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Crop Production

Average Value of Iowa Farmland Nears $4,500 an Acre in 2008 Survey (12/16/2008)
Is All Well that Ends Well? Iowa Corn – 2008 (12/9/2008)
Effects of N-Hibit™ Seed Treatment on Soybean Yields – 2008 Iowa Research (12/8/2008)
Soil Sample Results Can Reveal if SCN Management is Working (12/1/2008)
Fall is Ideal Time to Check for Presence of SCN (12/1/2008)
Crop Market Outlook (12/1/2008)
New Field Guide for Soybean Cyst Nematode Management Available (11/24/2008)
Aerate Grain NOW (11/21/2008)
Use of Fungicides to Control Soybean Foliar Diseases: a 6-year Summary (11/18/2008)
ICM News Is Connection to Crop and Weather Radio Interviews (11/14/2008)
Fall and Winter Management of Alfalfa (11/11/2008)
Corn Breakage Increases with More Drying (11/6/2008)
A Weather Summary for the 2008 Growing Season (10/30/2008)
Corn Quality Issues in 2008 - Moisture and Test Weight (10/24/2008)
Corn Quality Issues in 2008 – Field Molds (10/24/2008)
Corn Quality Issues in 2008 – Storage Management (10/24/2008)
Corn Disease Publication Now Available (10/16/2008)
Integrated Crop Management Conference and Agribusiness Expo set for Dec. 10-11 (10/16/2008)
Crop Production and Outlook - the Demand side (10/13/2008)
Crop Production and Outlook (10/13/2008)
Watch the $oil TemperaturE (10/13/2008)
New Manure Nutrient Management Research Available (10/10/2008)
Fall Tillage Considerations for Soybean Disease Management (10/8/2008)
Fall Frost Effects of Forage (10/6/2008)
Deciding Between Grain and Forage Harvest for Late Maturing Soybeans (10/6/2008)
Deciding Between Grain and Forage Harvest for Late Maturing Corn (10/6/2008)
Make the Right Tillage Management Decision (10/2/2008)
Seed Quality at Harvest (9/29/2008)
Time to Scout for Stalk and Ear Rots (9/26/2008)
Valuing Immature Grain Crops as Forage (9/26/2008)
Cool and Calm, Now Hopefully We Collect! (9/25/2008)
Combine Harvesting Tips for 2008 Harvest (9/24/2008)
Making Fertilization Decisions As Fertilizer Prices Escalate and Production Costs Are High - Part 2 (9/23/2008)
Making Fertilization Decisions As Fertilizer Prices Escalate and Production Costs Are High - Part 1 (9/23/2008)
Fall Management of Alfalfa (9/22/2008)
What is Needed to Maximize the 2008 Corn Crop (9/17/2008)
Nonconventional Soil Additives and Programs (9/16/2008)
Make Weed Management Decisions NOW (9/9/2008)
Time to Participate in 2008 Grain Quality Analysis Program (9/5/2008)
Diplodia Ear Rot being Reported in Iowa (9/2/2008)
No-Tillage Soybean Production Field Days Next Week (9/2/2008)
Producers and Applicators Legally Responsible to Heed Preharvest Intervals for Treated Soybean (8/30/2008)
Factors Needed to Maximize Corn Yield Potential in 2008 (8/30/2008)
Credit Needs and Cash Rents Impacted by Higher Input Costs (8/25/2008)
Soybean Top Dieback Shows Up in Iowa Again (8/25/2008)
Pre-harvest Restrictions for Fungicides (8/24/2008)
Changes in Retail Fertilizer Market Impact Producers (8/22/2008)
A Final Soybean Aphid Alert (8/20/2008)
Fill ‘er Up! (8/19/2008)
Goss’s Wilt Prevalent in Western Iowa (8/12/2008)
Plan for 2009 Crop Year by Managing Flooded Soils (8/11/2008)
Midsummer Scouting for Downy Mildew and other Soybean Diseases (8/8/2008)
Soybean Rust and Late Planted Soybeans (8/6/2008)
All Things Considered, It Could Be Worse! (8/5/2008)
Know Your Spots as Foliar Diseases Show up in Corn (8/5/2008)
Now is the Time to Sample for Corn Nematodes (8/1/2008)
Watch Soybean Aphid Numbers - NOW (7/30/2008)
Reviewing Decision Thresholds for Pest Insect Control (7/30/2008)
Two Soybean Aphid Field Resources Now Available (7/30/2008)
Preventative vs. Curative Fungicides (7/29/2008)
More on Fungicide Application Questions (7/24/2008)
Here Come the Bean Leaf Beetles! (7/22/2008)
Is that Common or Southern Rust Showing up in Iowa Fields? (7/22/2008)
Unusual Foliar Diseases Showing up in Iowa Corn (7/19/2008)
Soybean Cyst Nematode Females now Apparent on Soybean Roots (7/15/2008)
Correction to the European Corn Borer Economic Threshold Spreadsheet (7/15/2008)
Not a Bad Week, All in All (7/15/2008)
White Mold Control in a Flood Year (7/14/2008)
Reseeding Flood and Weather-Damaged Forage Crops in Late Summer (7/13/2008)
Renovating Pastures or Hay Meadows Damaged by Flooding (7/13/2008)
Twisted Whorls (7/13/2008)
Yellow corn, Wet soils, and Nitrogen loss (Part 3) (7/13/2008)
Managing CRP for Hay or Pasture (7/10/2008)
