March is usually a great time to add some legumes by frost seeding into your pastures, hayfields, or winter small grains. It is a way to improve grasses without losing a production year. It ...
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Please join CCE Allegany, CCE Chautauqua, and CCE Livingston Counties; along with the NWNY & SWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Teams on Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 9:30am – 3:30pm at the Pioneer ...
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The 2022 Corn Silage Variety Trial Results are now available. They have average comparisons for the variety trial over the past six years. Evidently, the weather is one of the most influential factors in ...
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Corn silage harvest is approaching. The way corn silage is harvested and stored is a single event that affects your operation for the entire next year. Are you prepared to set your operation up ...
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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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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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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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Alfalfa Weevil Larvae Over Threshold The warmer stretch of weather has really brought on the alfalfa weevil larvae! We have seen and received reports of many fields at or above threshold. Treatment threshold ...
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Triticale Forage Harvest Time is Close! Now is the time to start checking the growth stage of your winter triticale. Many fields will be ready to harvest early next week. Triticale should be ...
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Corn silage harvest is drawing near. The way corn silage is harvested and stored is a single event that affects your operation for the entire next year. Dry Matter dictates when harvest should ...
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