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August 2002


(30 Aug)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • Evaluate Winter Wheat Seed Quality Prior to Planting
  • Corn Stalk Rots
  • Minimizing Harvest Losses is Mostly a Matter of How You "Use Your Head(er)"
(30 Aug)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Grain Bin Clean-Up
  • Late Season Soybean Defoliators
  • Soybean Charcoal Rot
  • Droopy Ears in Corn
(29 Aug)
Bioconversion Yields New Oil-Based Compounds
USDA-ARS News & Information
(29 Aug)
Veneman Designates Counties In Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas as Disaster Areas
USDA News Release
(29 Aug)
Kentucky Pest News, including ...
  • Scout for stalk rots of corn
  • Podworms, green cloverworms and other worms in soybean
(28 Aug)
Droopy Ears in Corn
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(27 Aug)
USDA Launches Crop Explorer Web Site
USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service News Release
(27 Aug)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • Soybean Diseases Still Prevalent
  • Grasshoppers On Soybeans
  • Drought Increases Potential For Stalk Rot And Lodging In Corn
  • Bean Leaf Beetle Pod Feeding
  • Herbicide Carryover Concerns For Winter Wheat
(26 Aug)
Smart Weed Whacker Takes Guesswork Out of Spraying
USDA-ARS News & Information
(26 Aug)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter, including...
  • Consider winter wheat as an irrigated crop option
  • Results from statewide winter wheat variety trials
  • Planting dates for winter wheat
  • New farm bill offers incentives for hard white wheat production
  • Seedbed conditions and seeding equipment -- factors determining when to plant winter wheat
  • Managing fall weeds in winter wheat
  • Planting wheat while grasshoppers linger
  • After drought test soil for nitrogen
  • Lime now for spring planting of alfalfa
(23 Aug)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Yellow Butterflies
  • Harvest Restrictions for Soybean Insecticides
  • High Value Corn, Watch Out!
(23 Aug)
Michigan Field Crop IPM Newsletter, including ...
  • Mites, leafhoppers continue to feed
  • Other late season insects of interest
  • Killing established alfalfa and clover without tillage
  • Quackgrass control in fall with glyphosate
  • Resources available for weed identification
(20 Aug)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • First Sample of Sudden Death Syndrome
  • Premature Death in Corn and Stalk Quality
  • Wheat Seed Quality, Dry Soil and Preparations for Fall Plantings
  • Upcoming OSU Agriculture Technology Events
(16 Aug)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • Ergot in Wheat
  • Estimating Silage Value
  • Scout Now to Evaluate Success
  • Importance of Roots
  • Applying the Final Irrigation to Corn in Missouri
(16 Aug)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Soybean Growth Stage Critical to Late Season Insect Control Decisions
  • Black Moths Around the Farm
  • Some Reports of Corn Borer Moth Splattered Wind Shields
  • Feeding and Grazing Restrictions for Corn and Soybean Herbicides
  • Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome
  • Fearmonger Alert: Scout Stressed Fields for Root & Stalk Rots
  • Droughty Soybeans Still Have a Chance
  • Drought-Damaged Corn as Livestock Feed
  • Forage Nitrate Testing and Making Feeding Recommendations Based on the Results
(16 Aug)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • Japanese beetles in corn and soybean
  • Soybean leafminers cause impressive crop injury
  • Gray leaf spot development
  • Time to start scouting for corn stalk rot
  • SDS prevalent this summer
  • Soil erosion: effect on soil productivity
  • Equipment maintenance: time to check the combine
(16 Aug)
Illinois Pest & Crop Bulletin
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Wheat Seed Treatments for Fall 2002
  • Survey of First-Year Corn Rootworm Damage
  • What's the Scoop on Soybean Aphids?
  • Don't Ignore Injury to Soybean Pods
  • Sudden Death Syndrome--What's Up with Those Roots?
(15 Aug)
Droughty Soybeans Still Have a Chance
Ellsworth Christmas, Purdue Univ.
(14 Aug)
Scout Stressed Fields for Root & Stalk Rots
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(13 Aug)
Forage Nitrate Testing and Making Feeding Recommendations Based on the Results
Kern Hendrix, Purdue Univ.
(13 Aug)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • Two Golden Rules For SCN Management
  • Pricing Standing Corn For Silage
  • More On Assessing Potential For Nitrate Problems In Corn
  • 2002 Ohio Wheat Performance Trials
  • Herbicide Restrictions For Corn And Soybeans As Forage Crops
  • Farm Tax Management In A Dry Year
  • Net Operating Loss Carrybacks And Carryforwards
(13 Aug)
Corn Yield Trends for Indiana 1930 - 2002
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(12 Aug)
Beef Cattle Management Alternatives for Coping with Short Pasture