Estimated Corn Silk Dates and Yield Potential, Iowa 2008 (7/10/2008)
With the Increased Value of Corn, What are the Economic Thresholds for First Generation European Corn Borer? (7/9/2008)
Questions and Answers on Soybean Fungicide Applications (7/9/2008)
What About Foliar Fertilization for Soybean This Year? (7/3/2008)
Corn Following Corn in 2008 (7/3/2008)
Improving glyphosate performance in Roundup Ready soybean (7/3/2008)
Will Foliar Diseases be a Problem on Corn This Year? (7/3/2008)
Hail Damage Across a Large Part of Iowa (7/3/2008)
Degree Days Continue to Lag (7/1/2008)
Corn Yield Predictions for Replanted and Late-planted Fields (6/25/2008)
Dealing with Late Weed Escapes in Corn (6/24/2008)
Flooding and Stored Grain (6/24/2008)
ISU Crops Webcast from ISU Extension (6/23/2008)
Avoid Unnecessary Tillage in Wet Soil Areas (6/23/2008)
A Cool and Thankfully Dry Week (6/23/2008)
Is It Time to Switch Soybean Maturity Group Varieties? (6/21/2008)
Yellow Corn, Wet Soils and N Loss (6/20/2008)
Assessing Private Well Safety After Flooding (6/19/2008)
Wet and Wetter (6/17/2008)
Crop Insurance May Help Flooded and Wet Corn and Soybean Acres (6/17/2008)
Flooding Increases the Risk of Certain Diseases in Corn (6/15/2008)
Additional Eastern Iowa Emergency Crop Meeting Scheduled (6/14/2008)
The Nation’s Wet Spot (6/14/2008)
Livestock and Farm Buildings After a Flood (6/13/2008)
Hayfield Lodging – Management Concerns and Guidelines (6/13/2008)
Measuring the Nitrogen Status (6/12/2008)
Managing Manure Storage Structures During Wet Weather (6/12/2008)
Good Seed Supply Available from Most Companies in Iowa (6/12/2008)
Forage and Cover Crop Considerations for Delayed Planting and Flooded Sites (6/11/2008)
Emergency Iowa Crop Production Program Offered (6/11/2008)
Estimating Nitrogen Losses (6/11/2008)
Disease Management in a Flooding Season (6/11/2008)
Rainfall has Affected Hay and Hay-Crop Silage Harvest (6/10/2008)
Summer Flooding of Hay Fields and Pastures (6/10/2008)
Economic Impact of Delayed and Prevented Planting (6/10/2008)
Stalk Borers Set to Invade Border Rows (6/9/2008)
June is Bustin' Out All Over! (6/9/2008)
Crop Advisers Can Earn Credit at Southeast Iowa Field Day (6/9/2008)
Assessing Hail Injury in Corn (6/7/2008)
Soybean Replanting and Fungicide Treatments (6/4/2008)
Late May Weather: A Mixed Message (6/3/2008)
How Late Can Soybeans be Planted? (6/2/2008)
Effect of Flooding on Emerged Soybeans (6/1/2008)
Soybean Replant Decisions from Hail Damage and Flooded Fields (6/1/2008)
Replanting Corn – How Do You Get Rid of the Existing Stand? (6/1/2008)
Replant Options in Corn Fields (6/1/2008)
Flooded Corn and Saturated Soils (5/30/2008)
Now Grow! (No, Not You, Weeds) (5/27/2008)
Corn Emergence Problems Across Iowa (5/23/2008)
La Nina Diminishes (5/23/2008)
Where Do I Get Weather Information? (5/23/2008)
Finally! A Good Work Week (5/20/2008)
Black Cutworm Thresholds: What has Changed with the Price of Corn and New Control Methods? (5/16/2008)
Black Cutworm Scouting Advisory—2008 (5/16/2008)
Minimize Soybean Yield Loss from Late Planting (5/13/2008)
A Bit Cool, a Bit Wet, but Planting Progresses (5/13/2008)
Planters are Rolling and Corn is Growing (5/5/2008)
Seeding Rates in Relation to Maximum Yield and Seed Costs (5/5/2008)
It’s a Late Spring: Should You Apply Nitrogen or Plant Corn? (5/4/2008)
Don’t Use More Pressure than Needed on Wet Soils (5/1/2008)
Adapting to Alfalfa Winterkill and Winter Injury (4/29/2008)
When is it Too Late Plant Forages? (4/29/2008)
Improved Disease Resistance on the Way – One Key to Soybean Improvement (4/25/2008)
Inoculating CRP Ground (4/21/2008)
Will 2008 be the “Perfect Storm” for Soybean Seedling Disease? (4/21/2008)
Iowa 2008 Prediction for Stewart’s Disease of Corn (4/17/2008)
Calculating Degree Days (4/17/2008)
Too Early to Worry about Planting Corn! (4/16/2008)
Predicted Corn and Soybean Acreage in 2008 (4/8/2008)
Spring Sampling OK for Two Corn Nematode Species (4/1/2008)
Foliar Fungicides Publication Available (3/18/2008)
Be Careful with Susceptible Soybean Variety in Rotation to Manage SCN (3/17/2008)
Pesticide Drift Reduction Starts Now (3/12/2008)
Should I Be Concerned About Corn Rootworms Now? (3/12/2008)
Soybean Rust Overwintering in the South (3/12/2008)
How Soon Should I Start Field Operations? (3/12/2008)
March 2008 La Nina Update (3/11/2008)
Try Side-by-Side Trials to Check Fungicide Impact on Corn Yield (3/10/2008)
Weather Situation and Outlook for 2008 (3/10/2008)

