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Returning Flood-Damaged Soils To Productive Cropland

Unless you grow grapes on an Italian hillside, you probably have experienced cropland flooding at some time. It might have been a pond that dissipated after a week, or it might have been a river that left its banks and completed its deposits on some of your best corn ground. In each case the soil suffers some damage, and even if you are not farming in a river bottom, the lessons learned this year along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri may be applicable to farmers who fuss with a few ponds in a field.

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  • Feb. 3, 2012
    Article

    Will the 2012 Corn Yield be Above or Below the Trend Line?

    What will the national average corn yield be this year? No, that’s not a fair question. But what might be an easier question to answer is will the national average yield be above or below the trend line, which falls about 160 bu./acre for 2012? And that question is significant because the last two years of corn yields have been under the trend line. Will it be that way again, or will it be above?...More
  • Feb. 2, 2012
    Article

    Unpredictable Weather Requires Proper Corn Management

    There may be no such thing as the "normal" growing conditions of old that many corn farmers have been longing for after enduring extreme weather in recent years, says Bob Nielsen, a Purdue Extension agronomist. Instead, he suggests corn growers look at a variety of management techniques to give crops the best chance at success – regardless of the weather....More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
    Article

    Field Crop Insects Publication Added to Crop Reference Series

    Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) have released a collaborative publication, Field Crop Insects, the latest in a series of practical and valuable reference tools for farmers....More
  • Jan. 31, 2012
    Article

    Corn-Soybean Planting Decisions and Longer Run Returns

    In many areas of central Illinois, corn-after-corn yields were substantially below corn-after-soybean yields in 2010 and 2011. These yield drags, along with large increases in corn costs, have led some farmers to reevaluate corn-soybean cropping decisions. For land productivities that predominate in Illinois, corn-after-corn and continuous corn usually have higher budgeted returns than soybeans....More
  • Jan. 27, 2012
    Article

    $1/bu. Profits Possible For 2012 Corn

    The corn profit picture for 2012 isn’t quite as rosy as 2011, but the marketplace could still offer very lucrative returns for growing corn this season, says Chad Hart, Iowa State University agricultural economist....More
  • Jan. 27, 2012
    Article

    11 Proven Practices for Increasing Corn Yields, Profits

    Farmers on the quest for record corn yields this spring may try to push the limits with higher seeding rates, narrower rows, more fertilizer and preventive applications of pesticides, but Peter Thomison, an Ohio State University Extension agronomist, says the best way to optimize yields is to follow proven practices....More
  • Jan. 17, 2012
    blog

    Jan. 12 USDA Report Summary

    The USDA Crop Production Report released Jan. 12 indicates that the total U.S. corn and soybean crop in 2011 will decline from production levels in 2010. The final average yield per acre in 2011 is also expected be lower than the national corn and soybean yields of 2010. Following are some highlights of the latest USDA Crop Report, as well as the latest supply and demand (WADSE) reports....More
  • Jan. 10, 2012
    blog

    Lower Corn Crop, Stocks Expected

    The grain trade expects USDA to lower its estimates of 2011 U.S. corn production and 2011-2012 corn ending stocks on Thursday, while raising projected usage, when the agency releases a trio of reports that could have a significant market impact....More
  • Jan. 4, 2012
    Article

    La Niña Challenge for Corn Following Corn?

    With the possibility of another La Niña weather pattern lingering into 2012, farmers in the Upper Midwest may be facing another hot, dry summer, similar to 2011 that could bring about disappointing results for some corn and soybean growers, according to Drew Lerner, World Weather Inc., owner and meteorologist. Lerner notes that corn is often impacted first by La Niña, but its effect is also a function of when planting occurs....More
  • Jan. 1, 2012
    Article
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    Pigweed Will Strangle Yields | Early Weed Control a Must for Corn, Soybeans

    Dallas Peterson’s weed-research plots rival the rankest weed-ravaged fields anywhere. And head-high pigweed offers examples of what can happen to corn and soybeans fields if the yield-punishing plants aren’t controlled early....More
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