CROP ALERT – August 25, 2022
Last Chance to Enter the NY Corn and Soybean Yield Contests! The deadline for the yield contests is only 6 days away! Last day is Tuesday, AUGUST 30! The 2022 NYCSGA Yield Contest Entry ...
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CROP ALERT – August 4, 2022
Spider Mites Continuing to Build We have continued to get calls and pictures of soybean fields that are potentially showing signs of spider mite injury in Livingston, Monroe and Wyoming Counties. The hot ...
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CROP ALERT – July 28, 2022
No Tar Spot in Corn….. Yet We have been getting plenty of questions about the status of Tar Spot in our area. Remember, it was identified late last year in two fields in ...
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CROP ALERT – July 14, 2022
Wheat Harvest has Begun! Wheat harvest has begun throughout the region and yield reports have been positive. With the increase in fertilizer prices this year, the nutrient value of straw is important to ...
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CROP ALERT – July 7, 2022
Marestail and Waterhemp Control Options in Xtend and XtendFlex Soybeans With the June 30 cut off date to spray dicamba passed, here are some remaining options from Mike Hunter, Field Crop Specialist, CCE ...
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CROP ALERT – June 30, 2022
Soybean Aphids are Building I had a report and pictures over the weekend that soybean aphids were found over threshold and had to be sprayed. Some follow up revealed that the soybeans did ...
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CROP ALERT – June 16, 2022
Maximum Corn and Soybean Growth Stage for Post-emergence Herbicide Application I have seen some early planted corn at V6 growth stage and soybeans at V4. We are getting close to or have surpassed ...
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CROP ALERT – June 9, 2022
Potato Leafhoppers have Arrived Back in New York Potato leafhoppers (PLH) are back from their overwintering sites down south. They come up on storm fronts and get dropped out usually with the rain. ...
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CROP ALERT – June 2, 2022
Black Cutworms Cutting Plants We are above the 300 degree days needed to get the larvae from the first major flight that on April 27 to a stage where they will cut plants. ...
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CROP ALERT – May 26, 2022
Cereal Leaf Beetle Eggs Have Hatched It was very easy to find small Cereal Leaf Beetle (CLB) larvae in wheat fields this week. Larvae are shiny and black and almost look slug-like. They ...
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