Insects and Mites

Soil Sample Results Can Reveal if SCN Management is Working (12/1/2008)
New Field Guide for Soybean Cyst Nematode Management Available (11/24/2008)
Now is the Time to Sample for Corn Nematodes (8/1/2008)
Watch Soybean Aphid Numbers - NOW (7/30/2008)
Two Soybean Aphid Field Resources Now Available (7/30/2008)
Here Come the Bean Leaf Beetles! (7/22/2008)
Correction to the European Corn Borer Economic Threshold Spreadsheet (7/15/2008)
Estimated Corn Silk Dates and Yield Potential, Iowa 2008 (7/10/2008)
With the Increased Value of Corn, What are the Economic Thresholds for First Generation European Corn Borer? (7/9/2008)
Degree Days Continue to Lag (7/1/2008)
ISU Crops Webcast from ISU Extension (6/23/2008)
Flooding and Mosquitoes (6/20/2008)
Stalk Borers Set to Invade Border Rows (6/9/2008)
June is Bustin' Out All Over! (6/9/2008)
Finally! A Good Work Week (5/20/2008)
Black Cutworm Thresholds: What has Changed with the Price of Corn and New Control Methods? (5/16/2008)
Black Cutworm Scouting Advisory—2008 (5/16/2008)
New Directory of Sensitive Crops and Apiaries for Pesticide Applicators (4/25/2008)
Check Out the ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic (4/23/2008)
Good News—Bean Leaf Beetles Hit Hard by Winter Cold (4/22/2008)
Alfalfa Weevil Predictions for 2008 (4/22/2008)
Iowa 2008 Prediction for Stewart’s Disease of Corn (4/17/2008)
Calculating Degree Days (4/17/2008)
Pesticide Drift Reduction Starts Now (3/12/2008)
Should I Be Concerned About Corn Rootworms Now? (3/12/2008)

