Kiersten Wise and Charles Woloshuk, Purdue University

Weather conditions have been favorable for Aspergillus ear rot development and producers should plan to scout fields to determine if this ear rot is present.

USDA Report: No-Till A Growing Practice In The U.S.

January 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment

A new USDA report says no-till farming continues to grow across the U.S., although adoption rates didn’t go up in every state or for all crops.

Scout Soybeans Now For White Mold

August 5, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

While it’s too late to apply fungicides to soybeans with white mold symptoms, no-tillers can benefit in three ways from scouting their fields before harvest, Daren Mueller, Iowa State University plant pathologist, says.

Keep Yields From Cooling Off

Cover crops can offset the major causes of yield drag in fields making the transition to no-till and improve the soil biology of fields lacking crop and residue diversity

By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

If you had to scavenge for food from Thanksgiving to Easter, chances are you wouldn’t be very productive and may not survive. The same is true of soil microbes.

Yeast May Protect Cereals From Fungus

May 30, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

Technology developed by researchers at The Ohio State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) that will help manage the spread of one of the worst diseases affecting crops such as wheat and barley, has been licensed to Sci Protek, Inc., based in Vista, Calif.

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