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Crop Protection
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Apr 22, 2020
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4 Min Read
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Crop Protection
PPE for farm work in short supply amid virus crisisPPE for farm work in short supply amid virus crisis
Apr 21, 2020
4 Min Read
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How to achieve yield-boosting pest controlHow to achieve yield-boosting pest control
Apr 21, 2020
7 Slides
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Soybean
7 proactive management tips for soybean white mold control7 proactive management tips for soybean white mold control
Apr 21, 2020
3 Min Read
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Weeds
Identify these 5 weeds while still small enough to controlIdentify these 5 weeds while still small enough to control
byTom J Bechman 1
Apr 21, 2020
11 Slides
Pythium stalk rot in corn
Crop Disease
Pythium may be concern for early planted fieldsPythium may be concern for early planted fields
byAustin Keating
Apr 20, 2020
3 Min Read
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Farm Operations
Reduce spray drift, off-target applications
Reduce spray drift, off-target applications
Apr 20, 2020
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2 Min Read
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Farm Operations
Iowa introduces self-service pesticide portal
Iowa introduces self-service pesticide portal
Apr 17, 2020
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4 Min Read
byRod Swoboda
Sprayer in field.
Crop Protection
Alternative to private pesticide applicator exams offered
Alternative to private pesticide applicator exams offered
Apr 17, 2020
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1 Min Read
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Farm Business
Georgia dicamba training moved to online delivery
Georgia dicamba training moved to online delivery
Apr 16, 2020
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2 Min Read
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Enough pressure already!
Enough pressure already!
Apr 15, 2020
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2 Min Read
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Tree nuts
May is miticide month – maybe
May is miticide month – maybe
Apr 15, 2020
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3 Min Read
byLee Allen
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Crops
When, how to pull soil samples
When, how to pull soil samples
Apr 15, 2020
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2 Min Read
byTom J Bechman 1
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Weeds
Early weed season review
Early weed season review
Apr 14, 2020
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27 Slides
byAaron Hager University of Illinois Extension
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Cotton
Boll weevil eradication program lowered costs, increased yields
Boll weevil eradication program lowered costs, increased yields
Apr 14, 2020
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3 Min Read
byFarm Press Staff
Close up of a spotted lanternfly egg mass on a tree limb
Crop Protection
Drown out spotted lanternfly eggs with soybean oil
Drown out spotted lanternfly eggs with soybean oil
Apr 14, 2020
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4 Min Read
byChris Torres
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Soybean
Fight SCN with clean fields
Fight SCN with clean fields
Apr 13, 2020
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4 Min Read
byAustin Keating
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Management
Should you keep spending money on the 2020 crop?
Should you keep spending money on the 2020 crop?
Apr 13, 2020
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3 Min Read
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Insects
Efficiently manage peanut thrips early to avoid damage, diseases
Efficiently manage peanut thrips early to avoid damage, diseases
Apr 12, 2020
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3 Min Read
byBrad Haire
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Corn
Farmer retools nitrogen applicator for sidedressing
Farmer retools nitrogen applicator for sidedressing
Apr 10, 2020
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3 Min Read
byTom J Bechman 1
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Farm Business
The Prairie Profile: Jean Payne
The Prairie Profile: Jean Payne
Apr 10, 2020
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7 Min Read
byHolly Spangler
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Crops
The timing is right
The timing is right
Apr 8, 2020
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2 Min Read
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Peanut
Group #15 herbicides on peanut improves residual, delays resistance
Group #15 herbicides on peanut improves residual, delays resistance
Apr 8, 2020
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3 Min Read
byEric Prostko
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Crops
Scout before you spray to maximize returns
Scout before you spray to maximize returns
Apr 7, 2020
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3 Min Read
Jerry Costello II with Illinois FFA state officers
Farm Business
Director Jerry Costello's legislative priorities
Director Jerry Costello's legislative priorities
Apr 7, 2020
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3 Min Read
byHolly Spangler
John Deere MaxEmerge 2 planter
Farm Operations
Planting strategy: Spend less? Chase yields?
Planting strategy: Spend less? Chase yields?
Apr 3, 2020
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2 Min Read
byKyle Stackhouse 2
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Crop Protection
What you can learn from fertilizer's COVID-19 precautions
What you can learn from fertilizer's COVID-19 precautions
Apr 3, 2020
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5 Min Read
byHolly Spangler
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Cover Crops
Terminate cover crops properly this spring
Terminate cover crops properly this spring
Apr 2, 2020
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3 Min Read
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Crop Protection
Comment period on neonicotinoid insecticides closes April 9
Comment period on neonicotinoid insecticides closes April 9
Apr 2, 2020
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2 Min Read
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Corn
Begin scouting for corn pests early
Begin scouting for corn pests early
Apr 2, 2020
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3 Min Read
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Cotton
Cotton, how to farm it for a profit
Cotton, how to farm it for a profit
Apr 1, 2020
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4 Min Read
byAlaina Dismukes
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Spray Early With Confidence Program expands for 2020
Spray Early With Confidence Program expands for 2020
Apr 1, 2020
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2 Min Read
byIndustry Voice by Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System
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Plan to optimize anhydrous sidedress applications this season
Plan to optimize anhydrous sidedress applications this season
Apr 1, 2020
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2 Min Read
byIndustry Voice by Corteva Agriscience
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Prepare for the unexpected
Prepare for the unexpected
Apr 1, 2020
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2 Min Read
byIndustry Voice by Corteva Agriscience
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Thoughts on being "essential" and what to do now to protect crops
Thoughts on being "essential" and what to do now to protect crops
Apr 1, 2020
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4 Min Read

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