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Questions related to conditioning grain for storage - the seriousness of field molds, feeding corn to livestock, storing wet corn, storing medium moisture and dry grains - are answered by Hurburgh, Iowa Grain Quality Initiative, Professor-in-Charge.
This ISU Extension workshop provides RUSLE2 software orientation, includes real field examples to determine risk calculations of the Iowa P Index and covers parameters for RUSLE2 and P Index calculations on snow-covered or frozen ground.
Iowa State University Agronomy Extension has launched a new Soil Management/Environment website.
Great harvest progress was made during the past week due to the drier weather that is predicted to continue for several weeks.
By William Edwards, Department of Economics
Iowa and other Corn Belt states are experiencing one of the latest and slowest harvest seasons on record. Some producers have had concerns about whether their crop insurance coverage will be still be in effect if harvesting drags into December.
By Doug Cooper, Extension Communications and External Relations
Crop and weather report guests include Charles Hurburgh, Iowa State University professor of ag and biosystems engineering and professor in charge of the Grain Quality Initiative; ISU Extension climatologist Elwynn Taylor, integrated pest management specialist Rich Pope, and soybean agronomist Palle Pedersen.
Taylor says the weather service predicts temperatures staying warmer than usual, but normal to wetter than normal for the next week.
Harvesting wet bean and corn crops in November is generating many questions from producers; Charles Hurburgh answers frequently asked questions in this article.
Creating ruts in fields during harvest may be unavoidable this fall, but proper soil management will improve issues related to compaction.
Handling and storing this fall's wet and green soybeans will take patience and this information.
This is not a good year to take chances that wetter corn will keep and can be absorbed in the spring/summer.
