July 2009

(31 July)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
Purdue Univ.
Soybean Aphids Found in Indiana Western Bean Cutworm Flight Declines Slightly, Eggs Can Now Be Found on Tasseling Corn Nematode Updates Cool Temperatures: Good News Or Bad News For Corn? Scrambled Silks, Anyone?

(31 July)
the Bulletin: Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
Root Injury Ratings for Corn Rootworm Trials Have Begun--Overall Western Corn Rootworm Numbers Are Down Soybean Aphid Numbers Remain Low in Illinois and Many North-Central Areas Get to Know the Common Foliar Diseases of Soybean Soybean Growth and Development: Late-July Update Hail Damage in Northern Illinois Do More Corn Plants Need More Nitrogen?

(30 July)
Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
Univ. of Wisconsin
Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences Complete Regulatory Authorizations for SmartStaxTM Corn Hybrids Do Not Let Western Bean Cutworm Catch You Off-Guard

(30 July)
Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
Michigan State Univ.
White mold in soybeans and peas Asian soybean rust and legume disease scouting: IPM-PIPE Potato late blight confirmed in Michigan

(30 July)
Yellow Soybeans and Soil Compaction
Chad Lee, Univ of Kentucky

(30 July)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
Bean Leaf Beetle Activity Noticed in Soybean Use Treatment Thresholds for Western Bean Cutworm Japanese Beetles Expanding Range in Iowa

(28 July)
Penn State Field Crop News
Penn. State Univ.
Soybean Nodulation Issues What’s New in Nutrient Management Testing Seed for Cover Crops Long Term Study in Maryland Compares Economic Performance of Organic and Conventional Field Crops

(28 July)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter
Univ. of Missouri
Corn Foliage Diseases Japanese Beetles Expand Their Distribution Across Missouri Potato Leafhopper Numbers High in Some Alfalfa Fields Soybean Foliage Diseases May Begin to Show Up Grasshopper Nymphs Present in Missouri

(28 July)
Kentucky Pest News
Univ. of Kentucky.
Why Leave Untreated Strips When Spraying Fungicides? SmartStax Corn Receives US and Canadian Approval Soybean Aphid: Numbers Are On the Rise In Central Kentucky...At Least A Little!

(27 July)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
Will Cooler than Normal Temperatures Adversely Affect Corn Yields? SmartStax Corn Gets Approval Soybean Aphid Update Planning for the 2010 Wheat Crop Protect your Wheat Seed While Waiting for Planting Season ACRE or DCP: Which One to Choose? Weather Update Cover Crop Twilight Field Day

(27 July)
Corn Prices Looking for Direction
Darrel Good, Univ. of Illinois

(26 July)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
Univ. of Nebraska.
Stem Canker Toppling Damaged Sunflowers Use Corn Rootworm Scouting Numbers as Basis for 2010 Production Decisions Why Control Volunteer Winter Wheat in Wheat Stubble? Wheat Variety Test Results Soil Testing for the 2010 Winter Wheat Crop Decision-Making for Soybean Defoliating Insects Evaluate and Replace Thinning Alfalfa Stands Preparing Seedbeds for Late Summer Alfalfa Planting Plant Turnips Now for Extended Winter Grazing Flying Turnips Or Rye Into Corn Herbicide Use Patterns Have Changed with the Widespread Adoption of Roundup Ready® Crops Market Journal: Identifying Goss's Wilt

(24 July)
Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
Univ. of Wisconsin
Western Bean Cutworm Moths Flying, Scout Field and Sweet Corn Considerations for Spraying Insecticides for Soybean Aphid in Soybean Considerations for Spraying Foliar Fungicides in Soybean

(24 July)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
Purdue Univ.
Western Bean Cutworm Creating Many Questions Japanese Beetle in Corn Worrying About Small Soybeans

(24 July)
Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
Michigan State Univ.
Ten fundamentals everyone should know about bioenergy: Part 4 biofuels Problem diagnosis: Soybean cyst nematode

(24 July)
the Bulletin: Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
Brownstown Agronomy Research Center Field Day: July 30 Illinois Forage Expo on July 31 Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences Complete Regulatory Authorizations for SmartStaxCorn Hybrids Soybean Aphid Densities Remain Low in Illinois Through Mid-July Western Bean Cutworm Captures on the Increase in Some Northern Illinois Counties Preharvest Intervals for Postemergence Soybean Herbicides Conditions Favorable for Sclerotinia Stem Rot (White Mold) on Soybean Identifying Nutrient Deficiencies in Soybean Illinois Wheat in 2009

(23 July)
ACRE Program of the US Farm Bill
Univ of Illinois, IL Farm Bureau, USDA-FSA
Three archived Webcasts from the Univ of IL that help explain the workings of the ACRE program. Available for viewing until Aug 31, 2009.

