Corn Rootworm Egg Hatch Peaked Around Iowa

Corn rootworm egg hatch in Iowa typically occurs from late May to the middle of June, with a peak of hatching around June 6th. This year...

Dry and hot weather are optimal for Spider Mites

Iowa has reported sightings of Two-Spotted Spider Mite population with feeding on soybean this year. With this hot and dry weather Spider...

Be on the look out for Japanese Beetles

Japanese beetles is an invasive insect capable of feeding on corn and soybean plants. This pest has been in Iowa since 1994 but its...

Stalk Borer

Over this past holiday weekend, Stalk Borers reached their 1,300-1,400 degree days needed for stalk borers migration to begin. Currently...

7 Corn Nutrient Deficiencies to be on the look out in Iowa

Nitrogen is still the #1 nutrient when it comes to Corn. But it is joined by several other nutrients and secondary nutrients. With the...

Black Cutworm

Black cutworm moths arrive in Iowa with spring storms and lay eggs in and around fields. Emerging BCW larvae feed on winter annual weeds,...

USDA Crop report is Anticipating Record Soybean Acres

On March 31, the USDA released its “Prospective Plantings Report”, as well as the “Quarterly Grain Stocks Report”. These were very...

5 key points that have the greatest impact on Crop emergence & production

When is the correct time to start planting? What conditions should we consider? Can agronomic issues be caused by our planter? There are...

High Yields & Low Grain Prices: Managing your Potassium and Phosphorus

High yields are being harvested from most of Iowa's fields this fall. However, due to low grain prices producers are considering to...

Tar Spot In Corn

Tar Spot was first discovered and reported in the United States in 2015 in Indiana and later that season in Illinois. This year Tar Spot...