March 2004

(31 Mar)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
Planter Adjustments – A Key Step in Achieving Uniform Stands in Corn Winter annual weeds - it’s the seed production !! Guidelines for Wheat Herbicides Fine Tune your Sprayer

(29 Mar)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
Purdue Univ.
Winter Temperatures, Corn Flea Beetle Survival, and Potential for Stewart’s Wilt Southwestern Corn Borer 2004 Spring Survey Weeds Do Your Fields Have Winter Weeds in Them Today? Broadleaf Weed Control in Winter Wheat Growth Stages of Wheat An Online Soybean Pest Management Survey

(28 Mar)
the Bulletin: Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
NOTE: Revised look to the former Illinois Pest & Crop Bulletin.
Warmer Winter for Corn Flea Beetles: Early-Season Stewart's Wilt Predictions Searching for Wireworms: The Use of Solar Bait Stations Soybean Aphids in 2004? Seed Treatments and Bt Corn Rootworm Hybrids: Perspectives on Control and Influence on Nontarget Populations Development of Economic Thresholds: Show Us the Science Product Updates in Weed Management

(19 Mar)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
Univ. of Nebraska.
Assessing winterkill and potential yield in wheat Calculating the nitrogen rate and fertilizing winter wheat Adjusting crops for limited water supplies Selecting crops suited to available water Scout wheat for weeds Early spring weed control best in dormant alfalfa Reducing tillage during fallow weed control Early application key to controlling winter annuals Army cutworm potential high in western Nebraska Converting thin alfalfa into high producing pasture New alfalfa varieties resistant to potato leafhoppers Be alert to early season wheat disease problems

(18 Mar)
Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
Michigan State Univ.
Weed control guide available on the WWW Update of the MSU Weed Control Guide for Field Crops MSU, Purdue and U of Illinois join growers to offer organic online newsletter Worker Protection Standards update

(18 Mar)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter
Univ. of Missouri
Big round bale silage Take action now to manage soybean cyst nematode Begin scouting wheat fields for spring aphid infestations Wireworm baits and preplant decisions for corn Early urea applications Alfalfa weevil potential problem in 2004 Increase soil strength with less exercise and leaner machinery Changes in the nitrogen fertilizer industry: higher prices, more imports, more urea and more UAN solution Special local need (24C) update

(17 Mar)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
Late Winter Wheat Condition Assessing Wheat Stands In Late Winter Dr Robert Mullen Joins The Team Ohio Forage and Grassland Council Annual Meeting

(15 Mar)
USDA Releases Draft Document Outlining Risks Associated With Imported Soybeans
USDA - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

(10 Mar)
Kentucky Pest News
Univ. of Kentucky.
Fungicidal Seed Treatments for Corn Southwestern Corn Borer 2004 Spring Survey Soybean Rust Update

(10 Mar)
Do Your Fields Have Winter Weeds in Them Today?
Bill Johnson & Glenn Nice (Purdue Univ.) and Mark Loux & Jeff Stachler (Ohio State Univ.)

(4 Mar)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
Timing Of Spring Nitrogen For Wheat Too late for dormant applications of Sencor or Velpar to alfalfa? Scout wheat for early-season weed problems Predicting Flea Beetle Activity & Stewart's Disease On Corn Corn and Nitrogen Utilization-Thoughts from 2003 Performance of Bt hybrids in the 2003 Ohio Corn Performance Test

(3 Mar)
Feeding the World
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
An issue brief that summarizes the many different opinions about the ability to agricultural biotechnology to address world hunger.

(3 Mar)
Have Transgenes, Will Travel
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
An issue brief that summarizes the economic and ecological concerns about gene flow from transgenic crops.

(2 Mar)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
Purdue Univ.
Soybean Aphid Management Decisions for 2004 Pre-Applied Insecticide Corn Seed Treatments Rootworm Insecticide Classifications and Consistency of Performance New Weed Management Tools from the Purdue Weed Science Team

(1 Mar)
Kentucky Pest News
Univ. of Kentucky.
Black Cutworm Control in Corn Folicur Section 18 Application Submitted for Wheat