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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Detection in Iowa

February 28, 2011
Brown marmorated stink bug submitted to the PIDC in 2011

The Iowa State University Extension Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic (ISU-PIDC) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship confirmed that a single dead specimen of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys, was recently collected in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and submitted to ISU PIDC for diagnosis.

Acquiring Machinery and Machinery Services Workshop March 2

February 14, 2011

 

By William Edwards, Department of Economics Iowa State University and James Jensen, ISU Extension farm and ag management specialist

Extension will offer Acquiring Machinery and Machinery Services on March 2 for producers evaluating farm machinery options. The workshop will discuss owning, leasing and renting farm equipment, and strategies for sharing machinery and labor in farming operations.

Crops Scout School March 5

February 14, 2011

Iowa State University Extension is offering the Crop Scout School for those planning to work as a crop scout during the 2011 crop season.

New Combination Crop Insurance Workshops Scheduled

February 9, 2011

By William Edwards, Department of Economics

The old multiple peril crop insurance policies have been replaced by a single policy with several options. Iowa State University Extension will hold workshops to explain the new combination policy. William Edwards, ISU Extension economist, and ISU farm management field specialists, will discuss the new crop insurance policy and options.

Waterhemp Wins Again

February 8, 2011
Confirmed resistance in waterhemp

Several factors contributed to the first appearance of waterhemp resistance to the HPPD inhibitors reported in two fields in Iowa and Illinois in 2009.

Help Sessions Offered for Commercial Pesticide Applicator Test

February 7, 2011

By Jim Fawcett, ISU Extension field agronomist

All commercial pesticide applicators must take exams in order to become certified initially; some applicators choose to become re-certified by exam rather than by attending continuing instructional courses. With the increased interest in applying fungicides on corn and soybeans some applicators are interested in adding agricultural diseases (category 1C) to their current certification.