Category Archives: Bloomington

Lessons from Late-Season Stress in Corn

Lessons from Late-Season Stress in Corn ShareThis The condition of the corn crop continues to deteriorate as soils have continued to dry out. As of August 21, only about a third of the topsoil in Illinois was rated as having adequate moisture. There was some rain (even in Champaign-Urbana) this week, but much of the […]

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Leaf Loss in Stressed Corn – Emerson Nafzinger

Leaf Loss in Stressed Corn As the dry weather continues and the Illinois corn crop rating continues to slip, we’ve received reports of loss of lower leaves with what seem to be different symptoms than we usually see under dry conditions. I’ve written before about the effects of canopy loss, and we expect loss of […]

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What is Goss’s Wilt?

http://www.youtube.com/user/PurdueExtensionEntm#p/u/0/vDYcC1jFzI0 Information for sending samples to the Univ. of Ill. Plant Clinic can be found at:  http://web.extension.Illinois.edu/plantclilnic/ Since Goss’s Wilt is a bacteria and not a fungus, the fungicide applications currently being applied will not control it.  Proper identification is crucial so management decisions involving tillage, rotations, and seed selection can be made this fall.

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Illinois Production Cost Report (Bi-weekly) 08-04-11

GX_GR210 Springfield, IL Thu, Aug 04, 2011 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Illinois Production Cost Report (Bi-weekly) Production costs items state wide: cash prices bulk, FOB distributor, per ton unless otherwise stated. Fertilizer in granular form unless noted. Product Offer Average Change* Anhydrous ammonia 790.00-860.00 817.50 UP 42.86 Urea 46-0-0 480.00-610.00 532.00 DN 10.50 […]

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Higher fertilizer costs continue the trend of higher production costs for corn, leading to higher break-even corn prices necessary to cover costs.

Higher fertilizer costs continue the trend of higher production costs for corn, leading to higher break-even corn prices necessary to cover costs. Courtesy of the the farm doc daily site. Issued by Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois Farm Management Specialist In its July 7th report, the Agricultural Market Service reports fertilizer contract prices for fall delivery […]

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