Corn Rootworm Egg Hatch Peaked Around IowaCorn 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...
High Yields & Low Grain Prices: Managing your Potassium and PhosphorusHigh 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 CornTar Spot was first discovered and reported in the United States in 2015 in Indiana and later that season in Illinois. This year Tar Spot...
Wet Weather creates a Challenge for HarvestThe 2016 growing season has been a strange one for sure-- hot during pollination and cooler and wet during August. The forecast going...
Estimating Grain Yield Prior to HarvestWondering if you will have record high grain yields this year? Curious of that new variety you tried this year and what it will yield? In...
Bacterial Leaf Streak in Corn (BLS)Bacterial Leaf Streak is a disease that is found in corn caused by Xanthomonas vasicola pv. vasculorum. This disease is not native to the...