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Waterhemp, marestail, palmer amaranth, giant ragweed and Italian ryegrass have been found guilty. Their crime: stealing nutrients, sunlight and water from your crops, leading to lower yields and profits.
With one glance at the yellowed soybean leaves at her feet, Audrey Kalil knows exactly what is ailing them.
Iowa State University’s Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm now is in its 40th year of operation on 260 acres near Nashua, and every year, it brings new ideas, as well as crops, organizers say.
Wheat streak mosaic can be severe, at times leading to total loss when a wheat field is abandoned because of stunted plants that cannot be harvested by a combine or when the yield is so poor that it is not worth combining.
New drainage designs keep water available when needed.
Last week, symptoms of sudden death syndrome (SDS) began to appear in April 15-planted soybeans at the University of Illinois’s Northwestern Research Center in Warren County, according to a U of I Extension educator.
Want to boost your soybean yield in 2016? You might want to start by planting your soybeans earlier next spring.
Make the most of your nitrogen dollars by minding a few key factors from fall through harvest the following year.
Ken and Missy explain the value in understanding different hybrid characteristics when it comes to seed placement. Understanding will assist with maximizing sunlight and water holding capacity.
Stay one step ahead of mounting resistance issues by knowing how to identify and control
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