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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. You may need to "reload" or "refresh" your browser screen to display the latest articles. CLICK HERE for previous Cafe postings, archived by year and month or use the Google search box below to search through the Cafe archives. CLICK HERE for archived Corny News articles written by yours truly. Links to newsletters from universities not regularly posted at the Cafe can be found on KingCorn's Timely Information Web page. When in doubt about the applicability of the information to your geographic area of the country, please contact the author(s) of the articles or consult with your own university Extension specialists. The primary field crop Extension specialists at Purdue University are listed at http://www.kingcorn.org/cafe/experts.html.
- (21 May)
- Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
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- Wheat Disease Update: Week of May 20
- Corn Planting Nearing Completion – Time to Troubleshoot Emergence Problems
- Factors to Consider for Modified Relay Intercrop Soybeans
- (21 May)
- Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
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- Tracking Air and Soil Temperatures in Soybeans Planted April 29
- Wheat Disease Update
- Differentiating the 3 Rust Diseases of Wheat
- Even with Treated Seed, Scout Corn for Early Season Insects
- Assess Condition of Alfalfa Fields at First Harvest
- Late Planting Provisions for Multiple Peril Crop Insurance
- (20 May)
- Michigan Extension Field Crops News
- (20 May)
- Western Corn Rootworm Hatch Expected to Begin over Memorial Day Holiday Weekend for Central Illinois
- (20 May)
- Cereal Leaf Beetles and Aphids Present in Southern Illinois Wheat Fields – Overall Activity Low
- (17 May)
- Root Development in Young Corn
- (17 May)
- Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
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- Alternate Forage Crops
- Considerations for Switching Soybean Maturity Groups for Delayed Planting
- Identifying the Hollow Stem and Jointing Growth Stages in Wheat Video
- Hitting the Bull’s Eye when Switching Corn Hybrid Maturity
- Update on Soil Profile Nitrate Concentrations
- Soybean Planting into Cool Wet Soil
- Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update
- (17 May)
- Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
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- Black Cutworm Development May Coincide With Emerging Corn
- Black Light Trap Catch Report
- Black Cutworm Adult Pheromone Trap Report
- Control of Dandelion in No-till Corn and Soybean Plant
- Update on Fusarium Head Bllight and Stripe Rust of Wheat
- (15 May)
- Penn State Field Crop News
- (15 May)
- Michigan Extension Field Crops News
- (14 May)
- 2013 Field Day Events in Illinois
- (13 May)
- Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
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- Will Planting Delays Require Earlier Maturing Corn Hybrids?
- Impact of Low Temperatures on Corn Survival
- Assessing Soybean Stands Under Cool Conditions
- Soybean Plant Date Recommendations
- Early Spring Field Crop Insect Issues
- Mid-May Wheat Development and Disease Update
- New-Look Scab Forecasting and Alert Systems 2013
- Early Postemergence Application of Preemergence Corn Herbicides
- TIPS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF PESTICIDES
- We Want Your Pigweed
- (13 May)
- Freeze Damage on Winter Wheat
- (13 May)
- Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
- (13 May)
- Market Size for Us Corn and Soybeans
- (11 May)
- Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
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- Stripe Rust Confirmed in Wheat in Southeast Nebraska
- Nebraska Winter Wheat Crop Smallest Since 1944
- Imbibitional Chilling Injury of Corn
- Planting for Direct Harvest of Dry Beans — Some Do's and Don'ts
- Scout for Alfalfa and Clover Leaf Weevils in Alfalfa
- Assessing Freeze Damage to Alfalfa
- State Again Facing a Water Divide: Consider Advice Accordingly
- Pre-Season Irrigation May be Warranted in Some Alfalfa Fields
- Early Season Soil Moisture Measurements in Central Nebraska
- (10 May)
- Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
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- Black Cutworm Moth Catches Increasing
- Slugs Reported in Cover Crops Before Planting
- Black Cutworm Adult Pheromone Trap Report
- Black Light Trap Catch Report
- Time to Monitor Risk of Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) in Wheat
- The Pace of Corn Planting Progress Over Years: Another Conundrum
- Weather Outlook by NWS OHRFC
- (10 May)
- Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
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- Planting Dates Effects on Corn Silage Yield and Quality
- Evaluation of Ascend®: Hormones that Stimulate Corn Growth
- Soybean Emergence and Germination Common Issues
- Alfalfa Removal in Spring
- Seedcorn maggot degree days and corn and soybean risk in cool, wet soils
- (10 May)
- Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management News
- (10 May)
- Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
- (7 May)
- Penn State Field Crop News
- (7 May)
- Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
- (7 May)
- Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
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- Slug Situation this Spring
- Alfalfa Weevil on Alfalfa
- (6 May)
- the Bulletin:
Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
- (4 May)
- Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
- (3 May)
- Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
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- Will Insect Pest Pressure Be "Normal" This Year?
- Black Cutworm Adult Pheromone Trap Report
- Black Light Trap Catch Report
- Hybrid Maturities for Delayed Planting
- Weather Outlook by NWS OHRFC
- (3 May)
- Kansas Agronomy E-update
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- Winter canola and recent freezes: Response and recovery
- Effect of delayed planting on corn yield
- Considerations for planting corn under wet conditions
- Wheat disease update: Stripe rust detected in southeast Kansas
- Update on sulfur deficiency in wheat
- (3 May)
- Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
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- The “Double-Whammy” of Delayed Corn Planting
- Maximizing Forage in Winter Injured and Killed Stands, Spring of 2013
- Watch for Imbibitional Chilling Injury to Soybean in 2013
- Optimum Corn Planting Dates are Later ‘Up North’
- Strong genetic differences noted in winter wheat winterkill assessments
- Damping Off and Root Rot of Alfalfa Caused by Phytophthora and Pythium
- Fertility and Soil Nitrogen Credits Following Winter-Killed Alfalfa
- Heavy rainfall causes loss of carryover nitrogen on some fields
- (3 May)
- Penn State Field Crop News
- (3 May)
- Michigan Extension Field Crops News
- (3 May)
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Kentucky Pest News
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- Checking for Pests of the First Alfalfa Cutting
- Summary of Fungicide Effects on Corn Silage
- (3 May)
- Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
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- Don't Underestimate the Value of Starter Fertilizer for Corn Planted Late
- Bean Leaf Beetle Survival Just Above Average
- 2013 Alfalfa Weevil Hatch Delayed
- Weather Forecast Delays Corn Planting, but Late Planting Does Not Foretell Lower Yields
- 2013 Alfalfa Weevil Hatch Delayed
- Bean Leaf Beetle Survival Just Above Average
- (3 May)
- the Bulletin:
Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
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