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Palmer Amaranth Is Up And Growing

May 23, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Bob Hartzler, Iowa State University Extension

Most people are aware that the first confirmed Palmer amaranth infestations were found in Iowa late in 2013. Infestations have been found in five Iowa counties, but we suspect there are more unknown infestations than known.

Benefits And Challenges Of Strip-Till In California's Central Valley

May 23, 2014 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: By: Jeff Mitchell, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis; Anil Shrestha, Department of Plant Science, California State University, Fresno; Marsha Campbell-Mathews, University of California Cooperative Extension, Stanislaus County

Strip-till systems were developed several decades ago and are now widely used in the coastal plains region of the southeastern United States for crops such as cotton, corn, and peanuts as a means to break up the naturally settling and consolidating subsoil layers that are routinely formed in this area.

New Maps Estimate Geochemical Variability Of U.S. Soils

May 22, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a set of maps depicting the distribution of selected chemical elements and minerals in soils across the country.

When To Skip Starter Fertilizer With Phosphorus In Livestock Operations

May 22, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Randy Pepin, University of Minnesota Extension

Over the next few months, the University of Minnesota Extension will discuss potential practices dairy farmers could consider to reduce their farm's excess phosphorus balance, which is importing more phosphorus into a farm system than is exported.

Study Finds Cover Crops Don't Negatively Affect Yields

May 21, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Iowa Learning Farms, Practical Farmers of Iowa

Cereal rye cover crops added to a corn-soybean rotation seem to have little negative effect on yield, according to a five-year study conducted by Iowa Learning Farms and Practical Farmers of Iowa.

Scout For Black Cutworms On Young Corn Plants

May 20, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Doug Johnson, University of Kentucky

Capture of black cutworm moths in the IPM traps has been above the rolling five-year average for the last several weeks.

It's Not Too Early To Scout For Palmer Amaranth

May 19, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Aaron Hager, University of Illinois

Planting progress may have been slowed by the recent precipitation, but weed emergence continues despite wet field conditions.

Fomesafen Carryover Injury In Corn

May 16, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri

Numerous people have called to report carryover injury from applications of herbicides that contain fomesafen made last season.

Cool, Wet Conditions May Favor Seedcorn Maggot

May 16, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Robert Koch, University of Minnesota

Recent cool and wet conditions may increase the risk of seedcorn maggot infestation in some soybean and corn fields.

Zero Tolerance Required For Preventing Palmer Amaranth Problems

May 13, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Mark Loux, Ohio State University

A news release from the Weed Science Society of America last week covered the results of a study in Arkansas cotton fields to determine the effect over time of releasing 20,000 glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth seeds in a patch, within a 1-square-mile area.

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Palmer Amaranth Is Up And Growing

Benefits And Challenges Of Strip-Till In California's Central Valley

New Maps Estimate Geochemical Variability Of U.S. Soils

When To Skip Starter Fertilizer With Phosphorus In Livestock Operations

Study Finds Cover Crops Don't Negatively Affect Yields

Scout For Black Cutworms On Young Corn Plants

It's Not Too Early To Scout For Palmer Amaranth

Fomesafen Carryover Injury In Corn

Cool, Wet Conditions May Favor Seedcorn Maggot

Zero Tolerance Required For Preventing Palmer Amaranth Problems

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