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Alabama
Alabama Corn: Watch Out for Grasshoppers
Grasshopper activity is picking up recently across the state. Similar to cotton, they are a sporadic pest that can sometimes affect yield. Their populations are typically restricted to field edges, but […]
Arkansas
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
California
California: Can Oilfield Water Safely Be Reused for Irrigation?
A new study by researchers at Duke University and RTI International finds that reusing oilfield water that’s been mixed with surface water to irrigate farms in the Cawelo Water District […]
Florida
Florida Peanuts: Managing Aspergillus, Rhizoctonia Crown Rots
There are many environmental, chemical, and biological factors that can affect a peanut stand; fungal diseases being one of them. Recently, Aspergillus species have been the focus of fungal problems […]
Georgia
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
Illinois
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
Indiana
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
Iowa
Iowa: Research Reveals Answers Regarding the Use of Liquid Potassium in Rainy Seasons
Iowa State University (ISU) research has evaluated corn and soybean response to preplant potassium (K) fertilizer placement methods and starter since the middle 1990s. These results have been used for […]
Kansas
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
Kentucky
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
Louisiana
Louisiana Crawfish: 5 Steps to Minimize Impacts of White Spot Syndrome Virus
1. Avoid unnecessary stocking of existing ponds: Research has shown that population density, management of water quality and forage crops has roughly 20 times as much influence on crawfish size […]
Michigan
Michigan: Soybeans vs. Floods
The recent heavy rains have created flooded conditions in many areas of Michigan and producers need to understand how the standing water will affect their soybean fields. There is a […]
Minnesota
Minnesota: Nitrogen Fertilizer Economics – Podcast
In this episode of the Nutrient Management Podcast, three U of M researchers and a special guest from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture discuss nitrogen economics. How does the sale of nitrogen […]
Mississippi
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
Missouri
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
Nebraska
Nebraska Corn: Managing Stalk Borers
Stalk borers are an occasional pest of corn in Nebraska. Stalk borer damage in corn commonly is confined to plants in the first few rows near field margins, fence rows, […]
North Carolina
North Carolina Cotton: Failed Stand. Now What?
Unfortunately, last week’s rain proved too much for many cotton fields. For those pondering their replant options, here are some points to consider: 1. Regardless of replant crop, you must […]
North Dakota
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
Ohio
Ohio Wheat: Online Tool Helps Assess Scab Risk
The head scab risk tool can be used to assess the risk of head scab and to help guide fungicide application decisions. Here are a few guidelines for using the […]
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Wheat: Crops Mostly Passed Disease Concern
The disease situation in Oklahoma has not changed significantly since my last update on May 15. The weather in Oklahoma has remained atypically cool and mostly dry; however, off-and-on rain […]
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Soybeans: Which Dicamba, 2,4-D Products Can Be Sprayed Burndown?
Not all dicamba- or 2,4-D-containing products can be applied in a burndown application prior to planting Xtend or Enlist E3 soybeans.
South Carolina
South Carolina: Three Key Insects Right Now In Cotton, Soy
First, reports from around the state: Jonathan Croft, county agent covering Orangeburg, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties, is hearing “no complaints” in his area right now, and everyone is “just thankful […]
South Dakota
Dicamba Cutoffs Coming Too Soon for Some Farmers – DTN
Between a Mother’s Day freeze and recent flooding, many soybean acres in the Midwest may need to be replanted in the weeks to come. Growers with dicamba-tolerant Xtend soybeans should […]
Tennessee
Tennessee Cotton: Suggestions to Minimize Injury with 1st POST Applications
This week will be the start of the early POST applications in cotton. These applications are often critical to not only curtail weed competition but to combat thrips injury as […]
Texas
Texas: Time to Increase Defense Against Thrips
Cotton planters are rolling across the Texas High Plains. While lot of cotton seed will go into the ground over the next couple of weeks, some of the early planted […]
