Corn Management
This section of Corn Management will deal with fertility issues, both as a diagnostic tool for fertility problems, and also proactively suggesting ways... Read more.
Genetic diversity is a term that’s been talked about in the seed industry for many years. Farmers and seed companies generally agree genetic... Read more.
Herbicide screens were conducted with four herbicide products on 79 different hybrids plus 16 that were repeat checks. Each of 4 herbicide products is... Read more.
Herbicide Risk Categories identify hybrid sensitivity to herbicides by mode of action for the grower when considering herbicide management practices.... Read more.
Commodity prices have increased significantly following this past growing season from tight corn inventories and input prices are following the higher... Read more.
Foliar (leaf) fungicides are proven to arrest the development of yield limiting fungal diseases. ... Read more.
During a period of two to three years, a farmer plants a hybrid and graduallyincreases its usage each year. He has increased the usage of a particular... Read more.
The current warm, dry weather pattern we are experiencing in the central Corn Belt is making it tough to decide if we should plant corn or wait on the... Read more.
How many crop years could you potentially plant and manage in your career? When you start thinking about it, there are only 50 or less... Read more.
Right Nutrient Source
Availability of a Nitrogen source in your area is the first consideration. Secondly consider the... Read more.
Many acres of corn have been planted recently, and the weather has now turned cool and frosty. Planting early this year was easy to understand as soil... Read more.
Wet spring weather, lower yields due to denitrification and volatilization, along with high priced nitrogen fertilizers, has caused many farmers to side-... Read more.
High temperatures and dry conditions continue to persist throughout the Corn Belt. Extreme drought through crop pollination has resulted in severe... Read more.
Fungicide applications for improving yield responses are becoming a common practice across the Corn Belt. A goal for any grower is where and when to use... Read more.