Combine fires cost farmers millions of dollars in damages every harvest, and in dry years such as 2020, the potential for fires is even greater than normal.
Combine fires cost farmers millions of dollars in damages every harvest, and in dry years such as 2020, the potential for fires is even greater than normal.
Livestock producers wanted to know more about the risk of prussic acid poisoning when members of the sorghum family (sudangrass, sorghum-sudangrass, and forage sorghum, and Johnsongrass present in pastures) are being utilized after a freeze event.
September was dry across Indiana with some counties being the driest on record since 1895 (Figure 1).
As harvest season progresses quickly this fall due to favorable weather conditions and our crops come out of the field, now is the time to think about weed control for winter annual weeds, including marestail.
In the latest Purdue Crop Chat Podcast, Extension Corn Specialist Bob Nielsen and Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel discuss early yield numbers that they’re hearing from farmers and getting on their own research trials. They also discuss their expectations of the October 9 USDA Crop Report. The Purdue Crop Chat Podcast is presented by the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and the Indiana Soybean Alliance.
Among the top 10 most discussed (and cussed) topics at the Chat ‘n Chew Cafe during corn harvest season is the grain test weight being reported from corn fields in the neighborhood.
Abnormally dry/drought conditions continue across most of Indiana.
The hemp russet mite (Aculops cannabicola) is a microscopic mite that can destroy a hemp or cannabis crop. It feeds exclusively on Cannabis sp.
This year’s forage growing season is coming to an end.
In the latest Purdue Crop Chat Podcast, Extension Corn Specialist Bob Nielsen and Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel review the September USDA Crop Production Report and discuss if Indiana has the potential to reach USDA’s projections based on a very dry August and September.
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