Corn

Nitrogen Testing Tool Increases Corn Profits

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:37:00 +0000

The latest fertility technology means that you can reassess your corn crop’s nitrogen needs every 24 hours, reducing nitrogen inputs and saving corn input expenses.

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.

May 13 Crop Progress: Corn Nearly 1/3 Planted, Soybean Planting Lagging

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:53:00 +0000

Farmers across corn-producing states made decent progress in the last week, going from 12% planted on May 5 to 28% of the overall corn crop planted by May 12. This is still well behind the five-year average of 65% planted.

6 Tips for Postemergence Application of Pre-Emergence Corn Herbicides

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:34:00 +0000

Source: Ohio State University

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.

May 2013 WASDE Breakdown and Perspective

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:56:00 +0000

Breakdown of the USDA numbers...

Grain Market Viewpoint

Why Corn Could Turn Bullish

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:52:00 +0000

I'm starting to sharpen my bull horns in corn!

Grain Market Viewpoint

May 6, 2013 Crop Progress Report: Corn 12% Planted, Soybean Planting Started

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:08:00 +0000

Corn planting progressed a bit last week, moving up 7 points from the week before to 12% planted overall. The five-year average is 47% planted, and last year the overall corn planting progress was 69% at this time.

North Carolina and Texas have the most corn in the ground at 89% and 70% completed so far, and slightly behind the five-year averages for each state.

Plant Corn Based on Field Conditions, Not Calendar Date

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:40:00 +0000

Source: Purdue University

Last year, farmers didn't have nearly enough rain for their wilted, drought-ravaged crops. So far this year, they have too much of it – so much that they can't get into their fields to work them for corn planting.

Should You Sell Corn?

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:51:00 +0000

Corn bulls were happy to see ethanol production at 857,000 barrels per day (largest since last July), and were also happy to see strong blender demand pushing ethanol stocks lower as well. I should point out there were ZERO ethanol imports reported last week.

Grain Market Viewpoint

Control Weeds Before Planting Corn, Soybeans

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:22:00 +0000

Source: University of Illinois

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.

Control Weeds Before Planting Corn, Soybeans

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:22:00 +0000

Source: University of Illinois