Wireworms causing issues in some fields

The outreach agronomist with the Illinois Soybean Association says some farmers are dealing with wireworms this spring. Stephanie Porter says the insects are typically found in fields with a history of infestations. “They have a lot of protection and so it’s really, really hard to use an insecticide to kill those wire worms.”  She says,…Continue Reading

Pest pressure picking up steam in Iowa

An extension agronomist says pest pressure is becoming more prevalent in Iowa crop fields. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says some infect feeding has been taking place. “From both bean leaf beetles on soybeans and then a little bit of some black cutworm feeding on corn.” She tells Brownfield additional pressure is expected in…Continue Reading

Be strategic when cutting costs

An extension ag economist says in a high cost, low margin era, farmers should be cautious about which costs they cut to stay profitable. Ben Brown at the University of Missouri says cutting crop protection and crop nutrition costs now can have long-term negative impacts. Hear more in the latest Managing for Profit. The post…Continue Reading

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