Agronomy Notebook
Now is a good time to evaluate plant stands
Jeff Rectenwald , CCA, Territory Agronomist for Asgrow/Dekalb Now is a good time to be evaluating corn and soybean stands for plant populations, inter-row plant spacing, and seedling plant health. It takes about 100 growing degree units (GDU) before corn will emerge. While in the field, be on the lookout for black cutworms and bean leaf ...
Wheat is at a critical disease stage
By Dave Scheiderer, Integrated Ag Services Now is the time to take a close look at your wheat crop. Most of the wheat in central Ohio is nearing complete flag leaf emergence (Feekes 9). This is the critical growth stage to determine the need for a fungicide application to control leaf diseases. Integrated Ag Services ...
Uneven corn emergence issues
By Jeff Rectenwald, Monsanto territory agronomist Several factors can contribute to uneven corn emergence and growth early in the season. Replanting is not often justified due to uneven stands; however, understanding why uneven emergence occurred can help minimize the risk in the future. Additionally, consideration should be given to how uneven early growth can affect ...
White mold resources
A new online resource called WhiteMoldInfo.com is now available for soybean growers seeking timely information and disease prevention strategies to stay one step ahead of white mold this year. Developed by MANA Crop Protection, growers can utilize this exclusive online resource and enroll for Soybean White Mold Weekly Updates by accessing URL address http://whitemoldinfo.com/, or by ...
Assessing frost injury in corn
By Mike Kavanaugh, AgriGold Agronomy Manager As the first significant cold front of the 2012 growing season passes through, many questions are arising concerning the fate of planted corn in the case of near or below freezing temperatures. With such a warm, early spring, many acres have been planted throughout the central and southern ...
Tips to maximize planting
By John Brien, AgriGold agronomist Planting corn is a race against time — trying to cover all of the acres in a very narrow window. Because of the time crunch, planting is often seen as just another operation that needs to be completed quickly, when in all actuality, planting is the single most important operation ...
Get corn plants off to a good start
By Kirk Reese, Agronomy Research Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International When considering corn planting for 2012, one certainty is that the growing season will be different than past growing seasons. However, there are some tactics, including planting at the proper depth, that will help overcome weather challenges in the crop. Corn planting depth is easily measured ...
Anhydrous injury in corn
By John Brien, AgriGold agronomist Each year, many corn growers that use spring applied, preplant ammonia find some degree of anhydrous ammonia injury within their corn fields. Severe injury can cause significant germination problems or root pruning, which leads to stand loss or uneven stands, which can ultimately lead to significant yield losses. As the ...
Fighting winter annuals
By John Brien, CCA, AgriGold regional agronomist The Eastern Corn Belt is experiencing one of the warmest winters on record. Temperatures have consistently been 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal for most of the winter months, with some locations recording 60+ degree temperatures in the month of February. The warm weather throughout the winter could ...
A last look at 2011 Ohio corn yields
By John Brien, CCA, AgriGold regional agronomist Corn yields are the holy grail of corn production, high yields are worthy of bragging rights at the coffee shop and low yields are all the more reason not to leave the shop during the winter. All growers strive for the highest yields possible, but after anytime of ...
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