2008 Archive by Date

• Average Value of Iowa Farmland Nears $4,500 an Acre in 2008 Survey
• Soybean cyst nematode confirmed in Ida County in 2008
• Is All Well that Ends Well? Iowa Corn – 2008
• Effects of N-Hibit™ Seed Treatment on Soybean Yields – 2008 Iowa Research
• Collaborative Training Results in Safer, Wiser Pesticide Use
• Soil Sample Results Can Reveal if SCN Management is Working
• Fall is Ideal Time to Check for Presence of SCN
• Crop Market Outlook
• Soybean Rust - 2008 in Review
• New Field Guide for Soybean Cyst Nematode Management Available
• Aerate Grain NOW
• Use of Fungicides to Control Soybean Foliar Diseases: a 6-year Summary
• ICM News Is Connection to Crop and Weather Radio Interviews
• Fall and Winter Management of Alfalfa
• Corn Breakage Increases with More Drying
• A Weather Summary for the 2008 Growing Season
• Corn Quality Issues in 2008 - Moisture and Test Weight
• Corn Quality Issues in 2008 – Field Molds
• Corn Quality Issues in 2008 – Storage Management
• Corn Disease Publication Now Available
• Integrated Crop Management Conference and Agribusiness Expo set for Dec. 10-11
• Crop Production and Outlook - the Demand side
• Crop Production and Outlook
• Watch the $oil TemperaturE
• New Manure Nutrient Management Research Available
• Fall Tillage Considerations for Soybean Disease Management
• Fall Frost Effects of Forage
• Deciding Between Grain and Forage Harvest for Late Maturing Soybeans
• Deciding Between Grain and Forage Harvest for Late Maturing Corn
• Make the Right Tillage Management Decision
• Seed Quality at Harvest
• Time to Scout for Stalk and Ear Rots
• Valuing Immature Grain Crops as Forage
• Cool and Calm, Now Hopefully We Collect!
• Combine Harvesting Tips for 2008 Harvest
• Making Fertilization Decisions As Fertilizer Prices Escalate and Production Costs Are High - Part 2
• Making Fertilization Decisions As Fertilizer Prices Escalate and Production Costs Are High - Part 1
• Fall Management of Alfalfa
• What is Needed to Maximize the 2008 Corn Crop
• Nonconventional Soil Additives and Programs
• Make Weed Management Decisions NOW
• Time to Participate in 2008 Grain Quality Analysis Program
• Diplodia Ear Rot being Reported in Iowa
• No-Tillage Soybean Production Field Days Next Week
• Producers and Applicators Legally Responsible to Heed Preharvest Intervals for Treated Soybean
• Factors Needed to Maximize Corn Yield Potential in 2008
• Credit Needs and Cash Rents Impacted by Higher Input Costs
• Soybean Top Dieback Shows Up in Iowa Again
• Pre-harvest Restrictions for Fungicides
• Changes in Retail Fertilizer Market Impact Producers
• A Final Soybean Aphid Alert
• Fill ‘er Up!
• Goss’s Wilt Prevalent in Western Iowa
• Plan for 2009 Crop Year by Managing Flooded Soils
• Midsummer Scouting for Downy Mildew and other Soybean Diseases
• Soybean Rust and Late Planted Soybeans
• All Things Considered, It Could Be Worse!
• Know Your Spots as Foliar Diseases Show up in Corn
• Now is the Time to Sample for Corn Nematodes
• Watch Soybean Aphid Numbers - NOW
• Reviewing Decision Thresholds for Pest Insect Control
• Two Soybean Aphid Field Resources Now Available
• Preventative vs. Curative Fungicides
• More on Fungicide Application Questions
• Here Come the Bean Leaf Beetles!
• Is that Common or Southern Rust Showing up in Iowa Fields?
• Unusual Foliar Diseases Showing up in Iowa Corn
• Soybean Cyst Nematode Females now Apparent on Soybean Roots
• Correction to the European Corn Borer Economic Threshold Spreadsheet
• Not a Bad Week, All in All
• White Mold Control in a Flood Year
• Fungicide Decisions Nearing for Corn and Soybean
• Reseeding Flood and Weather-Damaged Forage Crops in Late Summer
• Renovating Pastures or Hay Meadows Damaged by Flooding
• Twisted Whorls
• Yellow corn, Wet soils, and Nitrogen loss (Part 3)
• Managing CRP for Hay or Pasture
• Estimated Corn Silk Dates and Yield Potential, Iowa 2008
• With the Increased Value of Corn, What are the Economic Thresholds for First Generation European Corn Borer?
• Questions and Answers on Soybean Fungicide Applications
• Knee High by When?
• What About Foliar Fertilization for Soybean This Year?
• Corn Following Corn in 2008
• Improving glyphosate performance in Roundup Ready soybean
• Will Foliar Diseases be a Problem on Corn This Year?
• Hail Damage Across a Large Part of Iowa
• Pre-harvest Intervals for Foliar Fungicides on Wheat
• Degree Days Continue to Lag
• Yellow Corn, Wet Soils, and N Loss – Part 2
• Corn Yield Predictions for Replanted and Late-planted Fields
• Dealing with Late Weed Escapes in Corn
• Flooding and Stored Grain
• ISU Crops Webcast from ISU Extension
• Avoid Unnecessary Tillage in Wet Soil Areas
• A Cool and Thankfully Dry Week
• Is It Time to Switch Soybean Maturity Group Varieties?