(23 July)
University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers four plant breeding mini-courses for seed industry professionals
SeedQuest News Section

(23 July)
How Long Have We Had These Weed Problems?
Tom Jordan, Purdue Univ.

(23 July)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
Notes on Soybean Foliar Fungicide Applications in a Cool, Wet Year Further Considerations for Foliar Fungicides on Corn and Soybean Eyespot and Gray Leaf Spot Severity Continue to Increase in Iowa Late-Season Herbicide Applications in Soybean Crops Put In a 4-Day Work Week

(22 July)
Penn State Field Crop News
Penn. State Univ.
Western Bean Cutworm Found in Pennsylvania Using Cover Crops to Achieve Management and Economic Benefits Soil Fertility Challenges Feeding Concerns with DON Infested Wheat

(22 July)
Worrying About Small Soybeans
Chad Lee, Univ of Kentucky

(21 July)
Cool Temperatures: Good News or Bad News for Corn?
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.

(20 July)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
Corn Shorter than Normal this Year? Mid-Season Soybean Diseases - It's Time to Scout Leaf Cupping and Wrinkling in Soybeans Glyphosate and Phosphorus Tissue Sampling and Management Decisions Spraying Early for Soybean Aphid and the PHI Spraying Soybean with Insecticides During the Flowering Stages Insect Silk Clipping in Corn Western Bean Cutworm Catches Still on the Rise Soybean Defoliators 2009 Field Crops Day 2009 Central Ohio Agronomy Field Day

(20 July)
Focus on Yield Potential
Darrel Good, Univ. of Illinois

(20 July)
Crop-Pest Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
Western Bean Cutworm Adults Trickling into Ontario Don't Let Soybean Aphids Catch you Off-Guard The Impact of Glyphosate Drift on Corn Yields Black Light Trap Captures from Harrow, Ridgetown, and Centralia- Ontario up to July 16th Factors to Consider in Your Corn Fungicide Decision! HPPD Injury to Soybeans

(17 July)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
Purdue Univ.
Lower Western Corn Rootworm Beetle Numbers Western Bean Cutworm Moth Flight Quite Impressive Should We Be Concerned About Arrested Ears in 2009? Soybean Rust Update

(17 July)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
Concerns about Herbicide Resistant Weeds in Iowa Corn Quality Issues Continue Eyespot and Gray Leaf Spot Occurring in Corn Should Hail Damaged Crops be Sprayed With a Fungicide? Considerations for Soybean Insecticides and Fungicides It is Time to Sample for Corn Nematodes Don't Let Potato Leafhoppers Burn Hay Scouting Foliar Diseases in a Cool Summer Corn: Uneven Early-Season Growth Can Mean Uneven Tasseling SCN Females Are Now Apparent on Soybean Roots

(16 July)
Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
Univ. of Wisconsin
HPPD Injury to Soybeans Harvest Aids for Winter Wheat Don’t Exceed Maximums in Roundup Ready Soybean

(16 July)
Penn State Field Crop News
Penn. State Univ.
Dealing with DON in Wheat Vomitoxin in My Wheat? (Risk Management Implications) Ten Rules for Better Marketing Soybean Leaf Cupping — Possible Causes Insect Update: Soybean Aphid and Western Bean Cutworm Corn Crop Development Lagging a Bit

(16 July)
the Bulletin: Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
New Illinois Agronomy Handbook Available Insect Observations from the North-Central Region Effects of Foliar Fungicides on Corn Stalk Quality Soybean Growth and Development: Mid-July Update

(14 July)
Kentucky Pest News
Univ. of Kentucky.
Northern Leaf Blight in Corn Japanese Beetle and Corn Pollination Fungicide Applications to Soybean: Stop, Look and Listen before Spraying

(14 July)
Corn growers: Tips to decide if a fungicide application is warranted
Purdue/Ohio State AgAnswers

(13 July)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
Western Bean Cutworm Catches Increasing Check for Corn Rootworm Injury Soybean Aphid Update Understanding Corn Crop Water Needs: Available Soil Moisture

(13 July)
USDA Projections Point to Ample Crop Supplies
Darrel Good, Univ. of Illinois