Kern Hendrix & Keith Johnson, Purdue Univ.
(12 Aug)
Drought-Damaged Corn as Livestock Feed
Kern Hendrix & Keith Johnson, Purdue Univ.
Link to Purdue's Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab
(12 Aug)
Veneman Announces Oct. 1 Sign Up for Commodity Programs
USDA News Release
(12 Aug)
Veneman Announces $150 Million In Aid To Drought-Stricken Farmers and Ranchers
USDA News Release
(11 Aug)
Allendale Corrects Crop Estimates
Julianne Johnston, AgWeb.com
(11 Aug)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Spider Mite Damage Appearing in Some Soybean Fields
  • Stinging Caterpillars
  • Where are the Corn Borer Moths?
  • Yield Loss During Grain Fill
(11 Aug)
Illinois Pest & Crop Bulletin
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • The Insect Situation--An Overview
  • Alfalfa Webworms in Southern Illinois
  • Crazy Top in Corn
  • Preharvest Restrictions for Postemergence Soybean Herbicide Applications
(11 Aug)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter, including...
  • Scout for 2nd generation bean leaf beetles
  • Cowpea aphid found in alfalfa across Nebraska
  • Managing blister beetles in alfalfa
  • Be alert to potential for nitrate and prussic acid in forages
  • Setting the record straight on toxic poisoning in forages
  • Using an integrated approach to reduce disease threat to wheat
  • Plant alfalfa in August where moisture is sufficient
(11 Aug)
Michigan Field Crop IPM Newsletter, including ...
  • Eurpean corn borer high trap counts
  • Perennial broadleaf weed control in the fall
  • Screening for Herbicide Resistant Marestail in Soybean Production Systems
(11 Aug)
Climatologist: Still a Chance for Above Average Corn Yield
Julianne Johnston, AgWeb.com
(11 Aug)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • Kernel Development and Drought Stress
  • Estimating Yield Losses In Drought Damaged Corn Fields
  • Soybean Aphid Update
  • Two-spotted Spider Mite on Soybeans
  • Bean Leaf Beetle
  • Potato Leafhoppers on Alfalfa
  • Harvesting Drought Stressed Crops for Silage and Forage Meeting
(11 Aug)
Kentucky Pest News, including ...
  • Evaluate Corn Now to Prevent Harvest Losses
  • If You're Still Dry, Watch for Spider Mites in Soybeans
(2 Aug)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • Making Silage From Drought-Damaged Corn
  • Late-season Weed Control Decisions in Soybean
  • Yellow Soybeans After Glyphosate Applications
  • 2002 Field Days
  • Corn Farmers - Beware of Aflatoxin
  • Weed Control in Forages and Pastures Important for Longevity and Nutritional Value
(2 Aug)
Climatologist: Nebraska Yields Drop Each Dry Day
Julianne Johnston, AgWeb.com
(1 Aug)
Yield Loss During Grain Fill
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
Photo galleryKernel Abortion Due to Drought Stress
(A related photo gallery)
(1 Aug)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Controlling WCR Beetles in Soybean Fields Where First-Year Corn Rootworm Problems Exist
  • Soybean Aphid Update
  • Soybean at a Critical Stage for Defoliation
  • Some Droughty Fields Experiencing Silk Emergence Delay
  • MSU Research Examines Soybean Aphid Predation
(1 Aug)
Illinois Pest & Crop Bulletin
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Reports of Corn Rootworm Larval Injury Continue
  • Monitor Soybean Fields for Defoliators
  • Blister Beetles: Common Inhabitants of Alfalfa and Soybean Fields
  • Soybean Aphids: Reports of Economic Infestations Few and Far Between
(1 Aug)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • Drought-Stressed Corn For Silage
  • Crop, Forage, And Livestock Drought Information Available At Osu
  • Assessing The Impact Of Drought On Corn
  • Will Root Lodged Corn Recover?
  • Use Of Corn And Soybeans For Silage, Etc - Herbicide Restrictions
  • Bean Leaf Beetle On Soybean
(1 Aug)
Kentucky Pest News, including ...
  • "Races" of Soybean Cyst Nematode Soon to be a Thing of the Past
  • Grasshoppers Active in Soybeans
(1 Aug)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter, including...
  • Reports of soybean aphids expand; scout fields now
  • Scout for greenbugs in sorghum; check threshold
  • Second flight European corn borers underway
  • New wheat cultivar, herbicide increase weed control options
  • Control volunteer wheat to prevent wheat streak mosaic
  • Yellow soybeans? Check for nodules
  • Making forage from soybeans can optimize crop options
  • Making hay from corn
  • Testing corn and hay for nitrates
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Also take a look at...

Purdue Agronomy On-Line!
The WWW home of Purdue's Agronomy Department
Purdue University Agronomy Extension
The Corn Growers Guidebook
A WWW resource for corn management systems throughout North America.
Agronomic Links Across the Globe
A list of agronomic Internet offerings collected from across the U.S. and throughout the world.

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