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...
By Melvin Brees
The grain price outlook appears bullish, and prices remain in an uptrend. You may not want to sell yet, but you have got to sell sometime. Based on the USDA Jan. 12, 2011, reports, U.S. corn stocks-to-use...
Don’t ignore early season insects that feed on seedlings.
There are more than 20 common insect pests of field corn. The potential for at least one of them to cause problems makes it worthwhile to scout cornfields for insect damage...
By Carroll Smith
Editor
For nearly half a century, according to the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), the NCGA’s National Corn Yield Contest has provided corn growers the opportunity to compete with their colleagues to grow the most corn per acre....
For early season weed control,
timing is the ‘biggest management concern.’
To set the stage for achieving the highest yield potential, Southern corn farmers have determined that tiny corn seedlings have got to emerge into a weed-free environment. In comparison to...
Farming businesses can benefit from increased Section 179 expense deduction and extension of bonus depreciation.
By David P. Webb
and D. Nathan Smith
President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 on Sept. 27, 2010 (the “Act”). The...
Arkansas farmers switched to a variable rate fertility
program to save money and increase yields.
By Carroll Smith
Editor
When brothers Curtis and Hunter Miller and Hunter’s son Clayton made the switch last year to a variable rate fertility program, they...
