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Considerations for Delayed Soybean Planting

June 3, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: By Jim Specht, Jenny Rees, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, CropWatch

This year has been another interesting one. With recent, much needed rains, soybean planting continues to be delayed. According to the USDA NASS crop report on May 28, soybean planting was 63% complete compared to the average of 79%. As we approach June, we have received questions regarding how agronomic practices should change â€” if at all â€” for late planting. The following are considerations when planting in June or July.

Getting After Goss’s Wilt — The Corn Yield Consumer

Be prepared to get your corn crop out of the field immediately after black layer to protect yield… or keep it alive as long as possible.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Western Corn Belt no-tillers have undoubtedly heard about Goss’s Wilt. After a near 3-decade absence, the bacteria reared its ugly head in Nebraska several years ago.

Options For Burndown Of Marestail In No-Till Soybeans

April 8, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

Source: By Mark Loux, Ohio State University

Effective marestail management programs include appropriate burndown herbicides and also residual herbicides, to control marestail that emerge between soybean planting and early to mid-June.

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Making Early Summer Scouting Pay

If late planting leads to your no-till crops canopying 2 or 3 weeks later than normal, early weed control is critical.

By Jim Leverich posted on July 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Now's a great time to head out to your no-till fields and scout for weeds, insects and other pests. Many of you will be putting on your second pass of herbicides and/or applying a second pass where it turned out that the one-pass weed control system wasn’t adequate.

Waiting For Asian Soybean Rust Could Quickly Cost You Yield

The disease never showed up last year in most of the country after dire warnings, but believe it — rust could arrive in your fields and steal yield before you even know it’s there.

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2006 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

If you're waiting for Asian soybean rust to appear in your fields before you spray, Marty Wiglesworth suggests you reconsider.

Tips On Reliable Spray Applications Offered In Face Of Asian Rust

By Ron Perszewski posted on April 1, 2005 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

The discovery of potentially devastating Asian soybean rust in a dozen southern states since last fall requires no-tillers to be ready to protect their fields with fungicides. And if Asian rust does race across the country on the spring winds, the demand for custom applicators could make their timely services hard to come by.

Corn’s Ability to “See” Colors Yields Surprising Results

January 1, 2004 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

No-Tillers have long known that early season weeds often pose the greatest threat to corn yields, but one of the reasons why may surprise you.

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Tips, Tricks, Techniques

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

With weed control season in full swing for many no-tillers, it’s a good time to pass along a few practical ideas used successfully by attendees at last winter’s National No-Tillage Conference.

New 1999 Weed Control Tips For No-Tilling Soybeans

Three National No-Tillage Conference co-sponsors share the newest tips on combatting weeds with no-tilled soybeans.

By Katherine Meitner posted on April 1, 1999 | Posted in Crop Protection

With the 1999 planting season right around the corner, no-tillers are finalizing no-till weed control strategies. And with many new compounds coming on the market, it’s no easy task.

Are Narrow Rows The Way To Go?

It’s no big mystery, maintains Purdue corn specialist Bob Nielsen. No-tillers can find the answer by assessing corn crop canopy development.

By Julie Orchard posted on September 1, 1998 | Posted in Equipment

Yield responses from ultra-narrow-row corn are no great miracle, says Bob Nielsen. The Purdue researcher, who was already conducting narrow-row corn studies in the 1980s, says these responses are a simple matter of crop canopy management.

Articles Tagged with ''canopy''

Considerations for Delayed Soybean Planting

Getting After Goss’s Wilt — The Corn Yield Consumer

Options For Burndown Of Marestail In No-Till Soybeans

Making Early Summer Scouting Pay

Waiting For Asian Soybean Rust Could Quickly Cost You Yield

Tips On Reliable Spray Applications Offered In Face Of Asian Rust

Corn’s Ability to “See” Colors Yields Surprising Results

Tips, Tricks, Techniques

New 1999 Weed Control Tips For No-Tilling Soybeans

Are Narrow Rows The Way To Go?

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