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Uncertain nitrogen prices, supplies may affect application timing

Rising nitrogen prices, uncertain spring supplies and unseasonably high temperatures may push farmers to apply nitrogen outside of their normal application windows, says University of Missouri Extension nutrient management specialist John Lory. “We may be in unprecedented times with respect...

Make a plan when marketing this year’s grain crop

“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Crop farmers should take this adage to heart when marketing their grain, advised University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist Martyn Foreman. “If you haven’t already developed a post-harvest grain marketing...

MU entomologist lists pests to watch in 2021

University of Missouri Extension field crop entomologist Kevin Rice says Missouri soybean and corn growers should be on the lookout for growing populations of yield-robbing insects in 2021. Japanese beetles Continue scouting for Japanese beetles, Missouri’s No. 1 soybean pest, Rice...

Crops face danger of BMSB damage

A flurry of calls and emails from homeowners about the brown marmorated stink bug to University of Missouri Extension specialists sounds a warning of what is to come in in the next two years. MU Extension field crop entomologist Kevin...

Too little or too much rain plagued Missouri soybeans this season

Most soybean and corn likely will yield less than normal this year due to late planting and unfavorable weather during critical grain-fill periods, says University of Missouri Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold. According to a Sept. 4 U.S. Department of...

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