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(29 June)
A Case for Burndown Herbicides
Bob Hartzler, Iowa State Univ.
(29 June)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
  • Crop Diagnostic Clinic registration now open
  • Frequent tillage and its impact on soil quality
  • Soybean rust education program
(29 June)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
  • Wheat Harvest Progressing - Grain Quality Issues
  • Will Poor Root Development Impact Corn Yield Potential in 2004?
  • Septoria Brown Spot Is Prevalent in Many Soybean Fields
  • Sclerotinia Update
  • Rootworm Larval Feeding Evident in Some Fields
  • Not Too Late to Doublecrop Soybeans After Wheat
  • Tissue Testing for Nutrient Management
(28 June)
Cold Temperatures and Herbicide Performance
Bob Hartzler, Iowa State Univ.
(28 June)
Changing Corn Cuticles
Bob Hartzler, Iowa State Univ.
(24 June)
Over-Extended Mesocotyls and Floppy Corn Syndrome
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(24 June)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter PDF-formatted document
Purdue Univ.
  • Western Corn Rootworm Beetles Emerging
  • Corn Earworm Activity
  • Flooding and Very Wet Soil Conditions Equals Soybean Re-Plant
(24 June)
Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
Michigan State Univ.
  • Beware of needles
  • Fomesafen carryover to corn
  • Wheat scab (Fusarium Head Blight) in Michigan in 2004
  • Wheat harvest considerations
  • Wheat pre-harvest field meeting
(24 June)
Kentucky Pest News
Univ. of Kentucky.
  • Corn Rootworm Beetles Have Emerged
  • Soybean Aphid in Kentucky / New Web Pages & Notes From Surrounding States
(24 June)
the Bulletin:
Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
  • Japanese Beetle Update
  • Corn Rootworm Larval Injury Reports Continue
  • Does Cooler Weather Now Help or Hurt?
(22 June)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
  • Ear Formation Well Underway In Early Planted Corn
  • Use Appropriate Herbicide Rates Based On Weed Sizes
  • Wheat Harvest And Head Scab Issues
  • Saving Wheat Seed For Planting In The Fall
  • Nutrient Management for Forage Production
  • Later Season N Applications for Corn
  • Soybean Aphid Update
  • Phytophthora sojae Is Impacting Soybean Stands
(21 June)
Striped Corn: Causes and Corrections
George Rehm, Univ.of Minnesota
(21 June)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
Univ. of Nebraska.
  • Evaluating hail damage and replant options
  • Wheat diseases active as crop matures
  • Leaf blight strikes corn seedlings in central Nebraska
  • Clean bins, equipment before wheat harvest
  • Glyphosate brands tested; responses similar
  • Selecting the right herbicide for post soybeans
  • Table of postemergence herbicides labeled for soybeans (pdf format)
  • Western ragweed control in pasture
  • Controlling hoary vervain in pasture
  • Don’t treat ECB too lightly; scout each field
  • Protecting your hay harvest
  • Grazing pastures to control weeds
(21 June)
Focus On Crop Progress And USDA Reports
Darrell Good, Univ. of Illinois
(18 June)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter
Univ. of Missouri
  • Soybean foliage diseases may begin to show up
  • Soybean rust workshop
  • Utilizing IPM approaches in solving deer damage problems
  • 2004 Crop Injury Diagnostic Clinic
  • Black wheat
  • Wheat scab or Fusarium head blight
  • Potato leafhopper numbers variable
  • Grasshopper problems in northeast Missouri
  • The glyphosate name game
  • Burrower bugs on seedling soybean
  • Few European corn borer problems
(17 June)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter PDF-formatted document
Purdue Univ.
  • Rootworm Feeding (Drowning) Time
  • Japanese Beetle Season Begins
  • Creeping Yellow Water-cress and Yellow Watercress
  • New Publication from University of Wisconsin Discusses Sources of “Puckered Soybean Leaves”
  • 2004 Weed Science Day
  • Crazy Top of Corn
  • Top Rot of Corn
  • Water, Water Everywhere....
(17 June)
Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
Michigan State Univ.
