Determining when to harvest corn as silage to maximize yield and quality can be a daunting task depending on the environmental conditions the crop has endured during the growing season. Every year is…

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Each year across the corn growing region, producers are faced with plant diseases, either early season seedling diseases, mid-season foliar diseases, or late season stalk diseases. These can vary…

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Open up any farm magazine and cover crops are bound to be found. It seems that “cover crops” and “going green” are the latest buzz words in the ag industry. Many producers are asking “what’s all the…

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Soybean aphid spraying has become second nature for most of us for over ten years. But there are still lots of opinions about management of them. In order to make the correct decision on how to…

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In-Season Alert: NDSU has reported an increase in the number of Banded Sunflower Moth (BSM) in their traps over the week prior to July 14, 2017. The moth itself doesn’t do damage to the plant, but…

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As the corn fields approach the V5 growth stage many growers are talking about all the various products or methods to potentially increase their corn and soybean yields. In terms of early season corn…

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One of the most useful steps in diagnosing nutrient deficiencies, is knowing how that nutrient acts in the plant. Nutrients are classified as either mobile or immobile:

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As we look at the seven most important factors that contribute to corn yield the second on the list can be a very difficult target to hit: nitrogen. There are more regulations coming down the pipeline…

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