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Application of nutrients and chemicals plays a big role in the life of corn and soybean crops, and of a farmer. Applying at the right time, at the right rate and in the right place is critical.
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  • May 15, 2013
    Article

    Nitrogen Testing Tool Increases Corn Profits

    You can now assess your corn’s nitrogen (N) needs every 24 hours. The Adapt-N online computer model, from Cornell University, simulates the complex processes in a corn field: local precipitation and temperatures, soil type, soil organic matter and slope, previous crops, inputs, tillage, planting date, population, hybrids, rotation, type and date of starter and yield potential. Using high-resolution weather information (3x3-mile grids), the web model tailors site-specific N recommendations to your farm in almost real time....More
  • May 14, 2013
    Article

    6 Tips for Postemergence Application of Pre-Emergence Corn Herbicides

    One of the problems with a wet start to the season when planting gets compressed into short periods is the lack of time to apply preemergence herbicides and 28% before corn emerges. Most pre-emergence corn herbicides can be applied to emerged corn, and some of them have enough foliar activity to control small, emerged weeds without the need to add postemergence (post) herbicides....More
  • May 2, 2013
    Article

    Control Weeds Before Planting Corn, Soybeans

    Wet soil conditions have caused delays in planting and in efforts to control existing weed vegetation. Much of the existing weed growth is comprised of winter annual species, such as common chickweed, henbit, purple deadnettle, etc., but emergence of several summer annual species also has begun....More
  • May 2, 2013
    Article

    Control Weeds Before Planting Corn, Soybeans

    Wet soil conditions have caused delays in planting and in efforts to control existing weed vegetation. Much of the existing weed growth is comprised of winter annual species, such as common chickweed, henbit, purple deadnettle, etc., but emergence of several summer annual species also has begun....More
  • Apr. 18, 2013
    Article

    Potential for Herbicide Carryover in 2013

    Dry soil conditions, such as such as those in Illinois in 2012, often slow the rate of herbicide degradation and increase the potential for damage to rotational crops from herbicide carryover, according to Aaron Hager, a University of Illinois weed science expert....More
  • Mar. 15, 2013
    Article

    EU Fails to Ban Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Support Bee Health 1

    Syngenta has responded to the failure of the European Commission to win support for an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. A majority of Member States refused to support the proposal to restrict their use on all bee attractive crops. The Commission must now decide whether to appeal the decision or amend its proposal....More
  • Feb. 12, 2013
    Article

    Post-Drought Agronomic Challenges: Herbicide Carryover, Weed Management, Soil Fertility

    As if last year's drought didn't cause enough problems in 2012, now there are some agronomic factors that could impact the 2013 crop if producers don't manage them appropriately. Those factors include potential herbicide carryover and heavy weed pressure in existing crop stands....More
  • Jan. 6, 2013
    Article
    Corn and Soybean Digest

    Future of Corn Nitrogen

    If the latter half of the 20th century was about an herbicide revolution in agriculture, the early 21st century will be about nitrogen (N). Public and private researchers are focusing on its role in boosting corn yields above the current average high-yield mark of 164 bu. Seed companies feel they can eventually push this to 300 bu. to meet growing global demand....More
  • Dec. 14, 2012
    Article
    Corn and Soybean Digest

    Question Fungicide Use

    If you’ve gotten into the habit of using foliar fungicides in corn simply to boost plant health and yields, you may want to reconsider. Research by Midwest university crop specialists confirms disease risk conditions should be the overriding reason to evaluate the costs and benefits associated with any corn fungicide applications....More
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