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Regional Update: September 2023

September 12, 2023 2:27 PM
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After about a month of minimal rainfall across the state, some much welcomed rain fell over the weekend and on Monday, September 11. The couple of hot weeks and dry conditions in August really pushed crops along across the state, even causing some to reach maturity prematurely. Silage harvest is wrapping up in many areas, and farmers are starting to hit the fields to combine.

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Regional Update: August 7 - 23, 2023

August 23, 2023 8:27 AM
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The rains earlier in August across much of the state and more moderate temperatures have been replaced by hotter and drier conditions. While some fields across the state look pretty good, others are showing more signs of stress here this week. Other common observations made in fields across the state over the last couple of weeks have included insect pests like aphids, grasshoppers, soybean gall midge as well as diseases like sudden death syndrome, brown stem rot, white mold, and Phytopthora in soybeans and tar spot and gray leaf spot in corn.

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Regional Update: July 17-25, 2023   

July 25, 2023 10:50 PM
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Limited rainfall, the hot weather this week, corn rootworm, weed escapes, insect defoliators, and questions on foliar fungicides have been the more common issues or questions Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Field Agronomists have seen or heard about over the last week. Read on for more specifics about what’s happening around the state.

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Regional Update: June 19 – 27, 2023

June 27, 2023 12:36 PM
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While some much needed and welcomed rain fell across most of the state this past week, some areas received minimal to no rain. The dry conditions, herbicide injury, potato leafhoppers, nutrient deficiencies (mainly potassium), weed control failures, and tar spot are some of the highlights on the issues or questions ISU Extension and Outreach Field Agronomists heard about or received this past week. Read on for more specifics about what’s happening around the state.

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Regional Update: June 13 – June 21, 2022

June 21, 2022 11:56 AM
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Isolated hail and wind damage, iron deficiency chlorosis, herbicide damage, and moisture stress (too much or too little depending upon the area) were some of the big issues that ISU Extension field agronomists noted in fields across the state. Read on to for more specifics about what’s happening in different areas across the state.  

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Regional Update: August 9 to August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021 10:38 PM
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The drier and warm conditions have really pushed crops along across the state. In addition to the drought concerns and issues related to the drought, other common observations made in fields across the state include more sightings of tar spot, sudden death syndrome and/or brown stem rot in soybeans, and corn rootworms. Read on for more specifics on what’s happening in fields across the state.  

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Regional Update: July 28 to August 3, 2021

August 4, 2021 10:05 AM
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Corn rootworms, spider mites, soybean gall midge, and the hot and dry conditions were common questions or issues received or observed by ISU Extension and Outreach field agronomists this past week. Read on for more specifics about what’s happening around the state.

Northwest Iowa

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Regional Update: July 19 to July 27, 2021

July 28, 2021 11:05 AM
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The hot and dry conditions this past week resulted in crops showing more signs of stress, especially in the drier parts of the state. Drought stress, spider mites, corn rootworms, and questions regarding fungicide applications were the big questions or issues observed by ISU Extension field agronomists this past week. Read on for more specifics on what's happening in different regions across the state.

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Regional Update: July 12 to July 20, 2021

July 20, 2021 9:52 PM
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Corn started pollinating within the last week, and soybeans range from full flowering (R2) to beginning pod (R2). The hot topics this past week across the state included foliar fungicide decisions, corn rootworms, and herbicide injury in soybeans. Read on for more specifics on what ISU Extension field agronomists are hearing and seeing around the state.  

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