Managing pasture properly requires much skill, just like any agronomic crop.
Managing pasture properly requires much skill, just like any agronomic crop.
This week, I was contacted about a 300+ acre, 5-6 leaf cornfield with multiple problems, described as plants dying and toppling over with feeding damage at the base of the roots.
Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2023
Water use for wheat, Rye. and perennials has been 1.5” to 1.8”/ week.
The last several weeks have seen very little precipitation across Indiana. Figure 1 illustrates how much was received compared to the climatological normal amount from May 9 through June 7. The entire state received amounts less than normal (where normal would be 100 percent on the map) with central and northeastern Indiana having received less than 25 percent of normal amounts. This has resulted in browning lawns, lowered ponds and streams, and most vegetation starting to look stressed. Why is this happening and how long will it last? While the El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) global teleconnection pattern is shifting from the La Niña phase (that has been around for the better part of three years, now) to the El Niño phase, it is difficult to attribute this dryness to ENSO. Historically, ENSO phases have had weaker correlations to temperature and precipitation in the Midwest – particularly[Read More…]
Insecticide recommendations for controlling in-season infestations have been updated for corn, soybean and alfalfa.
He shares weed management tips and what growers are facing right now.
Excessive drying of the upper soil profile is conducive for the development of what some of us affectionately call the “rootless corn” or “floppy corn” syndrome.
Successful emergence (fast & uniform), while important, does not guarantee successful stand establishment in corn.
Indiana soybean planting in 2023 is following the same track as 1988 and 2018, which could be devastating or bin busting! As you may or may not recall, 1988 was one of the worst droughts we have experienced. Indiana soybeans yielded 27.5 bu/ac, which was 11.5 bu less (30% reduction) than the trend yield (39 bu/ac). The only year with a faster pace was another drought year—2012. Late season rains saved the 2012 crop and Indiana yielded 44.0 bu/ac (5.8 bu below yield trend, ~12% reduction). Soybeans were planted at a fast pace in 1991 due to dry and drought conditions, but the yields were nearly unaffected (3% less than trend). Indiana has had six years that soybean planting progress was substantially faster than the five-year average (Figure 1). Three of those years were drought years (1988, 1991, 2012) while the other years (2018, 2020, 2021) were yield-breaking[Read More…]
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