Crop Update Index

East-Central and Southeast Iowa Crop Updates

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Introduction
July 17, 2008 - Japanese Beetles on Corn and Soybean, Foliar Fertilization of Corn and Soybean, Soybean Aphids
July 10, 2008 - Alfalfa: Potato Leafhoppers, Leaf Diseases; Corn: European Corn Borers, Rotation Resistant Western Corn Rootworms, Fungicides; Soybean: Leaf Distortion, Rhizoctonia Root Rot, Fungicides
June 17, 2008 - Radio Crop Flood Broadcast
June 16, 2008 - Assessing Hail Damage and Options for Corn and Soybean, Post-emergence Herbicide Considerations for Hail Damaged Corn
Assessing Hail Injury to Corn and Options
Assessing Hail Injury to Soybean and Options
Emergency Crop Production (Planting / Re-planting / Prevented Planting) meetings announced
June 13, 2008 - Weather Woes and Corn and Soybean Planting, Re-planting, and Prevented Planting Options; Nitrogen Loss in Corn; Black Cutworms; Seedling Diseases of Corn and Soybean; Asian Soybean Rust; Calendar Items
May 27, 2008 - Flooded Fields / Ponded Areas; Corn: Hybrid Maturities, Black Cutworms; Calendar Items
May 21, 2008 - Rotary Hoeing Decisions
May 19, 2008 - Corn: Hybrid Maturities, Stand Evaluation, Black Cutworms; Weeds; Stalk Borers; Calendar Items
May 7, 2008 - Planting Small Grains; Alfalfa - Seeding, Evaluation, and Alfalfa Weevils; Corn - Planting, Anhydrous Ammonia; Weed Management; Integrated Crop Management Newsletter now ICM News; Calendar Items
Risk Management Agency (RMA) Aflatoxin Fact Sheet
Aflatoxin Sampling and Marketing Q & A
Personal Safety with Aflatoxin
Sampling and Testing for Aflatoxin
Official Grain Inspection Services
What happens if an official test is positive for aflatoxin?
Grain Salvage
Food and Drug Administration site on Aflatoxin Action Levels
Iowa Grain Quality Initiative Aflatoxin Site - many additional resources here