(12 July)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
Univ. of Nebraska.
Gray Leaf Spot Severity Increasing Rapidly Controlling Weeds in Wheat Stubble After Harvest Wheat Disease Update Soybean Disease Observations on Nebraska Crop Surveillance Network Grasshopper Populations May Warrant Treatment Managing Potato Leafhoppers In Alfalfa Scouting and Treating Western Bean Cutworms No-till Can Save Water, Pumping Cost Seeding Forages into Wheat Stubble Helping Pastures Take Advantage of Good Soil Moisture Weed Pressure and Problem Weeds Have Changed with the Adoption of Roundup Ready® Crops $1.5 Million Available to Landowners to Fight Invasive Weeds

(10 July)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
Purdue Univ.
Western Corn Rootworm Beetles Emerging Rootworm Larval Damage Appears Lower This Season Preventive Insecticide Sprays for Corn Discouraged Ragged Leaf Edge Symptom in Corn Reed Canarygrass Explosion in Indiana Point to Consider for Fungicide Applications in Corn

(10 July)
Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
Univ. of Wisconsin
2009 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Soybean Aphid Densities are Low, But Start Scouting Now

(10 July)
the Bulletin: Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
Japanese Beetle Reports Common Throughout Illinois Soybean Aphids Found in Illinois--Infestations Off to a Slow Start This Season Western Corn Rootworm Emergence Has Begun Considerations for Applying Foliar Fungicides to Corn Pollination 2009

(10 July)
Foliar Feeding
George Rehm, Univ of Minnesota

(10 July)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
Twisted Whorls Considerations for Soybean Insecticides and Fungicides Getting to Know the Aphids in Alfalfa Signs of Crazy Top in Corn Decision for Fungicide Applications on Corn Looming

(9 July)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter
Univ. of Missouri
Glyphosate Tank-Mixes in RR Soybean Check for Insect Infestations in Corn and Wheat Stored On-Farm During Summer Anthracnose of Corn

(9 July)
Michigan Field Crop Team Advisory Alert
Michigan State Univ.
Ten fundamentals everyone should know about bioenergy: Part 3 fossil fuels New Enviro-weather tool for corn and soybean growers Custom machine rates guide

(8 July)
Ragged Leaf Edge Symptom in Corn
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.

(7 July)
Corn & Soybean Science Newsletter
Univ. of Kentucky
European Corn Borer Emerging Corn Hail and Wind Damage Critical Growth Stages for Maximum Soybean Yield Simulating Soybean Hail Damage You Can Almost See Corn Growing

(7 July)
Penn State Field Crop News
Penn. State Univ.
Managing Scab in Wheat Too Late for Soybean Planting? Nitrogen Losses: What to do Now? Soybean Pests: Aphids and Japanese Beetles

(7 July)
Kentucky Pest News
Univ. of Kentucky.
Preventive Insecticide Sprays for Corn Discouraged Fungicide Considerations for Corn in 2009 Blister Beetles - What Hay Producers and Buyers Need to Know

(6 July)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
Yellow Soybeans - What To Do Weather Update Early Planted Corn Is Tasseling Interest In Foliar Fungicide Application Increases As Corn Begins To Tassel How Long Have We Had These Problem Weeds? Cereal Leaf Beetle In Corn Potential Twospotted Spider Mite In Soybean

(3 July)
Crop-Pest Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
Septoria Brown Spot in Soybeans The Impact of Cool plus Wet plus Compacted Adds to a Different Math in corn and Soys Weather Causes Weed Challenges

(2 July)
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
Purdue Univ.
Western Bean Cutworm Season Begins How Long Have We Had These Problem Weeds?

(2 July)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
Univ. of Nebraska.
More Bacterial Diseases in Corn — Goss’s Wilt and Bacterial Stalk Rot Confirmed Symptom Identification Key for Nutrient Deficiencies in Corn and Sorghum It is Time to Scout for Soybean Aphids Soybean Aphid Management — A Step-by-Step Guide to Control Midsummer Crop Diagnostic Clinics Offered near Mead Disease Update: Scab Reported in Late Maturing Wheat

(2 July)
the Bulletin: Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
Changing Communication Methods in Agriculture Yellow Soybeans in High pH Soils: Sign of Mn Deficiency

(2 July)
Reed Canarygrass Explosion in Indiana
Glenn Nice, Bill Johnson, Tom Jordan, & Tom Bauman; Purdue Univ.

(1 July)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
Foliar Fertilization of Corn and Soybean Is It Japanese Beetle in the Field or Something Else FEEL Clinic Offers Basics of Crop Plant Diagnostics Crop Management Clinic Features Over 20 Topics Weeds are Winning the 2009 Battle, Plan Now for Next Year Soybean Aphids Are Found in Young Soybean