The Chat 'n Chew Cafe offers an up-to-date "menu" with the latest crop production newsletters and news releases compiled from universities and other public Web sites across the U.S. Upcoming crop-related educational events are listed along the left side of the screen. The Cafe is owned and operated by your friendly neighborhood Extension corn specialist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Comments sent to him at rnielsen at purdue.edu are gladly received, always read and frequently acted upon.
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Current News & Information
. The articles that follow are listed from newest to oldest. CLICK HERE for previously posted articles archived by year and month or use the Google search box above to search through the Cafe archives.
- (8 May)
- Recent Changes
in the Wheat and Barley Foliar Fungicide Status Quo
- Originally published on US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative Web site.
- (8 May)
- Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
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- Low Black Cutworm Moth Catches, Armyworm Another Matter
- Don't Forget the Alfalfa
- Asiatic Garden Beetle is Back
- New Fungicide Registrations for Wheat
- New Narrated Soybean Production and Management Educational Presentations on the Plant Management Network Website
- Germination Events in Corn
- The Emergence Process in Corn
- (8 May)
- Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
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- Avitec Sandhill crane repellent still available in 2008
- Soybean Hotline
- Weed management in continuous corn
- Update on wheat staging and foliar diseases so far this spring
- Additional fungicides for Fusarium head blight on wheat this year - Folicur and Caramba
- (8 May)
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the Bulletin:
Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois -
- Time for Alfalfa Watch
- Insect Resistance Management Program on DTN
- Time to Crank Up the Vigilance for Armyworms
- Watch for Other Insect Pests of Wheat, Too
- Late Corn Planting--How Will Some Key Insects Respond?
- Glyphosate-Resistant Waterhemp Recommendations Available to Download
- University of Illinois Weed Science Field Research Tours
- Folicur Fungicide Registered for Use on Wheat in Illinois
- Corn and Soybean Planting: Issues Remain
- (8 May)
- Penn State Field Crop News
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- Chilling Injury Potential in Corn
- First Cutting 2008
- Direct Cut Barley
- Precut Rye Straw
- Time to watch for Black Cutworms
- (8 May)
- Missouri
Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter
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- Agriculture and Carbon Credits
- High Numbers of Alfalfa Weevil Larvae
- Scouting for Soybean Rust In Missouri
- White Grub Larvae Numerous in Many Crop Fields
- Pest Update: Common Ragweed
- Fusarium Head Blight or Scab of Wheat
- Update on Wheat Diseases and Fungicides
- (6 May)
- Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
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- Diagnosing Emergence Problems in Corn
- Slugs and Field Crops
- Nitrogen Accumulation by Annual Grass Weeds in Corn
- Wheat Scab Risk Prediction 2008
- More Fungicides Registered for The Suppression of Head Scab in Wheat
- A new device to check accuracy of sprayer pressure gauges available now
- (5 May)
- Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
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- With Cold Wet Soils, Watch for Corn Seedling Diseases
- Parameters for Using Preemergence Herbicides on Emerged Corn
- Adjusting for Late Planted Alfalfa
- Irrigating Alfalfa With Limited Water
- Managing Spring Grazing To Reduce Excess Heading
- (5 May)
- Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
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- Surface Waters: Ammonium is Not Ammonia – Part Two
- Field Testing of N-Hibit™ Seed Treatment in Iowa
- Don’t Use More Pressure than Needed on Wet Soils
- Adapting to Alfalfa Winterkill and Winter Injury
- When is it Too Late Plant Forages?
- Managing 2,4-D for No-Till Burndown Treatments
- (2 May)
- Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
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- Grubs Found During Planting
- Alfalfa Weevil Management Guidelines and Control Products
- Accumulated Heat Units for Alfalfa Weevil Development
- Armyworm and Cutworm Moth Flights
- Fungicides on Wheat
- Nitrogen Accumulation by Annual Grass Weeds in Corn
- The Benefits of Preemergence Herbicides in Roundup Ready Soybean
- Indiana Farmers Changing to No-Till
- (2 May)
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Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
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- How Much Do I Lose By Delaying My Soybean Planting Date?
- Soybean Seed Quality and Seeding Rates for 2008
- Corn Planting Progress
- No-See’m Weeds
- Insect Resistance Management and Refuge sRequirements for Bt Corn
- (2 May)
- Penn State Field Crop News
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- Planning Ahead for N Tests
- Alfalfa Weevil Scouting
- The Importance of Scouting Fields
- Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus
- Wheat Scab Assessment
- Small Grain Herbicide/Nitrogen Carriers
- Glyphosate Use Considerations
- 2,4–D in the Burndown Program
- Cereal Rye Management
- (2 May)
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Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter
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- Virus Diseases Beginning to Show Up in Missouri Wheat Fields
- Cool, Wet Soils Increase the Likelihood of Corn Injury with Preemergence Herbicides
- Line up Support System for Late Planting Operations
- Potential for Black Cutworm Damage to Field Corn throughout North and Central Missouri
- Applying Preemergence Herbicides to Emerged Corn
- (2 May)
- Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
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- Insects to watch 2008 - Part III - soybean aphid
- S-B-A and K... what's the link?
- Weed control in soybeans can benefit from preemergence soil-applied herbicides
- Delayed preemergence and early postemergence herbicide applications in corn
- Allocating fertilizer resources for crop production
- Managing higher priced fertilizer inputs
- Fusarium head blight risk assessment models and DON prediction model
- (2 May)
- Kentucky Pest News
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- Armyworm Moth Capture Reaches Record Numbers
- Armyworms in Corn?
- Armyworms in Wheat
- (2 May)
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the Bulletin:
Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois -
- Insect Updates During the Holding Pattern
- Hero Insecticide Labeled for Use on Soybeans
- Weed Control in Corn and Wet Field Conditions
- Plant Clinic Services Available
- Caramba Fungicide Registered on Wheat
- Soybean Rust Update and Monitoring Efforts
- Sidedressing Nitrogen for Corn
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