Diplodia Ear Rot
2 years 38 weeks ago
Diplodia ear rot is starting to make an unwelcome appearance again this year. Danny Himes, Luke Anderson and myself made one count of close to 5% damaged ears in the Windsor area of Shelby county IL. last week in a corn following soybean field. It is normally worse in a corn following corn...
Farm Shows
2 years 38 weeks ago
Excellent attendance at the Farm Progress Show in Ames, IA. Harvesting was just starting, storms on Tuesday night, but rest of the week was good weather. Not much harvested in Nebraska last week on my way to Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, NE. Stormed on Tuesday, several displays blew over....
What Consistency!
2 years 36 weeks ago
LG2620VT3 is in the History Books! NO Hybrid in the 14 year history of the F.I.R.S.T. trials has Placed 1st in the Illinois North trial, 1st in the Illinois West Central trial and 1st in the Illinois East Central trial summaries like LG2620VT3 has this year! LG2620VT3 FIRST in the ILNO 6...
Ohio Harvest Summary
2 years 30 weeks ago
One could say that the environment played a large role in the performance of crops in Ohio this year.Of course, we say that every year. 2010 brought challenges in terms of the amount and distribution of rainfall across the region. Temperatures also played a role, especially later in the season....
Corn More Profitable Than Beans
2 years 16 weeks ago
Source: University of Illinois, Illinois Farm Bureau
A central question is whether corn acres will increase in the heart of the corn-belt. For total U.S. corn acreage to increase in 2011, acres devoted to corn in Illinois, Iowa, and surrounding states likely have to increase. Corn acre...
Crop Planting Progress - April 24, 2011
2 years 7 weeks ago
Weather around the central Corn Belt during the past week has brought field work and planting of crops to a virtual standstill. All states are reporting that little progress was made in corn planting this week, due to heavy and persistent rainfall. Last year’s almost record...
Considerations when Corn Planting is Delayed
2 years 7 weeks ago
Memories of the fast quick start to the planting season of 2010 have faded, and we are now in the process of considering what happens when planting is delayed due to weather related events. Corn planting has stalled in most regions of the Corn Belt. Crop planting progress ranges from 1% or less...
Crop Progress -- May 17, 2011
2 years 4 weeks ago
Much progress was made around the corn belt this past week. Above normal temperatures and drier weather combined to allow significant planting progress. Many states are reporting that planting progress is approaching the long term averages for corn and soybeans. Planting is progressing, while...
Crop Progress -- May 22, 2011
2 years 3 weeks ago
It should come as no surprise that soil moisture levels have dictated much of the planting progress across the Midwest. On average, as one looks at soil moistures from west to east, we range from being short to adequate moisture in Kansas and Nebraska; adequate to surplus moistures across...
Ohio Planting Progress
2 years 3 weeks ago
It's late May, and much corn is yet to be planted in Ohio. Tillage and planting progress has been slowed considerably by the onslaught of numerous rainfall events, cooler-cloudy weather and the storms that have been reoccurring for most of the spring. Statewide, only 11% of the corn...
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