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Checking ultra-early soybeans in Alabama

May 14, 2021

Ultra-early soybeans were planted around April 16 on 30-inch rows with a rate of 125,000 seed per acre at about a 1.25-inch depth.

5 ways to improve the odds of your later-planted cotton

May 13, 2021

As little as four weeks of cotton bloom can provide sufficient boll set for near-maximum cotton yields, says...

Composting publication offers practical steps for livestock producers

May 13, 2021

The publication outlines how to set up the base for compost, cover the carcass, and choose the co-compost...

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Conditions set stage for poor water quality

May 13, 2021

Lack of precipitation heightens the need to test quality of water in ponds, dugouts and dams before livestock graze land.

Stand establishment critical to avoid problems later

May 12, 2021

Emergence uniformity prevents problems in the corn and soybean fields.

Common stand issues caused by planter problems

May 12, 2021

Identifying and troubleshooting planter problems to avoid or fix crop stand issues in the field.

Cost-share funds available for soil health, water quality practices

May 12, 2021

Iowa farmers can use cost-share funds to add soil health and water quality practices to fields, including cover crops, no-till, strip-till and nitrification inhibitors.

Higher corn prices mean higher cattle finishing cost

May 11, 2021

Corn price futures for the July 2021 contract (December 2021 contract) increased from $4.68 per bushel ($4.31 per bushel) in...

How Elevest holds up against soybean insect pests

May 11, 2021

Controlling pests in soybean acres depends on good application coverage as well as checking thresholds to help keep pest...

Tracking peanut maturity with aGDD

May 10, 2021

A peanut crop will fully mature with approximately 2,500 aGDDs. Tracking the number of aGDDs accumulated by a specific field...

Head scab threat is low, but be ready

May 10, 2021

Once wheat starts heading, check the online risk tool to see whether a fungicide treatment is needed.

Scientists tackle SCN from the inside out

May 10, 2021

What happens when a crop scientist and a neuroscientist get together to fight SCN? You get a project that maps the nervous system of the nematode, offering new ways to defeat it.

WSDA to begin gypsy moth treatments

May 07, 2021

The agency will aerially treat about 640 acres in Cowlitz County with a naturally occurring soil bacteria beginning May 10.

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