Indices of Past Issues - Crop Production
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- Crop acreage shift in Iowa and the United States (April 2, 2007)
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- Assessing freeze damage to alfalfa and management suggestions (April 16, 2007)
- Change in yield and quality of alfalfa (May 16, 2005)
- Evaluating the spring alfalfa stand (April 3, 2006)
- Frost/freeze on alfalfa (May 2, 2005)
- Ice storms in Iowa and thoughts about alfalfa's overwintering success (January 24, 2005)
- Indicators point to hay supply deficits in Iowa (July 9, 2007)
- Predictive equations of alfalfa quality (PEAQ) (May 1, 2006)
- Scouting for alfalfa winter injury (March 18, 2002)
- Struggling alfalfa fields: Consider temporary forage options (May 14, 2007)
- Summer flooding of hay fields and pastures (September 10, 2007)
- Time is running out for planting an "emergency" forage crop (July 9, 2007)
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- Use of strobilurins in Iowa (February 27, 2006)
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- Livestock bedding options (March 10, 1995)
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- Assessing freeze damage to alfalfa and management suggestions (April 16, 2007)
- Cold weather stresses corn; herbicide injury possible (May 26, 1997)
- Did the recent cold weather affect corn germination and seedling growth? (May 1, 2006)
- Ice storms in Iowa and thoughts about alfalfa's overwintering success (January 24, 2005)
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- Fourth Iowa Organic Conference a success (November 15, 2004)
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- Conservation systems: Challenges and benefits (October 1, 2007)
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- Frost-damaged corn (May 2, 2005)
- Mid-April soil temperature swings result in poor corn stands and replanting (May 30, 2006)
- Why are corn seedlings turning purple? (May 8, 2006)
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- Advice to growers of Agrisure™ Rootworm Trait (MIR 604) hybrids and their neighbors (April 30, 2007)
- Choosing corn hybrids (March 13, 2006)
- Introduction: Corn following corn (February 12, 2007)
- New extension corn production Web site (December 18, 2006)
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- Testing cornstalks for N this fall (September 14, 1998)
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- Crop Advantage Series offers local topics for producers (December 15, 2003)
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- Corn and soybean quality affected by late season drought (October 6, 2003)
- Crop quality report 1998 (November 9, 1998)
- Grain quality and grain handling issues in drought areas (September 19, 2005)
- Grain quality and handling issues for 2006 (October 9, 2006)
- Predictive equations of alfalfa quality (PEAQ) (May 1, 2006)
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- Should we rotate or not? (March 22, 2004)
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- A response to phenomenon in 2006: Multiple ears per node (December 18, 2006)
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- Corn and soybean quality affected by late season drought (October 6, 2003)
- Dry summer corn forage harvest options and management strategies (October 6, 2003)
- Late summer forage options and management strategies in drought or dry summer (October 6, 2003)
- Renting and selling cornstalks (October 6, 2003)
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- Equipment considerations for producing corn after corn (February 12, 2007)
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- 75/125 N-rate comparison in 2001 (February 18, 2002)
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- Corn survival in flooded or saturated fields (April 30, 2007)
- Farmers advised to weather the storm and stick to their original plans (May 7, 2007)
- Flooding or drought? (July 21, 2003)
- Planting and replanting scenarios (June 4, 2007)
- Soybean plant mortality may be greater this year (April 30, 2007)
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- Clip tall fescue seedhead in early June (May 31, 2005)
- Dry weather: Worried about high nitrates in forages? (July 10, 2006)
- Forage testing is good management (November 14, 2005)
- Iowa Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage and Mulch Program announced (April 3, 2006)
- Late spring fescue management considerations (June 5, 2006)
- Late summer forage options and management strategies in drought or dry summer (October 6, 2003)
- Late summer seeding of forage crops (August 16, 2004)
- Late-summer seeding of forage crops (June 26, 2006)
- Struggling alfalfa fields: Consider temporary forage options (May 14, 2007)
- Summer flooding of hay fields and pastures (September 10, 2007)
- Time is running out for planting an "emergency" forage crop (July 9, 2007)
- Too early to harvest dry corn for early silage, but do consider nitrate accumulation risks (July 9, 2007)
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- Freezing crops and freezing soil (May 9, 2005)
- Frost damage (May 10, 2004)
- Frost injury to alfalfa (May 10, 2004)
- Frost-damaged corn (May 2, 2005)
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- Corn growth and yield formation in light of fungicide applications at tasseling (July 2, 2007)
- Fungicide seed treatments in soybean (March 26, 2007)
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- Green snap opinions vary (July 13, 1998)
- Greensnap in Iowa (July 10, 2006)
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- Hail injury to corn and soybean (May 31, 2004)
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- Hay is a valuable commodity. Save money by limiting storage and feeding waste! (November 12, 2007)
- Hot hay! How hot is too hot? (June 29, 1998)
- Indicators point to hay supply deficits in Iowa (July 9, 2007)
- Summer flooding of hay fields and pastures (September 10, 2007)
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- Cold weather stresses corn; herbicide injury possible (May 26, 1997)
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- ICM practices adopted by Iowa farmers (May 26, 1997)
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- ICM practices adopted by Iowa farmers (May 26, 1997)
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- Harvesting lodged corn (September 18, 2006)
- Root-lodged corn at or before silking (August 1, 2005)
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- How to lower soybean seed costs (October 12, 1998)
