A Tough Harvest - Frequently Asked Questions, Update
11/20/2009 -
Questions related to conditioning grain for storage - the seriousness of field molds, feeding corn to livestock, storing wet corn, storing medium moisture and dry grains - are answered by Hurburgh, Iowa Grain Quality Initiative, Professor-in-Charge.
Degree Days - What a Year It Was
11/17/2009 -
The 2009 growing season will be remembered as producing good yields with very wet corn AND soybeans; reminding us of 1992, when like this year, piles of grain and the whine of dryers filled the Iowa countryside.
Crop and Weather Report Nov. 9
11/10/2009 -
Great harvest progress was made during the past week due to the drier weather that is predicted to continue for several weeks.
Nov. 2 Crop and Weather Report
11/5/2009 -
Now that more days have sun than rain, harvest is progressing, but harvesting wet beans in November is creating challenges not seen since the early 1970s.
Soil Management of Harvest Ruts
10/29/2009 -
Creating ruts in fields during harvest may be unavoidable this fall, but proper soil management will improve issues related to compaction.
ISU Extension Offers 2009 Ag Chemical Dealer Updates
10/16/2009 -
Program will provide information and recommendations on new products available for crop production. Each meeting is approved for Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) credits and for recertification for Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicators in categories 1A, 1B, 1C and 10.
2009 Corn Quality Issues
10/15/2009 -
A cool, long growing season will often result in high yields with high grain moistures and low test weights - which lead to quality issues at harvest time.
2009 Corn Quality Issues – Field Molds
10/15/2009 -
To minimize losses due to ear rot and increased mycotoxin levels, it is recommended that producers harvest problem fields (greater than 10-15 percent incidence of ear rot) as soon as possible, then use proper handling and storage management.
Crop and Weather Report October 12
10/14/2009 -
With a hard freeze ending the growing season in most parts of the state, specialists talk of harvest delays and the 188 bushels of corn per acre predicted by USDA.
Stalk and Ear Rots Prevalent in Iowa
10/5/2009 -
White, gray, pink and even salmon-colored molds on ears, and stalk rots are showing up in Iowa corn fields this fall, potentially producing mycotoxins and weakening stalks.
Update on Hail Damaged Grain
9/29/2009 -
A checklist offered by ISU Extension specialists will help producers work through concerns related to marketing and using crops damaged by severe summer hail storms.
Degree Days - Watching, Waiting and Staying Warm
9/22/2009 -
Sept. 13 - 20 was nearly ideal for late maturing crops, with bright, sunny days and near-normal temperatures. If the killing frost holds off another two weeks, crops should finish nicely.