  • Armyworms abound
  • Maximizing glyphosate performance in Roundup Ready soybean
  • Making the best out of a bad situation: Using that sickly looking water logged crop to assess field spatial variability
  • Magnesium deficiency showing up in corn again
  • Fusarium head blight (Scab), and Stagonospora leaf and glume blotch of wheat
(17 June)
Kentucky Pest News
Univ. of Kentucky.
  • Corn insect update
  • Crazy top
  • Managing the soybean aphid in 2004
(17 June)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
  • Soybean aphid update
  • Update of Phytophthora races present in Iowa
  • Asian Soybean Rust Training
  • Weed Science Field Day Planned
(17 June)
the Bulletin:
Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
  • Armyworms Still on the March
  • Reports of Corn Rootworm Larval Injury Continue
  • Preparations for Soybean Rust Continue
  • Soybean Rust: Issues and Facts--A Teleconference on June 29, 2004
  • Wet Soil Conditions Favorable for Phytophthora Rot of Soybean
  • When the Rain Stops
(15 June)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
  • What is Clipping Heads in Wheat?
  • Armyworms – When Will They Begin To March
  • European Corn Borer – Will They Be A Problem
  • Potato Leafhopper (PLH) On Alfalfa
  • Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping
  • Watch Out For The "Rootless Corn Syndrome"
  • Corn Seedling Root Rots
  • Wheat Disease Update: Harvest As Soon As Possible!
  • Foliar Fertilizers on Soybeans
  • Opportunities to Learn About Soybean Rust
  • OSU Weed Science Field Day
  • Harvest Aids For Wheat
  • Preparing Bins for Wheat Harvest
(14 June)
Mixed News In The Corn And Soybean Markets
Darrell Good, Univ. of Illinois
(14 June)
Kentucky Pest News
Univ. of Kentucky.
  • Herbicide Considerations Before Replanting Crops After Corn Crop Failures
(14 June)
Water, Water Everywhere...
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(10 June)
Dicamba Injury to SoybeansPDF-formatted document
Richard Proost and Chris Boerboom, Univ. of Wisconsin
This is a new publication that discusses the common sources of dicamba exposure to soybean, symptoms of dicamba exposure on soybean, the potential for yield loss, and steps individuals can take to reduce the risk of dicamba injury to soybean.
(10 June)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter PDF-formatted document
Purdue Univ.
  • European Corn Borer, Deserves a Look See
  • Soybean Aphid Update
  • Prepare Grain Bins for Wheat Harvest
  • Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat
  • Soybean Cyst Nematode
  • Cold Weather Impacts on the Soybean Plants
  • Wrapped & Twisted Whorls in Corn
(10 June)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
Univ. of Nebraska.
  • Western Nebraska wheat crop deteriorating
  • North Platte Valley irrigation water limited
  • June 1 wheat projection down
  • Controlling volunteer corn in soybean
  • Timing weed control in corn for impact and efficiency
  • How row-spacing affects timing of soybean weed control
  • Late-season 'rescue' weed control
  • Tips on righting irrigation system damage
  • Shifting strategies to irrigate pastures
  • Testing irrigation systems to avoid delays
  • Preseason irrigation checklist
  • Prime time for treating grasshoppers nears
  • Using GDDs to estimate stalk borer development
  • Controlling summer grasses in alfalfa
  • Watch for alfalfa weevil adults on regrowth
(10 June)
Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
Michigan State Univ.
  • Armyworms among us
  • Availability of N to corn
  • New nutrient recommendations now available
  • Consider cultivation of corn
  • Nutrient Management Course offered June 22-23
(10 June)
the Bulletin:
Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
  • Corn Rootworm Larval InjuryEarly and Impressive in Some Locations
  • First Captures of Japanese Beetles in Illinois in 2004
  • Heads-Up (or Heads-Down) on European Corn Borer
  • Reports of Armyworm Injury Continue
  • Soybean Aphids Detected in Widely Scattered Iowa Soybean Fields
  • Some Significant Grasshopper Activity Noted
  • What's in Your Weeds? Part I
(9 June)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
  • What Soybean Maturity Should I Plant in June?
  • Weed Control In Large Corn
  • Slugs
  • Soybean Aphid
  • With All The Rain Do I Need Additional Sidedress N?
  • Update On Wheat Head Scab Development
(9 June)
Sulfentrazone and flumioxazin injury to soybean
Bob Hartzler, Iowa State Univ.
