CROP ALERT – October 4, 2023
Tar Spot Update for N.Y. We have been watching for tar spot in corn fields all summer and it has been hard to find. In the past couple of weeks, it has really come ...
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CROP ALERT – September 13, 2023
Free Soybean Cyst Nematode Sampling Do you have an area in your soybean field that consistently matures earlier, is shorter, or always yields less? Do you have a field that has a history of ...
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CROP ALERT – August 23, 2023
2023 Cornell Winter Grains Variety Trial Results Winter small grains planting is right around the corner. Do you know what varieties you are going to plant? Cornell just released their yield results for this ...
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CROP ALERT – August 9, 2023
Corn Updates Yesterday, despite the rainy weather, the NY Corn and Soybean Growers Association Corn Yield Tour happened across ten counties in the NWNY region. Yield potential looked good across the region though maturity ...
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CROP ALERT – August 2, 2023
Waterhemp Herbicide Plot Tour this Friday, August 4 in Waterloo Glyphosate-resistant (GR) weeds including waterhemp are an increasing concern for NY field crops. Growers and Industry representatives will have an opportunity to tour and ...
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CROP ALERT – July 27, 2023
Time to Be Scouting for Corn Diseases: Including Tar Spot The counties in yellow are positive for 2023. The counties in gray show where it was found last year. It is early in the ...
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CROP ALERT – July 19, 2023
Waterhemp Herbicide Plot Tour August 4 in Waterloo Glyphosate-resistant (GR) weeds including waterhemp are an increasing concern for NY field crops. Growers and Industry representatives will have an opportunity to tour and observe effective ...
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CROP ALERT – July 12, 2023
Wheat Harvest Has Begun Many growers started wheat harvest around the region on Monday. The western half of our NWNY region has been drier and moistures were running 14.5 -18%. South and east had ...
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CROP ALERT – July 6, 2023
Soybean Aphids Increasing Some pictures have been coming in with soybean leaves puckered on top with some edges turning yellow. Soybean aphid numbers are rapidly multiplying and injuring the top couple of trifoliates. Again, ...
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CROP ALERT – June 28, 2023
Soybean Aphid Alert: Numbers are Growing Quickly I mentioned two weeks ago that I had started to see soybean aphids (SBA) flying from buckthorn into young soybeans. I received some calls from my colleagues ...
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