The Source for Iowa Crop Production News

1/15/2009 - Iowa State University Extension is offering training in southeastern Iowa that will help commercial pesticide applicators test for agriculture related certification categories.

1/11/2009 - News and updates during the 2008 growing season came to our subscribers electronically. As we prepare to continue bringing you timely information, we ask for your input and request that you complete our online survey.

12/16/2008 - The average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa reached $4,468 in 2008, continuing to increase for the ninth year in a row, according to an annual survey conducted by Iowa State University Extension.

12/10/2008 - The soybean cyst nematode first arrived in Iowa in 1978. With the confirmed finding in Ida County, SCN has been found and confirmed in all but one Iowa County.

12/9/2008 - The 2008 corn growing season will long be remembered for weather and yields. Researchers share what was learned in this article and the full report.

12/8/2008 - Learn what Iowa State University Extension researchers found out when they evaluated the effects of N-Hibit™ seed treatment on soybean yield and SCN population densities in nine field experiments located throughout Iowa in 2007 and in nine different field experiments in 2008.

12/1/2008 - Training is helping pesticide applicators become better stewards of the land and water, which benefits producers and consumers in Iowa and beyond. The training is the result of a collaboration between Extension and Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

12/1/2008 - Correctly gathering fall soil samples is an effective way to detect and monitor soybean cyst nematode populations. Greg Tylka offers soil sampling guidelines.

12/1/2008 - Fall scouting for soybean cyst nematodes is important in fields that will be planted in beans next season; and in fields where soybeans were grown this year, especially if the yields were lower than expected.

12/1/2008 - Chad Hart, ISU grain markets specialist, tells how the condition of the general economy will be an influencing factor in crop prices and how it will affect crop prices throughout the 2008 and 2009 marketing years.

12/1/2008 - Iowa dodged the soybean rust bullet this year, even though some weather conditions were favorable for disease establishment and development.

11/24/2008 - A new, free resource for soybean growers is available from ISU Extension.

11/21/2008 - Farmers must continue monitoring high moisture corn - even after it is cooled and in the bin. Checking corn throughout the winter will be important this year.

11/18/2008 - Iowa State University Extension researchers summarize six-years' results of using fungicides to control soybean foliar diseases - by ranking non-spray control treatment tested along with all-sprayed treatments.

11/14/2008 - Connect to weekly crop and weather interviews from the ICM News page.

11/11/2008 - Alfalfa producers can use this November checklist to evaluate their 2008 management decisions and prepare for 2009.

11/6/2008 - There are precautions that producers can take to minimize losses due to handling the soft wet corn during harvest, drying and storage.

10/30/2008 - The 2008 growing season will be remembered for variability. The incidence of both rainfall and heat accumulation patterns varied by area and week to week, affecting planting (or replanting) through harvest crop conditions.

10/24/2008 - While corn yields are expected to be some of the highest, there are reports of quality issues, including moisture and test weight, that need to be addressed.

10/24/2008 - Corn yields are expected to be some of the highest this fall, but there are reports of corn quality issues including field molds, that need to be addressed during harvest and storage.

10/24/2008 - This year there will be more wet corn held because of high field moistures and expensive drying. Producers should give special thought to storage managment of corn.

10/16/2008 - Popular publication - Corn Diseases, PM 596 - is revised and available from Iowa State University Extension online store.

10/16/2008 - Join ISU Extension faculty and staff in Ames on Dec 10-11, 2008 for over 40 workshops on crop production and protection. Space is limited so register soon.

10/13/2008 - Agricultural economist Chad Hart discusses the latest round of USDA updates to its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports which were released on Oct. 10.

10/13/2008 - Agricultural economist Chad Hart discusses the latest round of USDA updates to its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports which were released on Oct. 10.

10/13/2008 - Soil temperatures are updated daily and posted on the Extension Soil Temperatures for Agriculture Web site. This is valuable information for fall applicators in reducing the risk of nitrogen loss.

10/10/2008 - To help producers make the most of Iowa’s available manure nutrient resources, Iowa State University Extension recently developed an updated publication, Using Manure Nutrients for Crop Production - PMR 1003.

10/8/2008 - Fall tillage options can impact soybean diseases that are occuring in Iowa this season. Different tillage practices should be considered for the management of soybean diseases.

10/6/2008 - Fall frost brings seasonal forage questions. Steve Barnhart, Iowa State University Extension forage production specialist, answers questions typical of this time of year.

10/6/2008 - There are several factors to consider as part of late season soybean crop evaluations and making a decision whether to harvest as grain or forage. This article discusses soybean plant development and things to consider.

10/6/2008 - There are several factors to consider as part of late season corn crop evaluations and making a decision whether to harvest as grain or forage. This article discusses corn plant development and things to consider.

10/2/2008 - Conservation tillage and no-tillage have a positive impact on soil productivity and profitiability and should be considered this fall, especially with the high costs of fuel.