Pesticide Education

Soybean cyst nematode confirmed in Ida County in 2008 (12/10/2008)
Effects of N-Hibit™ Seed Treatment on Soybean Yields – 2008 Iowa Research (12/8/2008)
Collaborative Training Results in Safer, Wiser Pesticide Use (12/1/2008)
A Final Soybean Aphid Alert (8/20/2008)
Now is the Time to Sample for Corn Nematodes (8/1/2008)
Watch Soybean Aphid Numbers - NOW (7/30/2008)
Reviewing Decision Thresholds for Pest Insect Control (7/30/2008)
Improving glyphosate performance in Roundup Ready soybean (7/3/2008)
Corn Size Restriction for POST Herbicides (6/14/2008)
Crop Advisers Can Earn Credit at Southeast Iowa Field Day (6/9/2008)
Surface Waters: Ammonium is Not Ammonia – Part Three (5/21/2008)
Update on Fungicides for Use on Soybean (5/20/2008)
New Directory of Sensitive Crops and Apiaries for Pesticide Applicators (4/25/2008)
Starting Clean in No-till (3/26/2008)
Foliar Fungicides Publication Available (3/18/2008)
Pesticide Drift Reduction Starts Now (3/12/2008)

Plant Diseases

Soybean cyst nematode confirmed in Ida County in 2008 (12/10/2008)
Soybean Rust - 2008 in Review (12/1/2008)
New Field Guide for Soybean Cyst Nematode Management Available (11/24/2008)
Use of Fungicides to Control Soybean Foliar Diseases: a 6-year Summary (11/18/2008)
Corn Quality Issues in 2008 - Moisture and Test Weight (10/24/2008)
Corn Quality Issues in 2008 – Field Molds (10/24/2008)
Corn Quality Issues in 2008 – Storage Management (10/24/2008)
Fall Tillage Considerations for Soybean Disease Management (10/8/2008)
Seed Quality at Harvest (9/29/2008)
Time to Scout for Stalk and Ear Rots (9/26/2008)
Diplodia Ear Rot being Reported in Iowa (9/2/2008)
Soybean Top Dieback Shows Up in Iowa Again (8/25/2008)
Pre-harvest Restrictions for Fungicides (8/24/2008)
Goss’s Wilt Prevalent in Western Iowa (8/12/2008)
Midsummer Scouting for Downy Mildew and other Soybean Diseases (8/8/2008)
Soybean Rust and Late Planted Soybeans (8/6/2008)
Know Your Spots as Foliar Diseases Show up in Corn (8/5/2008)
Preventative vs. Curative Fungicides (7/29/2008)
More on Fungicide Application Questions (7/24/2008)
Is that Common or Southern Rust Showing up in Iowa Fields? (7/22/2008)
Unusual Foliar Diseases Showing up in Iowa Corn (7/19/2008)
Soybean Cyst Nematode Females now Apparent on Soybean Roots (7/15/2008)
White Mold Control in a Flood Year (7/14/2008)
Fungicide Decisions Nearing for Corn and Soybean (7/14/2008)
Twisted Whorls (7/13/2008)
Questions and Answers on Soybean Fungicide Applications (7/9/2008)
Will Foliar Diseases be a Problem on Corn This Year? (7/3/2008)
Iowa Soybean Sentinel Plots (6/19/2008)
Flooding Increases the Risk of Certain Diseases in Corn (6/15/2008)
Request for Phytophthora of Soybean Plant Samples (6/14/2008)
Disease Management in a Flooding Season (6/11/2008)
SCN Confirmed for First Time in Lyon County (6/10/2008)
June is Bustin' Out All Over! (6/9/2008)
Soybean Replanting and Fungicide Treatments (6/4/2008)
Update on Fungicides for Use on Soybean (5/20/2008)
Field Testing of N-Hibit™ Seed Treatment in Iowa* (5/2/2008)
Improved Disease Resistance on the Way – One Key to Soybean Improvement (4/25/2008)
New Directory of Sensitive Crops and Apiaries for Pesticide Applicators (4/25/2008)
Check Out the ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic (4/23/2008)
Will 2008 be the “Perfect Storm” for Soybean Seedling Disease? (4/21/2008)
Iowa 2008 Prediction for Stewart’s Disease of Corn (4/17/2008)
Soybean Rust Fast Track System Gets an Overhaul (4/11/2008)
Spring Sampling OK for Two Corn Nematode Species (4/1/2008)
Winter Annual Weeds and SCN – Is There Cause for Concern? (3/25/2008)
Foliar Fungicides Publication Available (3/18/2008)
Be Careful with Susceptible Soybean Variety in Rotation to Manage SCN (3/17/2008)
Pesticide Drift Reduction Starts Now (3/12/2008)
Soybean Rust Overwintering in the South (3/12/2008)
Check Fields for Soybean Cyst Nematode (3/12/2008)
Try Side-by-Side Trials to Check Fungicide Impact on Corn Yield (3/10/2008)

