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April 2003


(29 Apr)
No-Till Corn Planting Trash Talk
RL (Bob) Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(29 Apr)
Skimping on insecticide won't root out rootworms
Purdue/Ohio State AgAnswers
(29 Apr)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • Monitor Planting Depths in Corn for Optimal Stands
  • Plant Full-Season Corn Hybrids First
  • Early Season Insect Problems
  • First Year Corn Rootworm in Ohio
  • Weed Control in Wheat
  • Wheat Growth Stage: Time to Begin to Scout Wheat for Disease
  • Fungicides Currently Labeled on Wheat in Ohio
  • The Effect of Lack of Rainfall on Pre-emergence Herbicides
(29 Apr)
Soybean Prices: Mission Accomplished?
Darrel Good, Univ. of Illinois
(29 Apr)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter, including...
  • Recrop options following winter wheat
  • Conditions favorable for chinch bugs
  • Gearing up for grasshoppers
  • Producer Q&A on corn rootworm treatments
  • Conserve soil moisture in soybeans with early season weed control
  • Field patterns can signal herbicide carryover problems
  • New herbicides
(29 Apr)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • Foliage Diseases of Winter Wheat and Their Management
  • Black Cutworm Update
  • Postemergence Weed Control in Corn
  • Alfalfa Weevil Update
  • Time to Look for Flea Beetle: Problems on Corn
(25 Apr)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • What’s Happening With the Early Planted Seed?
  • Black Cutworm, Pheromone Trapping, and Predictions
  • Alfalfa Weevil, Slow but Steady
  • Marestail – Will it Be a Problem This Year?
  • Corn Segregation: A Necessary Evil in Today’s Biotech Age?
  • Pay Attention to Management Needs of Fertilizer Products
  • Early-Planted Corn & Potential for Freeze Injury
(25 Apr)
Illinois Pest & Crop Bulletin
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Cutworms Continue Their Move Across Illinois
  • Few Reports of Alfalfa Weevils
  • Corn Flea Beetle Spotting
  • Influence of Agricultural Practices on Earthworm Populations
  • Identifying Early-Season Weed Species
  • Burndown Considerations for 2003
  • Temperature Effects on Burndown Herbicide Activity
  • Watching Corn Emerge
  • Scouting for Soybean Cyst Nematode
(25 Apr)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • Recent bean leaf beetle and bean pod mottle virus research
  • Bean leaf beetles and soybean planting date
  • Management decisions for bean leaf beetles and bean pod mottle virus
  • There's still time to test fields for SCN
  • Check equipment calibration before planting
(25 Apr)
Seeking to "A-Maize" Western Africa With Anemia-Abatement Strategy
USDA-ARS News & Information
(23 Apr)
Early-Planted Corn & Potential for Freeze Injury
RL (Bob) Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(23 Apr)
Corn Segregation: A Necessary Evil in Today's Biotech Age?
RL (Bob) Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(22 Apr)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • Corn Emergence and Early Plantings
  • Managing "Pollen Drift" in Ohio Corn Fields: Planting Considerations
  • Pop-Up Fertilizers
  • The Latest on Weed Emergence & Marestail Identification in the Field
  • Wheat is Jointing - Fewer Herbicide Options!
  • Accurate Soybean Seeding Rates Save Money
  • Soybean Inoculation Update
  • Bean Leaf Beetle Update
(22 Apr)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter, including...
  • Soybean rust: exotic threat or marketing coup
  • Bean pod mottle virus and the bean leaf beetle
  • Wheat disease update
  • Soybean insects: What to expect in 2003
  • No-tilling early soybeans spreads workload
  • How planting dates affect plant growth
  • Army cutworms in alfalfa
  • Avoid prescribed burning of grasslands
(21 Apr)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • Soybean seed inoculation
  • Beetle-virus relationship in soybean
  • Scouting for alfalfa weevil larvae
  • Trap wireworms before planting corn
  • Nonconventional soil additives
  • Soil calcium:magnesium ratios
  • Gypsum: an old product with a new use
(21 Apr)
Illinois Pest & Crop Bulletin
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • On the Move: Black Cutworm Moths Are Here
  • Captures of Insects Other Than Black Cutworms Also Noted
  • DuPont and Monsanto and Rootworm-Protected Corn
  • Pollen Drift and Refuge-Management Considerations for Transgenic Hybrids
  • Remain on the Watch for Alfalfa Weevil
  • Spring Alfalfa Diseases
  • Insect-Weed Interactions in 2002
  • PPO-Resistant Waterhemp in Illinois
  • Corn Planting Under Way
(21 Apr)
Michigan Field Crop IPM Newsletter, including ...
  • When is the best time to start planting corn?
  • Common windgrass control in winter wheat with Puma
  • Crop Management and Field Diagnostic School
  • Soil moisture status
(21 Apr)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • Nitrogen Prices are Up Again: How Should That Affect Management Decisions?
