Businesses Can Sponsor Soybean Field Guide Reprints
Agribusiness interested in sponsoring small-batch reprints of the 2011 Soybean Disease and Pest Management Field Guide have until March 16 to place an order.
Integrated Crop Management News
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Cooperators Needed for Black Cutworm Monitoring
By helping monitor the arrival of cutworm moths, industry and farmer cooperators provide data that helps Iowa State experts track pest activity, which in turn helps growers know when to scout and make treatment decisions.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Detection in Iowa
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.
Use Facts to Make Glyphosate and Glyphosate Resistant Crop Decisions
Crop producers, agribusiness personnel and the general public are encouraged to speak with University Extension personnel before making changes in crop production practices related to glyphosate and glyphosate resistant crops.
How Does Soybean Yield Fare Following Corn
Crop rotation and tillage systems can influence yield of both corn and soybean.
Fact or Fiction: Ammonia Application Should Not Exceed 10 lb N per Unit Soil CEC
Fact or fiction? Anhydrous ammonia application should not exceed 10 lb N per unit soil CEC. Does this limit work or make sense for ammonia applications?
Crops Scout School March 5
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
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The old multiple peril crop insurance policies have been replaced by a single policy with several options.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
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
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.