Soybean Insect Calendar
Spotlight: Soybean Insect Calendar 2010
Planting Soybean as a Double-Crop After Wheat
When planting soybean as a double-crop after wheat, following some important management steps can help achieve a successful second crop. Residue management during the wheat harvest is the first step, followed by proper product selection and good weed management. Soil moisture and fertility can also help to achieve success. Spotlight: Planting Soybean as a Double…
DetailsManaging Corn Plant Health to Help Maximize Yield Potential
Keeping a corn plant healthy and stress free during critical growth stages can help maximize yield potential. Understanding the significance of the growth stages and the effect of stress during any of the stages can help determine management decisions to improve overall plant health and protect yield potential. Spotlight: Managing Corn Plant Health to Help…
DetailsVolunteer Corn in Corn Fields
Corn seed may be left in the field for a variety of reasons including harvest problems, poor stalk quality, or storm damage. On average, 23% of corn seed remaining in a field after harvest may germinate and become volunteer corn during the next growing season1. Controlling volunteer corn in corn may not be easy. Understanding…
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Inquiries occasionally occur about symptoms associated with Iron (Fe) deficiency in soybeans. This article discusses causes, symptoms, and a few management practices if the problem is severe. Spotlight:Agronomic Alert-Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) in Soybean
DetailsRootless Corn Syndrome
Rootless corn syndrome, occasionally referred to as “floppy corn syndrome,” has been appearing in corn fields. What is causing this phenomenon, and what are the management implications? Now is the time for growers to evaluate their fields for root development issues. Spotlight: Agronomic ALERT Rootless Corn Syndrome
DetailsNitrogen Loss in Flooded Corn Fields
Recent heavy rain may have saturated fields causing a loss of nitrogen (N) due to denitrification or leaching. Estimating N loss can help determine the amount of supplemental N needed to optimize yield potential. Sidedress N applications are an option to apply N after planting corn. Spotlight: Nitrogen Loss in Flooded Corn Fields
DetailsManaging Volunteer Corn in Soybean and Corn Fields
Various management options are available to help prevent and/or control volunteer corn as well as remove an existing stand of corn in a replant situation. Proper removal of a poor stand of corn, before replanting to soybeans, is important to avoid volunteer corn competition. A recent Purdue University study showed a range of 10 to…
DetailsBlack Cutworm Management for Corn
Corn seedlings can be clipped by black cutworm (BCW, Agrostis ipsilon) larvae, which can result in stand loss. To avoid stand loss from clipped seedlings, persistent scouting is needed to help determine if economic thresholds have been met. Management options include; planting Genuity® SmartStax® traits. Applying Acceleron® Seed Treatment Products, starting with a clean field,…
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