U.S. Crop Newsletter -2015

The Benefits of Strip-Till

Seedbed preparation and residue management are some of the advantages of using strip-till, Darren Hefty said.

Scientists Decipher Wheat Genome Code

The genome contains about 16 billion pairs of DNA, compared to about 3.3 billion found in human DNA.

Warm Nights and Corn Crops

Warmer temperatures can help increase yield, but also lead to disease development, an agronomy professor said.

Fall Manure Application Considerations

Waiting until soil temperatures are below 50 F means nitrogen is more like to stay in its organic or ammonium forms, an extension soil specialist said.

Scouting for Soybean Aphids

White dwarf aphids are cream-colored, smaller in size and can be found on the lower soybean foliage, a university educator said.

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Corn Sep 18
365-0	367-6	361-6	364-2s	-1-0

Feeder Cattle Aug 18
150.025	151.000	149.675	150.950s	+0.675

Lean Hogs Oct 18
56.375	58.850	55.700	58.600s	+3.125

Live Cattle Aug 18
108.375	109.750	107.975	109.425s	+1.100

Soybean Sep 18
884-6	887-4	871-0	881-4s	-4-0

Wheat Sep 18
542-2	563-0	535-0	560-4s	+18-2

Cdn Dollar Sep 18
0.76030	0.76655	0.75975	0.76630	+0.00595

Changing Spray Boom Height

Nozzle droplet size and the boom’s height can influence herbicide effectiveness, a weed scientist said.

Applying Winter Wheat Pre-Emerge Herbicides

Starting off with a clean field will help winter wheat reach its maximum yield, ag experts said.

Summer Seeding Alfalfa

Alfalfa requires high levels of potassium, phosphorous and boron to achieve high yields, the Hefty brothers said.

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