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Managing Rust on Fall-Planted Wheat

November 14, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

Rust on fall-planted wheat is rare but can occur, especially in years with extended warm fall temperatures. Rust can over-summer on volunteer wheat or spores can blow up from southern states.

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.

Cold Winter Puts Stop To Soybean Rust

May 21, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Freezing temperatures crept further south than normal. The main overwinter source of soybean rust, kudzu, was killed back in most places in the south.

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New Pesticide Solutions To New Concerns

Management strategies for disease, weed and insect control are becoming more critical with no-tilled corn.

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2007

With an anticipated surge of continuous corn acres in 2007, many no-tillers are anticipating more problems with weeds, insects and diseases. There’s also a growing concern about weed resistance problems with increased use of glyphosate-tolerant corn hybrids.

Waiting For Asian Soybean Rust Could Quickly Cost You Yield

The disease never showed up last year in most of the country after dire warnings, but believe it — rust could arrive in your fields and steal yield before you even know it’s there.

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2006 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

If you're waiting for Asian soybean rust to appear in your fields before you spray, Marty Wiglesworth suggests you reconsider.

Get Used To Threat Of Asian Soybean Rust

July 1, 2006 | Posted in Crop Protection

Asian soybean rust finally appeared in the U.S. last season but had little impact after years of warnings about its potential catastrophic effects on soybean yields. That doesn’t mean the researchers were wrong and no-tillers can ignore the threat.

Even Without Asian Rust, It Still Pays To Spray

Spraying fungicides at the R3 stage should be profitable even without finding Asian rust in your no-till soybean fields.

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2006 | Posted in Crop Protection

Instead of worrying about whether Asian rust is going to hit your no-tilled soybean fields this summer, you should consider spraying fungicides, Wayne Pedersen says. The University of Illinois plant pathologist says it’s likely to pay dividends through control of several late-maturing soybean diseases.

Growers Beware! Soybean Rust Is Here

December 1, 2004 | Posted in Crop Protection

Soybean growers are urged to monitor their fields and contact their local extension agent or a local university plant diagnostic center if the appearance of Asian soybean rust is suspected.

Danger! Soybean Rust Ahead!

Every grower has heard the warnings, but there is still doubt about how prepared we are to face this crop-killer.

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2004 | Posted in Crop Protection

Asian soybean rust is a foliar disease, notes Glen Hartman, a plant pathologist at the University of Illinois who is heavily involved in preparing the U.S. for its arrival, “and tillage per se should not interact with rust incidence or severity.”

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