Soils

Watch the $oil TemperaturE (10/13/2008)
Make the Right Tillage Management Decision (10/2/2008)
Nonconventional Soil Additives and Programs (9/16/2008)
No-Tillage Soybean Production Field Days Next Week (9/2/2008)
Plan for 2009 Crop Year by Managing Flooded Soils (8/11/2008)
White Mold Control in a Flood Year (7/14/2008)
Reseeding Flood and Weather-Damaged Forage Crops in Late Summer (7/13/2008)
Renovating Pastures or Hay Meadows Damaged by Flooding (7/13/2008)
Degree Days Continue to Lag (7/1/2008)
Yellow Corn, Wet Soils, and N Loss – Part 2 (6/27/2008)
ISU Crops Webcast from ISU Extension (6/23/2008)
Avoid Unnecessary Tillage in Wet Soil Areas (6/23/2008)
Yellow Corn, Wet Soils and N Loss (6/20/2008)
Wet and Wetter (6/17/2008)
Measuring the Nitrogen Status (6/12/2008)
Forage and Cover Crop Considerations for Delayed Planting and Flooded Sites (6/11/2008)
Estimating Nitrogen Losses (6/11/2008)
Nitrogen Loss – How Does it Happen? (6/10/2008)
Crop Advisers Can Earn Credit at Southeast Iowa Field Day (6/9/2008)
Heavy Rain, Soil Erosion and Nutrient Losses (6/5/2008)
Corn Emergence Problems Across Iowa (5/23/2008)
Surface Waters: Ammonium is Not Ammonia – Part Three (5/21/2008)
Consider Effects on Seedbed Before Tilling Wet Soil (5/13/2008)
Surface Waters: Ammonium is Not Ammonia – Part Two (5/2/2008)
Inoculating CRP Ground (4/21/2008)
Surface Waters: Ammonium is Not Ammonia (4/21/2008)
You Couldn’t Apply Phosphorus and Potassium Last Fall and Now It’s Too Wet (4/14/2008)
Soil Fertility Web Site Updated (4/14/2008)
Managing Residue for a Good Stand (4/2/2008)
Starting Clean in No-till (3/26/2008)
How Soon Should I Start Field Operations? (3/12/2008)

Weed Management

Nonconventional Soil Additives and Programs (9/16/2008)
Make Weed Management Decisions NOW (9/9/2008)
Dealing with Late Weed Escapes in Corn (6/24/2008)
ISU Crops Webcast from ISU Extension (6/23/2008)
A Cool and Thankfully Dry Week (6/23/2008)
Weed Science Field Book Available (6/19/2008)
Wet and Wetter (6/17/2008)
Corn Size Restriction for POST Herbicides (6/14/2008)
ISU Weed Science Field Day Cancelled (6/11/2008)
Stalk Borers Set to Invade Border Rows (6/9/2008)
June is Bustin' Out All Over! (6/9/2008)
Crop Advisers Can Earn Credit at Southeast Iowa Field Day (6/9/2008)
Replanting Corn – How Do You Get Rid of the Existing Stand? (6/1/2008)
Replant Options in Corn Fields (6/1/2008)
Now Grow! (No, Not You, Weeds) (5/27/2008)
Timeliness Critical to Protect Corn Yields (5/23/2008)
Beware of a Dangerous Invasive Weed -- Updated (5/12/2008)
Delayed PRE Herbicide Applications in Corn (5/12/2008)
Managing 2,4-D for No-Till Burndown Treatments (4/29/2008)
New Directory of Sensitive Crops and Apiaries for Pesticide Applicators (4/25/2008)
Check Out the ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic (4/23/2008)
Delayed Burndown Applications in No-Till (4/22/2008)
Starting Clean in No-till (3/26/2008)
Winter Annual Weeds and SCN – Is There Cause for Concern? (3/25/2008)
Pesticide Drift Reduction Starts Now (3/12/2008)

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