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Ag Secretary: Reform Farm Subsidies, Keep Safety Net Strong

January 17, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Charles Abbott, Reuters

Congress should reform U.S. farm subsidies, and end a $5 billion a year "direct payment", as part of delivering an overdue overhaul of the farm program this year, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Monday.

Keys To Strip-Tilling Corn On Corn

By Dan Zinkand posted on January 16, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

After strip-tilling corn on soybeans for the first time 6 years ago, Newton, Iowa, farmer Will Cannon tried strip-tilling corn-on-corn in his second season and has continued ever since.

Drought Could Impact Soil Rhizobia Populations

December 26, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin

Severe drought conditions reduced soybean yields last year by an average of 6.2% from 2011. The implications of the 2012 drought may progress well into the 2013 growing season.

Do Recent Precipitation Deficits Tell Us Anything About Next Summer's Precipitation?

December 25, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Scott Irwin and Darrel Good, University of Illinois-Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Drought conditions that impacted corn and soybean production in many areas of the U.S. in 2012 generally began in June. By the end of the growing season, large precipitation deficits developed in some areas. Some of those areas remain very dry, while more normal levels of precipitation have been received in other areas since August.

Severe Corn Rootworm Injury To Bt Hybrids In First-Year Corn Confirmed

December 20, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Michael Gray, University of Illinois

On August 26, Joe Spencer an entomologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey, and I traveled to Livingston and Kankakee counties and confirmed significant western corn rootworm larval injury in first-year cornfields that had been planted to Bt rootworm hybrids (VT Triple PRO RIB - expresses the Cry3Bb1 protein).

Can Yields Rebound In 2013?

December 20, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: Doane Advisory Services

Much of the country remains in extreme or exceptional drought and no one is sure how yields will turn out in 2013.

Will Corn And Soybean Prices Return To Pre-Drought Levels?

December 20, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: Darrel Good, University of Illinois-Agricultural Economist

There is a relatively high probability of large crops, increasing stocks, and lower corn and soybean prices in the 2013-14 marketing year.

Senate, House Farm Bill Drafts Have 3 Major Differences

December 13, 2012

Source: Carl Zulau, Ohio State University farmdocDaily

The 2012 Farm Bill has become entwined with the debate over federal budget priorities at a time of large fiscal deficits, a debate commonly called the fiscal cliff.

Tune Up Your Strip-Till Fertilizer Program

By Dan Zinkand posted on December 13, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Whether they're veterans or rookies, six strip-tillers across the U.S. are paying close attention to their fertilizer programs to maximize profitable production of corn, soybeans and other crops. By varying fertilizer rates, timing, placement and equipment, strip-tillers have improved early root development, fertilizer efficiency and profitability.

First Results From The Illinois Soil Nitrogen Monitoring Project

December 13, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Illinois

In October we announced a new project, funded by the Council for Best Management Practices, designed to sample soil this fall to see how much nitrogen is left after 2012's dry growing season and, in many areas, low corn yields.

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Ag Secretary: Reform Farm Subsidies, Keep Safety Net Strong

Keys To Strip-Tilling Corn On Corn

Drought Could Impact Soil Rhizobia Populations

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Can Yields Rebound In 2013?

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