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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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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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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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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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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The Cornell Weed Ecology lab is conducting a survey on the most common weeds and the most difficult to manage weeds on dairy and field crop farms in New York State. If you ...
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Due to the ongoing uncertainty related to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team has decided to use the virtual format again for the Corn Congress scheduled for January ...
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Gary Bergstrom has confirmed that tar spot has been found and confirmed in corn in two locations in Erie County. We have been talking about the possible arrival of tar spot for years. Earlier ...
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Fall Armyworm Alert Ken Wise from the NYS IPM Program reported a large infestation of fall armyworm larvae in a 50 acre alfalfa field in Eastern NY. Ken’s comments follow: “The larvae completely ...
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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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