Indiana has exceeded its previous maximum duration record of 46 weeks in drought (since May 20, 2025) since the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) began in 2000.
Indiana has exceeded its previous maximum duration record of 46 weeks in drought (since May 20, 2025) since the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) began in 2000.
MCCC Cover Crop Field Day information.
The increasing adoption of early-planted soybean in Indiana, and throughout the Corn Belt, prompts the question of whether herbicide programs should remain the same as those used for later planting dates.
Pest managers in southern Indiana should begin scouting their alfalfa for leaf feeding from weevil larva as soon as possible.
As the 2026 corn growing season approaches, conversations across Indiana and the broader Corn Belt are once again centering on one of the most important management periods of the year, planting.
As winter begins to loosen its grip and fields start to show signs of green, many growers, agronomists, and applicators are looking for the earliest opportunity to make burndown applications, especially in no-till systems.
If you are involved with alfalfa production, you may recall some spring-time discussions and newsletter articles earlier this year about alfalfa weevil and the potential issue of resistance.
The 2026 Crop Management Workshops are scheduled for January 28 and 29, 2026.
Weeds continue to be increasingly challenging each year with herbicide resistance concerns on the rise, persistent challenging environmental conditions, and further spreading across the state (particularly with waterhemp).
Prior to the rain event October 6-7, 2025, most of Indiana had only received between 0.5” – 2.5” of precipitation over the past 30 days.
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