Field Crop News

2006 Article List

Vol. 06:01 - April 4, 2006

• Mark Your Calendar
• Options for No-Till Alfalfa
• Is Your Planter Ready?
• Planter Set-Up and Operation in the Field
• What’s New for Weed Control in Corn
• What’s New for Weed Control in Soybeans
• What’s New for Weed Control in Small Grains
• What’s New for Weed Control in Pasture, CRP and miscellaneous
• Grass Control in Wheat and Barley
• Some General Rules About Gramoxone and Glyphosate Burndown

Vol. 06:02 - April 18, 2006

• Mark Your Calendar
• Weather Outlook
• Scouting Emergence Problems in Corn
• Drought Management
• Beware of Planter Penetration
• Expensive Nitrogen
• Wheat and Barley Disease Update
• Drought, Weeds, and Herbicides

Vol. 06:03 - May 10, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Weed Control and Drought
• Precut Rye Straw
• Corn Stand Assessment
• Grubs in Pastures and Hay Fields
• Alfalfa Weevil
• Wheat Disease Update
• Evaluating the Risk of Wheat Head Scab

Vol. 0604 - May 17, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• What to do with wet hay?
• Hay in a Day, or “Haylage” in a Day
• Bean Leaf Beetle in Pennsylvania: an Emerging Pest
• An Unpleasant Surprise — Tillage Erosion
• Impact of Wet Weather on Wheat Head Scab
• Grain Marketing

Vol. 0605 - May 24, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Cold Conditions and Crops
• Renovating Grub-Ravaged Pastures with Summer Annuals
• Forage Supplies Are Tight
• Don’t Confuse Trade Names and Application Rates
• Yellow Flecks on Wheat

Vol. 0606 - May 30, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Fertilizing Forage Crops
• Check Corn Fields for Spotty Germination and Emergence
• Change in Yield and Quality of Alfalfa
• Red Clover Underseeded Into Small Grain
• First Cutting Orchardgrass Quality In Northwest Pennsylvania for 2006
• Tough Weeds Breaking Through PRE Programs — Pokeweed and Burcucumber

Vol. 0607 - June 6, 2006

• Soybean Rust Update
• Monitoring Wheat for Symptoms of Wheat Head Scab
• Cover Crop Establishment in Standing Corn
• Rose Rosette Disease on Multiflora Rose
• Tank Mixing with Glyphosate Products
• Certified Crop Advisor Workshop
• Cereal Leaf Beetles
• Agronomy — Industry Field Day
• Cover Crops for Ecological Weed Management Field Day
• PSU Field Diagnostic Clinic

Vol. 0608 - June 13, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Harvest Timeliness and Wheat Quality
• Check Hay Moisture Before Baling
• Monitoring Baled Hay in the Barn
• Potato Leafhoppers Back in the State
• Multiflora Rose Control in Pastures
• The Weather and Nitrogen Testing
• Glyphosate: Reality of Resistance
• PA Five Acre Corn Club
• Dates to Remember

Vol. 0609 - June 20, 2006

• Dates to Remember
• Weather Outlook
• Corn Sidedress Nitrogen Management Tips
• Crop Residue Survey Shows Dramatic Increase In No-Till
• POST Horseweed And Lambsquarters Control
• Review of In-Season Alfalfa Herbicides
• Low pH Still a Problem
• Pre-Sidedress Soil Nitrate Test (PSNT) on Sweet Corn
• Early Season Corn Crop Update
• Armyworm Hotspots
• Weed and Plant Disease Tour

Vol. 0610 - June 27, 2006

• Dates to Remember
• Rock Springs Weed and Plant Disease Tour
• Weather Outlook
• Soybean Development and Management Issues
• Weed Competition in Soybean
• What Is Your Soil Erosion Grade?
• The Beauties and Horrors of No-Till
• POST Herbicide Application Restrictions for Corn
• Effects of Wet Weather on the Wheat Crop

Vol. 0610 Extra - June 29, 2006

• Ponding/Flooding Effects on Corn
• Sprouted Wheat
• Flooding Injury to Soybeans
• Did This Storm Move Soybean Rust Into PA?
• Making a Crop Insurance Claim

Vol. 0611 - July 12, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Watch Damage to Corn Silks from Beetles…
• … And On Soybeans
• Flooded Corn Update
• Getting Ready for Summer Seedings of Alfalfa
• Crop Insurance and Sprouted Wheat

Vol. 0612 - July 19, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Soybean Fungicides for “Plant Health” and Soybean Rust
• Corn Crop Pollination and Development
• Late N on Corn
• Winter Grain Crop Updates
• Weed Control in Small Grain Stubble
• Cover Crops

