Integrated Crop Management News

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New Information on Herbicide Labels

December 21, 2010
Group 14 Herbicide

Herbicide labels now include a standardized system to inform users of the product's site of action (SOA). A box labeled `Herbicide Group' is present near the top of the label.

Iowa State Research Farm Reports Available to Public

December 20, 2010

By Mark Honeyman,  ISU Research Farms
 
There are fourteen Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms in Iowa; nine owned by associations (local farmers) and five owned by the university. One responsibility of Iowa State to the associations is to provide an annual farm progress report on the agricultural research and related scientific agriculture activities conducted at the farm as a year-end summary. Those reports, that were made available in the past to the members and others in print form, are now available online to the public in a new format.

ISU Extension Offers Soil Fertility Short Course

December 15, 2010

ISU Extension will be offering a two-day short course focusing on principles of soils, soil fertility and nutrient management to help crop production professionals make informed decisions.

Winter Application of Manure: Regulations and Common Sense

December 14, 2010
Manure application on snow covered ground

In 2009, the Iowa Legislature passed a bill pertaining to winter application of manure on snow-covered and frozen ground. The rules enforcing that legislation were completed earlier this year and went into effect on Sept. 15, 2010. Whether you are regulated or not, application of manure on frozen or snow covered ground is not recommended.

Update SDS Management After 2010 Outbreaks

December 10, 2010

By XB Yang, Department of Plant Pathology


The 2010 outbreak of sudden death syndrome (SDS) showed that many SDS management recommendations need more thought. I received several reports suggesting that the way SDS occurred were inconsistent with text books. At Iowa State's Integrated Crop Management Conference, people shared their unique observations and asked some excellent questions. Below is summary of what we learned from 2010.


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