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Replace What You Harvest
We talk about this EVERY FALL and it is a redundant topic, but necessary to think about. We just harvested another decent crop. The twist this fall is that...
Corn Stalk Lodging Management and What You Can Do
What was the cause? Easy—3-4 days of 40+ mph winds! Yes, this was certainly a big part of it. But, other factors such as Lower fertility levels in certain...
Common Challenges Around Harvest & How to Overcome
Grasshoppers It is not uncommon to find a population of grasshoppers in your combine tank. Normally around the field edges or maybe in a weed-laden area of...
Postharvest Nutrition
For ideal results, incorporating nutrients back into the orchard postharvest is no different than any other time of the year except for timing. We’re on the...
Six Common Stalk Rots
Stalk rot development happens most years to some degree and this year it will follow a “vulture on the carcass” analogy as the plant had already pre-maturely...
How Fast Will This Year’s Corn Dry?
Drydown after black layer formation varies greatly from hybrid to hybrid. Hybrid characteristics such as husk coverage and heavy test weight can have a...
Physiology of Pre-Harvest Fruit Drop in Apple
Optimizing performance of apple stop-drop products can be improved with a basic understanding of the physiology of pre-harvest drop and some of the factors...
Post-Harvest Planning for Hops
The past few years have provided unusual environmental challenges to hop production in the PNW growing region. Fluctuating and abnormal precipitation and...