• Yellow Corn, Wet Soils and N Loss
• Flooding and Mosquitoes
• Weed Science Field Book Available
• Iowa Soybean Sentinel Plots
• Assessing Private Well Safety After Flooding
• Wet and Wetter
• Crop Insurance May Help Flooded and Wet Corn and Soybean Acres
• Flooding Increases the Risk of Certain Diseases in Corn
• Request for Phytophthora of Soybean Plant Samples
• Additional Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Meeting Scheduled
• The Nation’s Wet Spot
• Corn Size Restriction for POST Herbicides
• Livestock and Farm Buildings After a Flood
• Hayfield Lodging – Management Concerns and Guidelines
• Measuring the Nitrogen Status
• Managing Manure Storage Structures During Wet Weather
• Good Seed Supply Available from Most Companies in Iowa
• ISU Weed Science Field Day Cancelled
• Forage and Cover Crop Considerations for Delayed Planting and Flooded Sites
• Emergency Iowa Crop Production Program Offered
• Estimating Nitrogen Losses
• Disease Management in a Flooding Season
• Rainfall has Affected Hay and Hay-Crop Silage Harvest
• Nitrogen Loss – How Does it Happen?
• Summer Flooding of Hay Fields and Pastures
• Economic Impact of Delayed and Prevented Planting
• SCN Confirmed for First Time in Lyon County
• Stalk Borers Set to Invade Border Rows
• June is Bustin' Out All Over!
• Crop Advisers Can Earn Credit at Southeast Iowa Field Day
• Assessing Hail Injury in Corn
• Heavy Rain, Soil Erosion and Nutrient Losses
• Soybean Replanting and Fungicide Treatments
• Late May Weather: A Mixed Message
• How Late Can Soybeans be Planted?
• Effect of Flooding on Emerged Soybeans
• Soybean Replant Decisions from Hail Damage and Flooded Fields
• Replanting Corn – How Do You Get Rid of the Existing Stand?
• Replant Options in Corn Fields
• Flooded Corn and Saturated Soils
• Now Grow! (No, Not You, Weeds)
• Timeliness Critical to Protect Corn Yields
• Corn Emergence Problems Across Iowa
• La Nina Diminishes
• Where Do I Get Weather Information?
• Surface Waters: Ammonium is Not Ammonia – Part Three
• Finally! A Good Work Week
• Update on Fungicides for Use on Soybean
• Black Cutworm Thresholds: What has Changed with the Price of Corn and New Control Methods?
• Black Cutworm Scouting Advisory—2008
• Minimize Soybean Yield Loss from Late Planting
• A Bit Cool, a Bit Wet, but Planting Progresses
• Consider Effects on Seedbed Before Tilling Wet Soil
• Beware of a Dangerous Invasive Weed -- Updated
• Delayed PRE Herbicide Applications in Corn
• Planters are Rolling and Corn is Growing
• Seeding Rates in Relation to Maximum Yield and Seed Costs
• It’s a Late Spring: Should You Apply Nitrogen or Plant Corn?
• Surface Waters: Ammonium is Not Ammonia – Part Two
• Field Testing of N-Hibit™ Seed Treatment in Iowa*
• Don’t Use More Pressure than Needed on Wet Soils
• Adapting to Alfalfa Winterkill and Winter Injury
• When is it Too Late Plant Forages?
• Managing 2,4-D for No-Till Burndown Treatments
• Improved Disease Resistance on the Way – One Key to Soybean Improvement
• New Directory of Sensitive Crops and Apiaries for Pesticide Applicators
• Check Out the ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic
• Good News—Bean Leaf Beetles Hit Hard by Winter Cold
• Alfalfa Weevil Predictions for 2008
• Delayed Burndown Applications in No-Till
• Inoculating CRP Ground
• Will 2008 be the “Perfect Storm” for Soybean Seedling Disease?
• Surface Waters: Ammonium is Not Ammonia
• Iowa 2008 Prediction for Stewart’s Disease of Corn
• Calculating Degree Days
• Too Early to Worry about Planting Corn!
• You Couldn’t Apply Phosphorus and Potassium Last Fall and Now It’s Too Wet
• Soil Fertility Web Site Updated
• Soybean Rust Fast Track System Gets an Overhaul
• Predicted Corn and Soybean Acreage in 2008
• Managing Residue for a Good Stand
• Spring Sampling OK for Two Corn Nematode Species
• Starting Clean in No-till
• Winter Annual Weeds and SCN – Is There Cause for Concern?
• Foliar Fungicides Publication Available
• Be Careful with Susceptible Soybean Variety in Rotation to Manage SCN
• Welcome to the Integrated Crop Management News Web site
• Pesticide Drift Reduction Starts Now
• Should I Be Concerned About Corn Rootworms Now?
• Soybean Rust Overwintering in the South
• Check Fields for Soybean Cyst Nematode
• How Soon Should I Start Field Operations?
• March 2008 La Nina Update
• Try Side-by-Side Trials to Check Fungicide Impact on Corn Yield
• Weather Situation and Outlook for 2008