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Prevented Planting Tips and Facts for Corn, Soybeans
2013-06-07 23:03:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
By Kent Olson, professor of applied economics, University of Minnesota Extension Spring rains and flooded fields have delayed or prevented planting for many farmers in Minnesota. If farmers have multi-peril crop insurance and have not been able to plant by their crop's final planting date, they do have options. read more
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Corn Farmers Return to Washington, D.C., in Advertising, Educational Campaign
2013-06-07 14:22:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: National Corn Growers Association For the fifth year in a row, policymakers in our nations capital are learning about the U.S. family farmers who produce corn, our nations top crop, as part of the Corn Farmers Coalition program. Once again, the program, which is sponsored by the National Corn Growers Association and its state affiliates, showcases how innovative and high-tech corn farmers have become by introducing a foundation of facts about farmers and farming. read more
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Horseweed (Marestail) Control After Corn, Soybean Emergence
2013-06-06 22:41:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois Over the past several days, growers have increasingly been looking for options to control marestail after corn and soybean emergence, says University of Illinois Associate Professor of Weed Sciences Aaron Hager. Many have reported poor marestail control from herbicides applied prior to planting (primarily no-till soybean), especially when these burndown applications contained only glyphosate or glyphosate and 2,4-D." read more
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Soil Residual Herbicide Options After Soybean, Corn Emergence
2013-06-05 21:16:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
By Lizabeth Stahl and Jeff Gunsolus, University of Minnesota Extension With very tight windows of opportunity to plant this year, pre-emergence herbicides may not have been applied as planned. Application of a residual herbicide prior to planting or emergence of the crop, in both corn and soybean, is a great weed management strategy overall and also a key tool in managing against herbicide resistance. What are some options if soybeans emerged before a pre-emergence herbicide application was made? read more
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Nitrogen Needs for the 2013 Corn Crop
2013-06-04 23:35:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
By Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois The rainfall that delayed planting across Illinois this year is also affecting nitrogen fertilizer management. For many, the rush to get the crop planted meant abandoning or modifying plans to apply N before or after planting or before tillage. Some ammonia was applied last fall or in early April, and some producers were able to broadcast UAN before or after planting. But in many cases planting took precedence, and where it remains wet its likely that a lot of acres still have not had N applied. read more
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