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Agronomy Notes Newsletter Archive

December 2007
  • Play It Cool with Stored Grain
  • Fall Soil Testing, pH and Fertility Management
  • REAP - Tax Incentive Program for Farmers
  • Place Your Hybrids Order Early
  • Interested in No-till Production?
November 2007
  • Alfalfa Stand Assessment
  • No-till Transplanter Field Tested
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • Growing Corn After Corn?
  • Cover Crop Show and Tell
September 2007
  • Aerobic Stability of Silage and Haylage Crops
  • Organic Matter, Soil Carbon Sequestration, No-till and Global Warming
  • Planting Begins at Harvest
  • Crop Insurance Reminders
  • Thoughts on Cover Crops
  • Pennsylvania Manure Trader
August 2007
  • Cornstalk Testing to Evaluate Nitrogen Management
  • Late Summer Considerations
  • Maximize Crop Insurance Policy Benefits
  • Summer Establishment of Forage Crops
  • Crops to Keep the Soil Covered
July 2007
  • Short Season Forage Crops
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • Spray a Fungicide on Soybeans?
  • Bean Leaf Beetle - Emerging Pest
June 2007
  • Topdressing Manure on Alfalfa
  • Checking Stands of Corn and Soybeans
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • Economics of Expensive Corn and Nitrogen
  • Corn Weed Systems & Escaped Weeds
May 2007
  • Adjusting Soybean Seeding Rates to Maximize Profit
  • Ready, Set, Mow!!
  • Corn Nitrogen Management
  • Crop Insurance Update
April 2007
  • Poisonous Plants in Passtures
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • No-till Pest Management Update
  • Burning Down Cover Crops
  • Tips for Using Burndown Herbicides
March 2007
  • Successful Establishment of Forages
  • Know the Sulfur Content of Your Diesel Fuel
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • pH, Limestone, Gypsum and Nutrient Availability
February 2007
  • Winter Annual Weed Control in Forages
  • High Crop Values Have Risk Implications
  • Warm Conditions Give Rise to Adverse Conditions
  • Nutrient Management & Soil Conservation Requirements for Small Farms
  • York Co. Leaf Nitrogen Meter Experiences
January 2007
  • 2007 County Crops and Soils Meetings
  • State and Regional Events for Producers and Professionals
  • Cooperative Extension Meetings Offering Re-certification Credits
  • 2007 Crop Insurance News
  • Crop Meeting Specifics
December 2006
  • Corn Silage Variation
  • Still Time to Park the Plow
  • Lancaster County Opportunities
  • Crop Insurance Discount Rates
  • Act 38 Winter Manure Application

November 2006

EXTRA
  • Newsletter Update Request
  • Hybrid and Variety Selection for 2007
  • Fall Soil Testing, pH and Fertility Management
  • Forage Year in Review
  • Fall Field Check Up
  • Educational Opportunities

September 2006

EXTRA
  • Round Bale Silage Storage Potential
  • Reduce Soybean Harvest Losses
  • Reduce Corn Harvest Losses
  • Late Summer Pasture Management
  • No-till Experiences on an Amish Farn

August 2006

  • Cornstalk Testing for Nitrogen Mgmt
  • Keys to Silage Harvest Success
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • Current IPM Threshold Interests
  • Cover Crop Selection

 

July 2006

  • Summer Seedings of Alfalfa
  • Tillage Erosion-An Unpleasant Surprise
  • Crop Insurance Tips
  • Cover Crops-Not Just for Cover Anymore

June 2006

EXTRA
  • 'Emergency' Forage Planning
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • Crop Management Thoughts
  • Park the Plow

April 2006

  • Avoid Costly Planting Mistakes
  • Hay or "Haylage" in a Day
  • Spring Crop Scouting
  • Goodson Leaves Extension

March 2006

  • Wheel Traffic Affects Alfalfa
  • Is It Time to Tram Soybeans?
  • Crop Insurance News
  • Weed Management Systems for No-Till Corn Productions

February 2006

EXTRA
  • Soybean Rust Lessons Learned
  • Crop Insurance Decision Time
  • High Fertilizer Prices
  • Mid March Alfalfa Scouting
  • Statewide Events

January 2006

2006 Capital Region Agronomy Winter Calendar

December 2005

  • PA Crop Insurance Update
  • Prime Time to Consider No-Till
  • 2005 Lessons Learned
  • 2005 Corn Silage Hybrid Trial Results
  • Financial Farming Medicare Part D

October 2005

EXTRA
  • Get the Grain in the Bin!
  • PA Crop Insurance Update
  • Research Results Yield Tips for Seeding Wheat
  • Forage Supplies Tight for 2005
  • Beekeepers' Plea
  • No-till Field Day - Lancaster
  • Calendar of Statewide Events

