Corn

Soybeans Vs. Corn: Which to Plant Next Year?

By: AgWeb Guest Editor
Previously published on AgWeb


Tariffs on soybeans could mean more producers will be switching to corn next year. This year, farmers planted more soybeans than corn for the first time in more than three decades, assuming it would be in high demand, but those Chinese tariffs are causing big problems. It’s leading to lowers exports and lower prices. Now, some analysts are saying farmers could convert as much as four million acres from soybeans to corn next spring. That would be roughly equal to the size of Connecticut.

 

6 Pointers to Maintain, Adjust Corn Heads to Minimize Harvest Losses

By: Dave Mowitz
Previously published by Successful Farming

Corn head checkpoints.

Closer attention to combine settings and improvements in threshing and separation technology has worked wonders in minimizing grain losses in the combine. Dennis Bollig warns that corn heads contribute enormously to grain losses, however, citing an Iowa State University study that estimates 60% of all losses happen now at the corn head. Continue reading 6 Pointers to Maintain, Adjust Corn Heads to Minimize Harvest Losses →

Syngenta Corn Seed Settlement Claims Due Oct. 12

By: Peggy Kirk Hall, Associate Professor and Director, OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program

Those post cards advising producers of a $1.51 billion settlement in the Syngenta corn seed lawsuits are legitimate, and corn producers seeking compensation from the settlement must file claims by 11:59 p.m. on October 12, 2018. The settlement is the result of class action and individual lawsuits alleging that Syngenta failed to receive import approval from China before selling its genetically modified Viptera and Duracade seeds in the United States, which led to the rejection of U.S. corn shipments and a lowering of corn prices from 2013 to 2018. Continue reading Syngenta Corn Seed Settlement Claims Due Oct. 12 →

Pro Farmer Corn & Soybean Final Crop Estimates

Corn:

14.501 billion bu.; Average yield of 177.3 bu. per acre

Corn +/- 1% = 14.646 billion bu. to 14.356 billion bu.; 179.1 bu. to 175.5 bu. per acre

Soybeans:

4.683 billion bu.; Average yield of 53.0 bu. per acre

Soybeans +/- 2% = 4.731 billion bu. to 4.589 billion bu.; 54.1 bu. to 51.9 bu. per acre Continue reading Pro Farmer Corn & Soybean Final Crop Estimates →

Stress During Corn Reproductive Stages a Concern

By: Roy Ulrich, Technical Agronomist for Dekalb/Asgrow, previously published on Ohio Ag Net

The growing season has been quite variable across the region this year so far. For some regions of Ohio, the start to the growing season may have been slightly delayed, but once it was fit the crop went in relatively fast and stress free. For other regions, the growing season was extremely late to get started and each management step has been a struggle to accomplish between all the rains. Continue reading Stress During Corn Reproductive Stages a Concern →

Foliar Fungicide Use in Corn

By: Pierce Paul, OSU Extension Corn and Small Grains Disease Specialist

Foliar diseases, especially Gray Leaf Spot (GLS), are beginning to show up in some corn fields. This is not at all surprising, given that the crop was planted relatively late and it has been wet and humid in some areas. GLS is favored by humid conditions, particularly if temperatures are between 70 and 90 F. Foliar diseases of corn are generally a concern when they develop early and progress up the plant before grain fill is complete Continue reading Foliar Fungicide Use in Corn →

Ponding and Corn

By Peter Thomison and Alexander Lindsey, Ohio State University Extension

Persistent rains during the past two weeks have resulted in ponding and saturated soils in many Ohio corn fields and led to questions concerning what impact these conditions will have on corn performance.

The extent to which ponding injures corn is determined by several factors including: (1) plant stage of development when ponding occurs, (2) duration of ponding and (3) air/soil temperatures. Continue reading Ponding and Corn →

USDA’s Crop Ratings Move Ahead for Corn, Drop For Soybeans

By: Mike McGinnis, columnist for Successful Farming

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. soybean crop condition rating is downgraded over last week, while corn edges higher. In its Weekly Crop Progress Report Monday, the USDA rated corn crop as nearly fully emerged, while 10% of the soybeans are still underground. Continue reading USDA’s Crop Ratings Move Ahead for Corn, Drop For Soybeans →

Former “Billion Dollar Bug” is Mounting a Come Back

By: Sonja Begemann, Farm Journal Seeds and Crop Production Editor
Published previously on AgWeb Daily

One billion dollars. Prior to Bt technologies farmers lost $1 billion annually to corn rootworm—in the form of chemical costs or actual yield loss. With resistance to traits that once killed the pest on the rise, it might just nibble its way back to a billion-dollar price tag.

Corn rootworm (CRW) poses a double threat—the adult snips corn silks, and if unchecked could prevent successful pollination and kernel development, and the larvae munch on roots which leads to risk for disease and plant stress. CRW was once controlled by traits but with resistance on the rise is now at risk of running rampant: it’s time to find a solution to slow the spread of resistance. Continue reading Former “Billion Dollar Bug” is Mounting a Come Back →

Over 1,000 Farmers Share How They Market Grain

By: Sara Schafer, for Farm Journal’s Pork

Successfully marketing grain is one of the biggest challenges most farmers face. Tight margins, weather uncertainty and global trade issues can quickly derail the best laid plans.

Crop prices continue to be the No. 1 challenge for farmers. That’s according to a new report from FarmLogs. In the 2018 State of Grain Marketing Report, the crop marketing software company surveyed more than 1,000 farmers across the country on their grain marketing habits and strategies.  Continue reading Over 1,000 Farmers Share How They Market Grain →