Add to ORKGStressful growing conditions this year are an indicator that stalk rots could be very common. It is a good idea to go out to the field now and identify problem fields so that they can be harvested early enough to avoid lodging. Driving through Missouri on August 10, I saw numerous fields with 50-75 percent of the plants dead, apparently from a combination of drought stress, poor roots, and stalk rot. I have not seen any fields that look as bad in Iowa, but there are some that look very stressed, and they will die prematurely
The frequent rains this spring are having an impact on corn seedlings, as many fields contain standi...
Field specialists and crop advisors in southern and western Iowa report the development of potential...
It has been another moist spring in Iowa. Some locations, like areas in southeastern Iowa, have expe...
Last year, lodging of corn was widespread, with some fields appearing to have 75 percent of the stal...
This year does not appear to be a particularly bad year for ear rots, but there are a few unusual oc...
The seedling disease problems that have plagued some fields in Iowa have evolved into crown rot prob...
Stalk rot occurs to some extent in every cornfield in Iowa each year because as corn stalks mature, ...
This article covers the impact of different soil management practices on yield, and focuses on plant...
Stalk borers are notorious for killing or stunting the corn row next to fences, grassy waterways, an...
So far this spring, we have received considerable precipitation. Frequent rainfalls in spring are fa...
Alfalfa is turning green early in this warmer-than-usual spring and the frequent rains have promoted...
Farming involves tough questions, such as determining if a fungicide should be applied to corn for n...
Recent reports of emergence problems in corn (see photos) suggest that the earlier cold temperatures...
Many areas of Iowa have had below normal rainfall throughout much of June, and most of July and Augu...
Twospotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae, are serious pests of many crops throughout the United ...
The frequent rains this spring are having an impact on corn seedlings, as many fields contain standi...
Field specialists and crop advisors in southern and western Iowa report the development of potential...
It has been another moist spring in Iowa. Some locations, like areas in southeastern Iowa, have expe...
Last year, lodging of corn was widespread, with some fields appearing to have 75 percent of the stal...
This year does not appear to be a particularly bad year for ear rots, but there are a few unusual oc...
The seedling disease problems that have plagued some fields in Iowa have evolved into crown rot prob...
Stalk rot occurs to some extent in every cornfield in Iowa each year because as corn stalks mature, ...
This article covers the impact of different soil management practices on yield, and focuses on plant...
Stalk borers are notorious for killing or stunting the corn row next to fences, grassy waterways, an...
So far this spring, we have received considerable precipitation. Frequent rainfalls in spring are fa...
Alfalfa is turning green early in this warmer-than-usual spring and the frequent rains have promoted...
Farming involves tough questions, such as determining if a fungicide should be applied to corn for n...
Recent reports of emergence problems in corn (see photos) suggest that the earlier cold temperatures...
Many areas of Iowa have had below normal rainfall throughout much of June, and most of July and Augu...
Twospotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae, are serious pests of many crops throughout the United ...
The frequent rains this spring are having an impact on corn seedlings, as many fields contain standi...
Field specialists and crop advisors in southern and western Iowa report the development of potential...
It has been another moist spring in Iowa. Some locations, like areas in southeastern Iowa, have expe...