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- Corn maturity status (July 29, 1996)
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- 75/125 N-rate comparison in 2001 (February 18, 2002)
- Checking corn nitrogen status (May 31, 2005)
- Soybean seed inoculation (April 21, 2003)
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- Conservation systems: Challenges and benefits (October 1, 2007)
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- Struggling alfalfa fields: Consider temporary forage options (May 14, 2007)
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- Summer flooding of hay fields and pastures (September 10, 2007)
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- Adjust planters when working in wetter soil (April 23, 2007)
- Equipment considerations for producing corn after corn (February 12, 2007)
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- Corn planting decisions in late May (May 26, 2003)
- Field testing T-22™ Planter Box for corn in Iowa (April 15, 2002)
- How early can soybean be planted? (April 14, 2003)
- Optimum planting date for soybean (April 19, 2004)
- Plant soybeans before mid-May (April 20, 1998)
- Planter clean-out tips when changing seed varieties (March 20, 2000)
- Planting early for optimum yields (April 20, 1998)
- Should I hold back on planting soybean? (May 2, 2005)
- Soybean planting date in 2000 (April 24, 2000)
- Soybean planting decisions (April 15, 2002)
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- 2007: Tri-modal planting dates for corn (June 18, 2007)
- Corn now planted earlier than ever before! (July 31, 2006)
- Corn planting: Consider soil temperature and date (April 2, 2007)
- Early planting of soybean is very important (April 2, 2007)
- Has the best time to plant corn changed? (March 13, 2006)
- How to plant all the acres (February 12, 2007)
- Hybrids adjust to delayed planting dates (April 30, 2007)
- Soybean planting date (April 3, 2006)
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- Do polymer coatings help with early corn plantings? (March 13, 2006)
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- Plant coloring differences based on management and weather (June 11, 2007)
- Why are corn seedlings turning purple? (May 8, 2006)
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- Mid-April soil temperature swings result in poor corn stands and replanting (May 30, 2006)
- Planting and replanting scenarios (June 4, 2007)
- Soybean replant decisions in 2004 (May 31, 2004)
- What's there to lose...with replanted corn? (May 22, 2006)
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- Allelopathy: A cause for yield penalties in corn following corn? (February 12, 2007)
- Conservation systems: Challenges and benefits (October 1, 2007)
- Equipment considerations for producing corn after corn (February 12, 2007)
- Residue removal and potential environmental consequences (April 23, 2007)
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- Looking back at the 2003 growing season (December 15, 2003)
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- Rootless corn syndrome (May 21, 2007)
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- Roundup(R)-tolerant alfalfa likely to be used in Iowa this year (April 3, 2006)
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- Early season scouting (May 10, 2004)
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- When do we need to inoculate our soybean seeds? (March 22, 2004)
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- Soybean seed size is smaller this year (March 22, 2004)
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- Fungicide seed treatments in soybean (March 26, 2007)
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- Corn seeding rates and variable-rate seeding (April 9, 2007)
- How many seeds does it really take to get 100,000 plants per acre at harvest? (April 9, 2007)
- How to plant all the acres (February 12, 2007)
- Soybean seed quality in 2006 (April 3, 2006)
- Soybean seeding rates: The balance between cost and yield (April 2, 2007)
- What is the best seeding rate for corn based on seed prices and yield level? (April 10, 2006)
- What is the best soybean seeding rate (April 27, 1998)
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- Check root development in corn fields (May 22, 2006)
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- Corn planting: Consider soil temperature and date (April 2, 2007)
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- New tool to help Iowa's soybean producers (April 2, 2007)
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- Temporary grain storage options (October 12, 1998)
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- Why are my corn leaves striped? (June 1, 1998)
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- Equipment considerations for producing corn after corn (February 12, 2007)
- Is tillage needed for your soybean crop? (April 3, 2006)
- Residue management after harvest (October 4, 2004)
- Soil crusting and its impact on soybean emergence (May 26, 2003)
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- A fresh view of variety selection (March 26, 2007)
- Choosing corn hybrids (March 13, 2006)
- Hybrid selection for corn following corn (February 12, 2007)
- Variety selection is crucial to soybean yield and quality (March 17, 2003)
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- Crop weather indicators for 2005 (February 21, 2005)
- Farmers advised to weather the storm and stick to their original plans (May 7, 2007)
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- Struggling alfalfa fields: Consider temporary forage options (May 14, 2007)
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- Green snap opinions vary (July 13, 1998)
- Potential yield effects from root lodging of corn (July 29, 2002)
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- 300 bushels of corn . . . when and how? (February 12, 2007)
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- 300 bushels of corn . . . when and how? (February 12, 2007)
- Early seed discounts don't always pay (October 9, 2006)
- More about early seed discounts (November 13, 2006)
- Relationship between corn and soybean yields (February 18, 2002)
- Soybean seeding rates: The balance between cost and yield (April 2, 2007)
- To be determined: Ear row numbers and kernels per row in corn (May 30, 2006)
- What's the yield effect of uneven corn heights? (June 12, 2006)
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- Yields contradict weather extremes (April 7, 1998)
