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LATE SEASON STORM ADDS NUTRIENTS FOR CORN EMERGENCE
Believe it or not, according to university studies, a late season snowstorm can add bushels to the grain tank. Mother
2018 SEED QUALITY IS INCREDIBLE! 99% GERMINATION IS COMMON WITH THIS YEAR'S SEED
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Roundup Xtendimax Label and Tank Mix Partners
Here is the new Xtendimax label as approved by the EPA. https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/000524-00617-20171012.pdf Here is the new list of approved Xtendimax
CORN STOVER REMOVAL IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE
Here is a good article to help figure the amount of nutrients removed when baling corn stalks. https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2017/corn-stover-removal-nutrient-value-stover-and-impacts-soil-properties
HUGE EARLY ORDER SOYBEAN DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE
If you book your bulk/box soybean requirements now, and pay whenever is the best time for you, you can save
NEW XTENDIMAX LABEL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Here is a link to the new application requirements for Xtendimax w Vaporgrip. https://www.roundupreadyxtend.com/stay-informed/Pages/news.aspx https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2016-38/xtendimax-label-xtend-soybeans    
HEADS UP SOYBEAN TREATMENT WINS PRAISE FOR SDS AND WHITE MOLD
Soybean harvest results are streaming in with Heads Up soybean treatment leading the way with above average yields and white
90 BUSHEL SOYBEANS IN OBRIEN COUNTY-YES IT'S POSSIBLE
Bryan Pekelder and his son Brent farm in Obrien and Buena Vista counties. They have traditionally broken the 80 bushel
IOWA STATE EXTENSION CROP PRODUCTION REPORTS
Here is a link to the latest documents on crop production, along with an archive list for reference. https://store.extension.iastate.edu/ProductList?Keyword=aep%200302
FUNGICIDE APPLICATIONS IN A LOW DISEASE YEAR-HEADS UP PLANT PROTECTANT WORKING WELL
If you are like the rest of us, spending money on fungicide in corn and soybeans is a hard decision
SOYBEAN DISEASES - IT'S TIME TO START SCOUTING
Soybean Diseases = Distinguishing among Common Fungal Diseases in Soybean - TDA
WESTERN BEAN CUTWORM-SCOUT NOW
Here is a great video on how to scout for Western Bean Cutworm. Now is the time to be out