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Paul Kassel
April 19, 2018 1:30 PM
Most people say that this spring is one for the history books. No one seems to remember a colder or snowier start to the spring.
The following are some figures...
Nick Upah
April 17, 2018 9:37 AM
Mark Licht
April 17, 2018 9:37 AM
This spring has already brought on concerns about poor weather resulting in delays on corn planting. At this point in time, there is still time. It is highly important to remain patient and wait for the right corn planting conditions. Planting into marginal conditions can result in problems all...
Micheal D.K. Owen
April 9, 2018 3:16 PM
The 29th David W. Staniforth Memorial Lecture was presented by Dr. Fred Gould on April 3rd. The lecture was titled "Will Genetically Engineered Pests Protect Health, Biodiversity, and Crop Production?". Dr. Gould is the Co-director of teh Genetic Engineering and Society...
Rebecca Vittetoe
April 9, 2018 3:04 PM
Green cover crop fields are slowly starting to appear across the state. Despite the recent snow that fell across the state, #plant18 is right around the corner. Farmers should have a game plan in place for how they plan to terminate their overwintering cover crop. Killing cover crops with a...
Maya C Hayslett
April 9, 2018 1:22 PM
Registration is now open for the 2018 Youth Crop Scouting Competition to be held on July 30th. High school students (those completing grades 9-12) from Iowa are invited to compete and showcase crop scouting abilities in corn and soybean. The competition will be a one day event focusing on...
It is important to keep stored grain cool as we go into the spring and summer months. Some warming of stored grain may have already occurred during warmer weather and with the sun shining on the south side of grain bins.
With the weather forecast for Friday through next Tuesday...
Erin Hodgson
March 30, 2018 10:31 AM
Insecticide-resistant soybean aphids have emerged as a new challenge to farmers throughout the upper Midwest. In a new regional publication, we suggest strategies for managing soybean aphids resistant to pyrethroid insecticides. A few key points for managing aphids are:
John Sawyer
March 26, 2018 11:13 AM
The regional Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator (CNRC; http://cnrc.agron.iastate.edu/) website was recently updated with a revised Iowa N response trial database. The changes to the suggested N rates in Iowa are...
Virgil Schmitt
March 12, 2018 1:13 PM
Pest resistance is a world-wide challenge from hospitals to farm fields. I recently spent several days in the hospital battling an internal bacterial infection, which required intravenous antibiotics. I noted that the medical staff:
Bob Hartzler
March 4, 2018 10:40 AM
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) recently released a report (A menace to monarchs) describing the threat to monarch butterflies posed by an increased use of dicamba. ...
Kristine Schaefer
March 1, 2018 2:58 PM
Elizabeth Buffington
March 1, 2018 2:58 PM
A collection of educational resources to help people on farms, orchards, forests, and other agricultural establishments comply with EPA’s revised Worker Protection Standard (WPS) regulation is now available online at http://pesticideresources.org/wps...
Erin Hodgson
February 27, 2018 2:12 PM
Adam Sisson
February 27, 2018 2:12 PM
The IPM team at Iowa State University has been monitoring for field crop pests for a long time. The target pests have changed over the years, but the goal always remains the same: help inform farmers about pest activity in Iowa. One long-standing...
Adam Sisson
February 21, 2018 2:25 PM
The new crop season is right around the corner, and we want you to be prepared for yield-reducing disease, insect and weed issues! ISU Extension publications are great field scouting resources and provide a wealth of information for identifying production issues in your fields.
Four ISU...
Micheal D.K. Owen
February 16, 2018 11:50 AM
Dr. Fred Gould, University Distinguished Professor and Reynolds Professor of Entomology at North Carolina State University will present the 29th Staniforth Memorial Lecture on April 3rd at 4PM in the Curtiss Hall Auditorium on the Iowa State University Campus. Dr. Gould...
Daren Mueller
February 14, 2018 2:32 PM
Adam Sisson
February 14, 2018 2:32 PM
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach published the Field Crop Scouting book as an online learning tool for crop scouts and other ag professionals in Iowa. This interactive textbook allows individuals to acquire knowledge about multiple crop...
Meaghan Anderson
February 13, 2018 9:10 AM
Greg Brenneman
February 13, 2018 9:10 AM
Virgil Schmitt
February 13, 2018 9:10 AM
Rebecca Vittetoe
February 13, 2018 9:10 AM
Farmers and agriculture suppliers will want to attend the Southeast Iowa Agricultural Research Association annual meeting at the Johnson County Extension office in Iowa City on Thursday, March 1, 2018 beginning at 10:00 a.m., according to association president Jeff Ellis.
Following a...
Adam Sisson
February 5, 2018 1:34 PM
Daren Mueller
February 5, 2018 1:34 PM
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has published an updated version of the Soybean Diseases publication to help farmers and other professionals in the agriculture industry identify and scout for disease threats to soybean production in Iowa. The publication includes scouting tips,...
John Sawyer
January 26, 2018 11:46 AM
Antonio Mallarino
January 26, 2018 11:46 AM
If you are interested in an in-depth course covering soil fertility and nutrient management, then consider attending the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 2018 Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management Short Course. This is a two-day event that provides an opportunity to dig deeper into...
Daren Mueller
January 25, 2018 10:40 AM
Farmers and agribusiness have a new tool to help them tackle crop management challenges. The Crop Protection Network, a multi-state and international collaboration of university and provincial extension specialists, has redesigned its website...
Sotirios Archontoulis
January 5, 2018 9:50 AM
Mark Licht
January 5, 2018 9:50 AM
Mike Castellano
January 5, 2018 9:50 AM
Most of Iowa was wet and cool during planting time (end April to mid-May), warm and dry during vegetative growth (June to July), and cool and wet during reproductive development (August to September). In some locations, the June-July drought was severe with precipitation deficits exceeding eight...
Bob Hartzler
December 27, 2017 3:37 PM
Dicamba has been an important component of Iowa weed management systems for more than 40 years. The history of its use is somewhat unique in that its popularity has ebbed and flowed over time. The increase in herbicide resistant weeds combined with the introduction of dicamba-resistant soybean...
Bob Hartzler
December 19, 2017 8:30 AM
At the recent North Central Weed Science Society annual meeting I was asked to provide the opening presentation (A historical perspective on dicamba) in a symposium focusing on issues with dicamba. Following are the slides and the abstract of my presentation.
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John Sawyer
December 18, 2017 8:06 AM
Antonio Mallarino
December 18, 2017 8:06 AM
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Soil Fertility web site has undergone a recent redesign and update. The site was updated, but the URL has remained the same (http...
The number of acres planted to cover crops annually has been steadily increasing in recent years throughout the United States. Meanwhile, the soybean cyst nematode (SCN) continues to sit atop of the U.S. list of yield-suppressing pathogens. It’s no coincidence, then, that there is an increasing...
Mark Westgate
November 6, 2017 9:03 AM
Rebecca Vittetoe
November 6, 2017 9:03 AM
There have been many reports of corn along the edge of the fields yielding drastically less than the remainder of the field. In many cases, the yield loss is most obvious on the southern edge of the field, but it has been observed along the west, east, and north sides of fields this year. This...