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What's good for crops not always good for the environment
2016-08-08 22:18:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
By Liz Ahlberg Touchstone, Illinois News Bureau The goal is to make precision decisions when it comes to applying nitrogen. University of Illinois model may mean better fertilizer application techniques which will promote crop growth while reducing leaching. read more
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Midwest crops update: It may be time to apply a fungicide
2016-07-29 20:24:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Agronomists are finding pests, plant diseases and in some areas weather related crop damage in corn and soybean fields. Find out what they are finding in the Corn Belt states of South Dakota, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. read more
Developing highly drought-resistant crops
2016-07-19 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: International research led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found how plants, such as rice and wheat, sense and respond to extreme drought stress, in a breakthrough that could lead to the development of next-generation drought-proof crops. Lead researcher Dr Kai Xun Chan from the ANU Research School of Biology said the team discovered an enzyme that senses adverse drought and sunlight conditions, and how it works from atomic to overall plant levels. "The sensor in plant leaves...
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Scientists say herbicide resistance predates GMO crops
2016-07-12 19:52:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Lee Van Wychen, Weed Science Society of America There may be no link between gmo's and herbicide resistance. Scientists say that the first know report of herbicide resistance began 60 years ago, long before glyphosate-resistant crops were discovered. read more
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How will you seed cover crops this year?
2016-07-08 22:33:29| Corn & Soybean Digest
If you're planning to seed cover crops this year, now is the time to prep for that. We'd like to know if you will be planting cover crops this year, and if you are, how are you seeding them? Will you interseed? Will you drill after harvest? Take our latest poll and let us know! Also, feel free to leave a comment with your cover crop plan, along with your county/state. Yes, I will plant cover crops, and I'll interseed them during the growing season. Yes, I will plant cover crops, but not until after harvest this fall. Yes, I will plant cover crops, using a combination of interseeding and post-harvest planting. I will NOT plant cover crops in 2016. Go to result page on submit: 0
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