  • Seed Decay and Seedling Blights of Corn
  • Every Rain in Moderation
(21 Apr)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Bean Leaf Beetle Winter Survival and Early Season Damage
  • Time to Think like a Black Cutworm Moth
  • Catch the Drift? – Hopefully Not! -
  • Early Season Weed Control in Corn
(16 Apr)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • How early can soybean be planted?
  • Corn rootworms and cold winter survival
  • Bean leaf beetle 2002-2003 winter survival
  • Gaucho for soybean approved
  • New insights on early planting and SDS
  • Pay attention to management needs of fertilizer products
  • Spring - soil's most vulnerable season
  • Getting the most from nitrogen fertilizer dollars
  • Natural gas prices impact nitrogen fertilizer costs
(16 Apr)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • Common Lambsquarter - A Difficult to Control Weed in Soybeans
  • Use of 2,4-D Ester in No-Till Corn and Soybean Programs
  • Seedcorn Maggot in Field Crops
  • Warmer Weather and Alfalfa Weevil
  • Identifying Wheat Growth Stage 6 and Management Decisions
  • Nitrogen Issues for Wheat
  • What to do While Soil is Drying Out
  • Soybean Seed Treatment Primer
  • Calculating Seeding Rates for Corn
(14 Apr)
What Next for Corn and Soybean Prices?
Darrel Good, Univ. of Illinois
(14 Apr)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter, including ...
  • Glyphosate Resistance and Waterhemp: What is the Connection?
  • Potential Problems with Alfalfa Weevil
  • Poor Weather: Max Need for Better Spray Care
  • Testing for Soybean Cyst Nematode
  • Assess Winter Wheat Stand Prior to Replanting
(14 Apr)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter, including...
  • Crop simulations identify recommended plant populations for dryland corn
  • Planter adjustments, steps to successful no-till
  • Field test planter adjustments with empty seed boxes
  • Tips for no-tilling into heavy corn residue
  • Selecting corn hybrids, planting dates for no-till Management
  • Broadleaf weed control in winter wheat
  • New herbicides available for 2003
  • Select alfalfa herbicides to provide for planting forage crops later
  • Test for residual nitrates; use NU recommended rates despite drought
  • Irrigation efficiency especially important in a drought
  • Check sprinkler heads for wear, correct placement
  • Irrigation maintenance checklist
(11 Apr)
Illinois Pest & Crop Bulletin
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • They're on Their Way: Black Cutworms Arrive in Southern Illinois Trap
  • Legs Are the Giveaway: Black Cutworm and Crane Fly Larvae
  • A Note Regarding Soybean Aphids
  • Development of Alfalfa Weevils Proceeds, Despite Colder Temperatures
  • Mistaken Identity: Alfalfa Weevil or Clover Leaf Weevil?
  • Winter Wheat Disease Situation
(11 Apr)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Alfalfa Weevil Management Guidelines and Control Products
  • Western Corn Rootworm Winter Survival
  • Calibrate Granular Insecticide Boxes Before Planting
  • Southwestern Corn Borer Spring Survey
(9 Apr)
Kentucky Pest News, including ...
  • Early season corn injury during cool wet conditions
  • Early preplant applications of 2,4-D in no-till soybean
  • Watching armyworm flight in wheat
(9 Apr)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • Crop Establishment: A Key Step In Successful Corn Production
  • Importance of Stand Uniformity in Corn and Tips for Planter Adjustment
  • Purple Fields and Soybean Cyst Nematode
  • Suggestions for Managing Marestail
(5 Apr)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • Insecticide Treated Corn Seed
  • Black Cutworm Moths Are Beginning to Arrive
  • Alfalfa Weevil Damage Beginning in Southern Indiana
  • Burndown Herbicide Decisions
  • Clearfield Sunflower Technology Approved for Use
  • Growth Stages of Wheat
  • Yellowing of Wheat
(3 Apr)
BIO Statement on 2003 Planting Estimates for Biotechnology Crops
Biotechnology Industry Organization
(3 Apr)
Illinois Pest & Crop Bulletin
(Available in either HTML format or PDF format)
  • White Grubs in Corn
  • Bean Leaf Beetles: Will They Pose a Threat in 2003?
  • Scouting for Alfalfa Weevils
  • Soybean Rust and Illinois Field Crop Diseases in 2003
  • Weather Concerns That Could Affect Weed Management Decisions in 2003
  • Herbicide Premixes for Corn and Soybean
(3 Apr)
Kentucky Pest News, including ...
  • Southwestern corn borer spring survey
  • Cool wet soils + reduced tillage can = slug damage in corn
  • Forecasting for spraying conditions
  • Quadris foliar fungicide on soybean
(1 Apr)
Waterhemp Control with Amide Herbicides
Bob Hartzler, Iowa State Univ.
(1 Apr)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter, including ...
  • Wheat Condition and Management Decisions
  • Nitrogen Consideration for Corn
  • Spring Has Sprung, The Weeds are Back!!
  • 2003 Spring Forces Change in Forage Weed Control
  • The Key to Winter Annual Weed Management - Stopping Seed Production
  • Slug Management
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