Corn on Corn Articles:
Corn on Corn: Mitigate the Downside Risks of Corn Following Corn
Dec 3, 2007 10:13 PM | Bob Nielsen, Agronomy; Bill Johnson, Botany & Plant Pathology; Christian Krupke, Entomology; and Greg Shaner, Botany & Plant Pathology
Indiana corn growers planted an additional 1.1 million acres of corn in 2007 compared to the previous season, for a total of 6.6 million acres (USDA-NASS, 2007). Essentially all of the additional corn acres came at the expense of... More
Mastering Continuous Corn
Dec 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Karen Bernick
John Agee is hard pressed when asked his secrets of continuous corn production. What you do is really no different (than a corn-soybean rotation),you... More
Defy Disease
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Jen Bennett
Continuous corn could lead to continuous disease. In the past, rotation helped to control disease, but corn after corn increases the potential for disease.... More
Bugging Out
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Jen Bennett
Corn rootworm is the poster child of primary concern in continuous corn, says Kevin Steffey, Extension entomologist at the University of Illinois. It... More
Macromanaging Micronutrients
Sep 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Jen Bennett
While more bushels of corn may be a boon to the pocketbook, are they harming the soil? Not really, according to Emerson Nafziger, Extension agronomist... More
Quest For Best Continuous Corn Management Practices
Aug 7, 2007 11:25 AM | Source: Purdue University
Purdue University researchers are surveying farmers in the field to learn from their corn-after-corn experiences to help guide research and teach others... More
What To Do With Residue?
Aug 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Karl Ohm
Today's corn hybrids leave virtual tree trunks in a combine's wake. Managing stalk residue ranks as one of the chief challenges faced by continuous-corn producers... More
Continuous Corn Adds $89/Acre
Mar 15, 2007 12:00 PM
This year's projected return for corn after corn is $156 above average, according to the University of Illinois Extension Farmdoc Web site... More
More Maize Malaise?
Mar 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Liz Morrison
Expect more leaf diseases, stalk and ear rots, and rootworm in corn after corn fields... More
Rethinking Nitrogen
Jan 1, 2007 12:00 PM | By Liz Morrison
Forget the old rule of thumb: 1.2 lbs. of N/bu. of expected yield, minus credits for soybeans. That approach has been discarded. The latest nitrogen... More
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