(9 June)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
  • Soybean aphid hits eastern Iowa
  • Soybean aphids, natural enemies and the economic threshold
  • Grape colaspis found in central Iowa
  • Damping-off prevalent this spring
  • Armyworm defoliating young corn
  • Stalk borers moving into corn
  • Evaluate insecticide seed-treated cornfields
(9 June)
Kentucky Pest News
Univ. of Kentucky.
  • Southwestern corn borer active
(7 June)
Corn & Soybean Science Newsletter
Univ. of Kentucky
  • Vegetative Growth Stages
  • Determining Surviving Corn Populations
  • Hail Damage to Corn
  • Corn Flood Survival
  • N Losses in Wet Soils
  • Diseases on Late Corn Plantings
  • Herbicides and Replanting Options
  • Corn Hybrid Options for Replanting
(7 June)
Soybeans and China
Darrell Good, Univ. of Illinois
(7 June)
Twisted Whorl Symptoms in Corn
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(7 June)
Wrapped & Twisted Whorls in Corn
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(4 June)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter
Univ. of Missouri
  • Crop plant response to flooding
  • Rain and nitrogen: a bad combination
  • Armyworm problems
  • Crazy top of corn
  • Grain sorghum replant decision
  • GPS assisted assessment
  • Waterhemp management in soybean
  • Wet week perfect time to assess water management weaknesses
(4 June)
Evaluating Nitrogen Losses Following Excessive Rainfall
Larry G. Bundy, Univ. of Wisconsin
(4 June)
Portable pH Testers: Are they a viable option?PDF-formatted document
John Peters and Steve Offer, Univ. of Wisconsin
(4 June)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter PDF-formatted document
Purdue Univ.
  • Dust Off the Sweep Net for Potato Leafhopper
  • Slug Damage and Rescue Controls
  • Armyworm Still Going
  • Stinkbug Like Damage in Corn, Your Observations Needed
  • Weather Related Weed Management Items
  • Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat
  • Phytophthora Rot of Soybean
  • Excessive Rainfall and the 2004 Soybean and Wheat Crop
  • Corn Hybrid Maturity Considerations for Delayed Plantings or Replantings in Southern Indiana
  • Soggy Soils, N Loss, & Supplemental Nitrogen Fertilizer for Corn
  • Diagnostic Training Workshops
(4 June)
May Rains and Potential for Nitrogen Loss
George Rehm, Univ. of Minnesota
(4 June)
Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
Michigan State Univ.
  • Rainfast periods for insecticides
  • Timely control of weeds in corn
  • Summer annual forage grasses for emergency crops
  • Mark your calendars: MSU Weed Tour rescheduled for July 15
  • MSU Crop Management and Field Diagnostic School set for July 23
(4 June)
the Bulletin:
Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
  • Sporadic Armyworm Infestations Reported in Wheat
  • Stink Bug Injury in Corn
  • Corn Rootworm Hatch Confirmed
  • Soybean Aphids Found on Common Buckthorn in Columbia, Missouri
  • Update on Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) and Other Diseases of Wheat in Illinois
  • Musings About Postemergence Herbicide Programs
  • Do You Need to Replant?
(2 June)
Soggy Soils, N Loss, & Supplemental Nitrogen Fertilizer for Corn
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(2 June)
Weather Related Weed Management Items
Bill Johnson & Glenn Nice, Purdue Univ.
(2 June)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
  • The Stand Was There …. Then It Was Gone
  • Wheat Head Scab Showing Up In Southern Ohio.
  • Insect Update Armyworms – A Few Here And There
  • Staging Vegetative Growth In Corn And Estimating Leaf Development Based On Heat Unit Accumulation
  • Hail Damage In Corn Often Results In Tied Leaf Whorls
  • Late Planted Crops And Soil Fertility Levels
(2 June)
Corn Hybrid Maturity Considerations for Delayed Plantings or Replantings in Southern Indiana
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(1 June)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
  • Spring rain and soil erosion
  • New plant pathologist to work with field crop diseases
  • Nitrogen losses after the heavy rains
  • Assessing the risk of soybean rust for the 2004 season
  • Assessing nitrogen losses
 

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