Nevertheless, folks who planted their corn later than normal are now beginning to worry whether their crop will mature safely before a killing fall freeze.

This is the time of the year we need to pay extra attention to reducing spray drift because some of us are applying herbicides that could create serious problems if the herbicide drifts away from the application site and deposits on crops sensitive to that particular herbicide, such as Dicamba products or Glyphosate.

A new technology developed by The University of Nottingham that enables all of the worlds crops to take nitrogen from the air.

There has been a renewed interest in taking samples of soybean leaves for nutrient analysis as a quality control tool to ensure soil and the fertilizer programs are meeting the needs of the plant to eliminate nutrients as a yield limiting factor.

By now you must have heard that for a few years corn growers in large portions of the Midwest have been battling populations of western corn rootworm that are resistant to YieldGard varieties of Bt corn.

Seeding various legume cover crops after wheat can supply nitrogen (N) to your following crop, Penn State University says.

While Goss's wilt wasn't a significant problem in 2012, more intense storm systems this year could cause it to emerge as a problem for corn growers as the disease continues its movement eastward from the Great Plains. This disease can overwinter in the soil and crop debris for a few years, so if growers have had a problem before, it could be an issue again this year,says Scott Heuchelin, DuPont Pioneer research scientist, plant pathology.

Soybean vein necrosis virus (SVNV) was was identified in several locations in Iowa this past week, Iowa State University says.

Several calls have come in about adding 28% UAN with glyphosate to kill weeds and also provide a source of nitrogen to crop plants that are yellow and chlorotic from excess rain.

Winter annual weeds, such as field pennycress and henbit, have grown into a serious management concern in no-till corn and soybean for some growers.