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Do Recent Precipitation Deficits Tell Us Anything About Next Summer's Precipitation?

December 25, 2012 | Posted in Water Management
Source: Scott Irwin and Darrel Good, University of Illinois-Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Drought conditions that impacted corn and soybean production in many areas of the U.S. in 2012 generally began in June. By the end of the growing season, large precipitation deficits developed in some areas. Some of those areas remain very dry, while more normal levels of precipitation have been received in other areas since August.
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Severe Corn Rootworm Injury To Bt Hybrids In First-Year Corn Confirmed

December 20, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: Michael Gray, University of Illinois
On August 26, Joe Spencer an entomologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey, and I traveled to Livingston and Kankakee counties and confirmed significant western corn rootworm larval injury in first-year cornfields that had been planted to Bt rootworm hybrids (VT Triple PRO RIB - expresses the Cry3Bb1 protein).
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Tune Up Your Strip-Till Fertilizer Program

By Dan Zinkand posted on December 13, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Whether they're veterans or rookies, six strip-tillers across the U.S. are paying close attention to their fertilizer programs to maximize profitable production of corn, soybeans and other crops. By varying fertilizer rates, timing, placement and equipment, strip-tillers have improved early root development, fertilizer efficiency and profitability.
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Strip-Till Slashes Fuel Bill For Minnesota Farmer

By Dan Zinkand posted on November 29, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
When it comes to saving money, strip-tiller David Legvold has a nugget to share. After the Northfield, Minn., strip-tiller shared results of the research on nitrogen response in strip-tilled corn that he completed in 2012, I asked about his fuel use for strip-till vs. conventional tillage.
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