September 2005

EXTRA
  • Small Grain Variety Test Reports
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • Optimizing In-Bin Grain Drying
  • Late Summer Pest Considerations
  • Alfalfa Stand Evaluation
  • New No-Till Publications
  • Calendar of Statewide Events

August 2005

EXTRA
  • Small Grain Variety Test Reports
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • Estimating Corn Grain Yields
  • Round Bale Tying
  • Financial Farming
  • Alfalfa Fertilization
  • Calendar of Events

July 2005

  • Moisture Stress and Corn Yields
  • Applying Fungicides for Soybean Rust
  • What's Big in Small Grain Research
  • Tips to Maximize Crop Insurance Protection
  • N Report Card, How Did YOU Do?
  • Dauphin County No-Till Field Day
  • Calendar of Statewide Events

June 2005

EXTRA
Vortex Hay and Forage Sample Dryer
PA Crop Insurance Tips & Update
Timing Sprays for Roundup Ready Soybeans
Slugs Beginning to Feed
Sprayer Tips

May 2005

EXTRA

Chlorophyll Meter and N fertilization
PA Crop Insurance Update
Stand Evaluation Time
Potato Leafhoppers in May???
Herbicide Resistant Weed Update

April 2005

EXTRA

Crop Insurance Update
New Alfalfa Harvest Strategy
Early Season Corn Problems
Pest Briefs
Soybean Rust Control With Fungicides
March 2005

Soybean Rust Satellite Meeting
Crop Insurance Update
Frost Seeding Small Seeded Forages
Testing DON Accurately
Pre-Planting Soil Fertility Considerations
Feb 2005

PA Crop Insurance News
Farm Vehicles and PA Law
Northern Corn Leaf Blight
SPECIAL REPORT - Ag Input Buying Groups:
Issues and Considerations
Jan 2005

Soybean Rust - Q & A
Crop Insurance News
On-Farm Tests Around the Region
Round Bale and Other Hay Fires
December
2004
  • Crop Insurance News
  • Regional Extension Program Dates
  • County Crop Program Dates
  • Pesticide Education 2+2 Meeting Dates
  • Soybean Rust Round Up
October 2004
  • Fall Planning for No-Tilling Next Spring
  • PA Crop Insurance News
  • Fall Weed Control in Forages
  • Wheat Planting Test Results
  • Soil pH, Aglime, CCE and No-Till
September
2004
  • Crop Insurance Update and Tips
  • COMMENT NOW! Nutrient Management Regulation Changes
  • Planning and Planting a Top Wheat Crop
  • Fall Pest Considerations
  • Revisiting Triticale and Alfalfa
August 2004
  • Saving Your Wheat Seed
  • Late Summer Weed Considerations
  • Get Ready for Corn Silage Harvest
  • Phosphorus & Manure Spreading
  • Avoid Soil Compaction by Adjusting Tire Pressure
  • Crop Insurance Update
  • Fertility Management in the Summer
July 2004
  • Change in Nutrient Management Policy
  • July Tips to Maximize Crop Insurance Protection
  • Firing on Lower Leaves of Corn
  • Forage Establishment Weed Control Options
  • Weather Dictates Pesticide Success
  • Soil pH - 16% below 6.0 in Region

June 2004

 

 
  • Cleaning Field Sprayers
  • Eight Years Later, What Have We Learned About Managing Weeds in Roundup Ready Soybeans
  • Managing Bunker Silos
  • New PA CAFO Regulations
  • Coming Soon Proposed Changes To PA Nutrient Management Act Regulations
  • Spring Tips to Maximize Crop Insurance Benefits
May 2004

Tuning Up Your Mower-Conditioner
Slug Update
Do You Need To Get Wheat Spraying On-Track?
Spring Tips To Maximize Crop Insurance Benefits
Protect Your Horses From West Nile Virus
April 2004 Pest Watch
Crop Insurance Update Your Yield Data
Forage Crop Cutting Height
Avoid Planting 'Sins'
PA Nutrient Management Update
Manure Analysis and Application Rates
GPS & Mapping Training Offered
March 2004 Nutrient Management Regs Update
Alfalfa Winter Injury
Crop Insurance Update
On Farm Soybean Tests
Seed Treatment Considerations
Transition to No-Till Incentives
February
2004 		USDA Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency
Finalizing Your 2004 Crop Insurance Decisions
Winter Injury to Alfalfa
2003 Field Tests of Bt Rootworm Corn
2004 EQIP Program for Farmers
   

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