Timely Tips For 2013
Southern Hybrid Selection
By Carroll Smith
Editor
A successful Southern corn crop starts with the seed you plant. With that in mind, it’s important to put a lot of thought into hybrid selection for the upcoming growing season. Following...
Fertility treatment options and hybrid testing program benefit corn producers
By Rick Mascagni
Editor’s Note: Mark Welch, Texas AgriLife Extension Economist, is based in College Station, Texas. The opinions and recommendations expressed are solely those of the author and are intended...
Use multiple sites of action to manage/prevent development of herbicide-resistant weeds.
As the spread of resistant weeds continues, the term “site of action” is becoming a factor in managing resistance. It is imperative that growers understand herbicide site of action...
New Research Shows Atrazine Boosts Corn Yields By 600 Million Bushels Per Year
A recent study by Dr. David C. Bridges, agronomist and president of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga., shows atrazine increases corn crop yields in the...
Put Some Spin On Your 2012 Crop Mix
By Carroll Smith
Editor
Most dictionaries define the word “rotation” as the circular movement of an object.
In sports, rotation is often referred to as “spin.” In tennis, the ball can have topspin and backspin....
By Mark Welch
Editor’s Note: Mark Welch is a Texas AgriLife Extension Economist. Opinions and recommendations expressed are solely those of the author and are intended for educational purposes only. Texas AgriLife Extension Service assumes no liability.
USDA issued numbers on...
Fertility treatment options and hybrid testing program benefit corn producers
By Rick Mascagni
After the investments in land and equipment, two of the largest costs that corn farmers have each year are fertilizer and seed. That’s where Rick Mascagni’s research benefits...
By Dr. Glen Harris
As a corn grower, you’ve probably heard it a million times: Soil test and apply the recommended lime and fertilizer so that soil fertility will not be your limiting factor for making high yields. But do...
By Scott Stewart
No one can blame you if you are confused about seed treatments. There are options that differ by crop and seed companies. Seed treatments target three pest groups: Seedling fungal diseases, insects and nematodes. I’m a bug...
Mark Welch is a well respected Texas AgriLife Extension Economist who publishes a Feed Grain Market Outlook. Following are highlights from his Nov. 9, 2011 report: USDA lowered its U.S. corn yield estimate in WASDE (Nov. 9) down to...
Consider these suggestions for best yield potential in
Southern growing conditions.
The Southern gold rush took off in a big way as farmers across Mississippi increased their corn acres from 340,000 in 2006 to 930,000 in 2007 and have maintained at...
Consider stored grain pest management strategies
before and after storage.
By Phillip G. Koehler
Stored grain of almost any kind is subject to attack by insects. The insects that attack stored grain are highly specialized to exploit the stores man has set...
Editor’s Note: Mark Welch, Texas AgriLife Extension Economist, is based in College Station, Texas. The opinions and recommendations expressed are solely those of the author and are intended for educational purposes only as part of the Texas AgriLife Extension...
By Carroll Smith
One of the main pastimes in the small, Mid-South town where I grew up was to go “riding around.” Whether it was with my friends after school or my parents or grandparents on Sunday afternoon, we burnt...
This section reflects a partial listing of corn hybrids suited
for the Southern growing region. For additional offerings,
contact your local seed representative.
AgVenture Midsouth
Dulaney Seed
RL9858HB (121 RM)
Great Companion To RL9795HBF
• Deep South genetics designed to withstand Southern heat stress
• Dual...