Vol. 0613 - July 26, 2006

• Status of Soybean Diseases in Pennsylvania Fungicides
• Canola Trial Update
• Fall Legume Cover Crops for Nitrogen Fixation and Soil Improvement
• Results from the Penn State Barley Performance Trials

Vol. 0614 - August 1, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Assessing Corn Pollination and Making Mid—Season Yield Estimates
• Insect Damage on Soybeans
• Evaluate Soybean Nodulation
• The Late—season Cornstalk Nitrate Test
• Ag Progress Days

Vol. 0615 - August 8, 2006

• Keys to Silage Harvest Success
• Setting Up For a Fall Alfalfa Harvest
• Burcucumber Desiccation and Corn Harvest
• On-Farm Crop Management Research — Somewhere Near You
• National Perspectives on Soybean Rust
• Stretching Forage Supplies with Stockpiled Fescue

Vol. 0616 - August 16, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Bean Leaf Beetle Feeding on Soybean Pods
• Live From Ag Progress Days
• Late Summer Pasture/Hay Management and Renovation
• Round Bale Silage: Sort by Storage Potential

Vol. 0617 - August 23, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• It’s Time to Evaluate Soybeans for Late Season Disease
• Corn Silage Harvest Observations
• Planting Date, Controlling Volunteers and Variety Selection are Keys to Successful Disease Management in Wheat
• Grain Harvest Supervisor Training
• Late Season Stalk Nitrate Test
• Cover Crop Options After Early Corn Silage Harvest

Vol. 0618 - August 30, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Nitrate Potential in Corn Silage
• Too Late for Forage Seedings
• Late Season Stalk Nitrate Early Sampling Questions
• Hard As A Rock - Soft As A Sponge
• Act 38 Winter Manure Application Requirements

Vol. 0619 - September 6, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Weed Alert
• Silo Fires — A Review for Preparedness
• Fall Forage Fertility Management
• Tillage Effects On Corn and Soybean Yields In The U.S. and Canada
• Stem Diseases of Soybean: update on late season disease

Vol. 0620 - September 12, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• How Late is Too Late to Plant Perennial Forages
• Fall Weed Management in Grass Hay and Pasture
• Sorghum Sudangrass Fall Harvest Concerns
• Wheat and Barley Planting — Just Around the Corner
• Flying On Cover Crops
• Fall and Winter Manure Application Considerations

Vol. 0621 - September 19, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Grain Storage Preparation and Maintenance
• Start Planning Your Horseweed/Marestail Management This Fall
• Herbicides for Grassy Weed Control in Small Grains
• Soil Compaction During Harvest Season
• Alfalfa Stand Evaluation
• Grain Marketing
• Green June Beetles

Vol. 0622 - September 26, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Reduce Soybean Harvest Losses
• Small Grains as a Nurse Crop for Orchardgrass
• Stem Diseases in Soybean Becoming a Serious Problem for Some Producers
• Grain Markets
• Seeding Cover Crops Through the Manure Spreader

Vol. 0623 - October 3, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Can Alfalfa be Harvested Yet This Fall?
• Grubs in Pastures and Hay Fields
• Winter Storage of Pesticides
• Soybeans-Green Stem Syndrome
• 2006 Keystone Crops and Soils Conference
• To Store or Not to Store?

Vol. 0624 - October 10, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Fall Herbicide Applications Revisited
• Viruses and Green Stem Disorder in Soybeans
• Tillage Comparisons Show No-till Competitive

Vol. 0625 - October 24, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Cover Crops Help Soil Resist Compaction
• Too Late to Control Perennials this Fall?
• Grain Observations
• Time to Get a Handle on Plant Food in the Soil
• Yield Reports are Highly Variable Across Pennsylvania

Vol. 0626 - November 7, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Penn State/PDMP Silage Testing Program Data Available
• Fall Control of Weeds in Wheat and Barley
• Sorting Through the Hybrid Trait Maze
• Not a Loss of Marketing Information Available on the Web
• Stored Grain and Insects
• What's Going on in the Commodity Markets?
• Fall Tillage and Soil Erosion

Vol. 0627 - November 29, 2006

• Weather Outlook
• Forages Take a Long Winter Nap
• Soil Quality Concerns with Biofuel
• Agronomy Meetings Update
• End of Season Weed Update
• Act 38 Winter Manure Application Requirements
• Corn and Soybean Update
• A Perfect Gift for the Holidays