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2012 is being compared to the drought of 1988. Crop conditions continue to decline, and the July WASDE drastically reduced corn production, as well as estimated corn yield for 2012. For more information on the 2012 drought, check out the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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  • Feb. 22, 2013
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    Think Different: Rethink Agronomics 2013

    As with most farm business decisions, very few escape without some type of tradeoff, be it labor, time or money. Our cover story may challenge your beliefs if you're sold on 30-in. row soybeans, because you lose yield (range from 2.9 to 4.5 bu./acre) compared to 15-in. – according to a three-year, six-state university trial....More
  • Feb. 21, 2013
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    Drought-Beater Soybeans

    While the drought ravaged many Midwestern corn fields in 2012, soybeans in many of those same areas broke yield records. Field averages of 70, 80 and 90 bu. with spikes well above that were reported throughout the upper Midwest. Extension crop specialists contacted by Corn & Soybean Digest credit the ever-resilient soybean's response to late-season rains. And to the role the hot dry weather played in reducing insect and disease pressure....More
  • Feb. 13, 2013
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    Drought Effects on 2013 Corn Planting: Plant Population and Maturity Group

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  • Feb. 12, 2013
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    Will Snowfall Increase Soil Moisture in Drought-Stricken Areas?

    Except for the Pacific Northwest and state of Louisiana, much of the area west of the Mississippi River is still experiencing severe to exceptional drought, causing real concern that last year's drought will extend into the 2013 growing season. Snow can certainly help return moisture to the soils in some of these areas, but a lot needs to fall to make an impact; 10 in. of snow only equals about an inch of rain....More
  • Feb. 1, 2013
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    3 Best Nitrogen Tests

    It came as no surprise to Tim Mundorf last fall that many post-harvest corn stalk test samples contained high levels of nitrogen (N). The field representative for Midwest Laboratories in Omaha, Neb., says dry weather and poor yields are reminders of how much N can go unused by corn plants in a drought. The lesson to be learned is that you should test under all conditions as part of a long-term, successful N management plan....More
  • Jan. 29, 2013
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    5 Lessons Learned from the 2012 Drought

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  • Jan. 29, 2013
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    January Rain Nearly Wipes Out Remaining Drought in Indiana

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