Japanese beetle have been emerging and can be seen throughout the state on corn and soybean plants.
Japanese beetle have been emerging and can be seen throughout the state on corn and soybean plants.
As the growing season progresses, I am getting more questions about insects feeding on hemp.
2019 Western Bean Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report
Tar spot of corn is a new concern this season after the localized epidemics we experienced last year in Indiana.
2019 Western Bean Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report
Farmers interested in learning more about the potential challenges and opportunities of growing hemp are invited to a field day July 19th at Meigs Farm, part of the Throckmorton Purdue Agricultural Center, 9101 S. 100 E, about 10 miles south of Lafayette.
At some point in time, precipitation falls short of crop needs and the crop starts to deplete the soil moisture reserve signaling the start of irrigation season.
Irrigators have options for managing N application in wet conditions and late-planted crops.
When I was very young, I remember my father talking about “knee high by the Fourth of July”.
The combination of unusually young corn for this time of year (due to the unusually late planting season of 2019) and the recent spate of rain-free, sunny, hot days could result in the development of “rootless” and then “floppy” corn in some late planted fields.
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