Add to ORKGCorn growers are increasingly adopting the corn biotech traits in YieldGard®, Herculex®, and Agrisure® for yield protection against corn rootworms and/or European corn borers in what we call Bt corn hybrids. All of these traits require that corn growers follow Insect Resistance Management (IRM) requirements to effectively manage this technology. Surprisingly, I heard numerous corn growers during my recent winter meeting circuit around the state scoff at the IRM requirements. I\u27m sure many of them were thinking, is a Bt corn refuge really necessary
With all of the corn planted and most of the soybean, now is the time to start evaluating plant stan...
There has been some debate about the effect of the recent winter on the survival of several insect p...
Many areas of Iowa have had below normal rainfall throughout much of June, and most of July and Augu...
Last week, we were asked when a grower should be concerned about adult corn rootworms feeding on the...
When shifting from a corn-soybean rotation to growing corn after corn, there are several equipment c...
Increasing demand for corn grain to meet ethanol production in Iowa has spurred interest in growing ...
The current demand for corn has generated a great deal of discussion this past winter of corn yields...
This article discusses some of the important factors to consider when contemplating corn on corn. On...
Want to increase corn yield potential? Aim for increasing kernel numbers! Yield is a function of ker...
Corn yield potential is an important topic for discussion--driven by the imminent need to either gro...
Despite the importance of glyphosate-based crop systems, there is a need for continued understanding...
Adult northern corn rootworms have been extremely abundant in soybeans this August (see image of bee...
Corn producers battle a variety of soil-dwelling insect pests. Seedcorn maggots, wireworms, white gr...
There is considerable interest across Iowa and the whole Corn Belt in applying fungicides to field c...
The warm, wet conditions that have existed across much of Iowa over the past couple of weeks have be...
With all of the corn planted and most of the soybean, now is the time to start evaluating plant stan...
There has been some debate about the effect of the recent winter on the survival of several insect p...
Many areas of Iowa have had below normal rainfall throughout much of June, and most of July and Augu...
Last week, we were asked when a grower should be concerned about adult corn rootworms feeding on the...
When shifting from a corn-soybean rotation to growing corn after corn, there are several equipment c...
Increasing demand for corn grain to meet ethanol production in Iowa has spurred interest in growing ...
The current demand for corn has generated a great deal of discussion this past winter of corn yields...
This article discusses some of the important factors to consider when contemplating corn on corn. On...
Want to increase corn yield potential? Aim for increasing kernel numbers! Yield is a function of ker...
Corn yield potential is an important topic for discussion--driven by the imminent need to either gro...
Despite the importance of glyphosate-based crop systems, there is a need for continued understanding...
Adult northern corn rootworms have been extremely abundant in soybeans this August (see image of bee...
Corn producers battle a variety of soil-dwelling insect pests. Seedcorn maggots, wireworms, white gr...
There is considerable interest across Iowa and the whole Corn Belt in applying fungicides to field c...
The warm, wet conditions that have existed across much of Iowa over the past couple of weeks have be...
With all of the corn planted and most of the soybean, now is the time to start evaluating plant stan...
There has been some debate about the effect of the recent winter on the survival of several insect p...
Many areas of Iowa have had below normal rainfall throughout much of June, and most of July and Augu...