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Should we plant an earlier maturing hybrid?
By GROWMARK, Inc. A temptation to change crop management plans always exists in late planting seasons. It is early May, but a few questions are already coming in about switching...
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Importance of Sulfur to Corn & Soybean Production
By GROWMARK, Inc. Sulfur is a plant-essential element, often classified as a ‘secondary’ nutrient because it is needed by the plant in lesser quantities than primary nutrients. The Role of...
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Diagnosing Emergence Problems in Corn
By GROWMARK, Inc. This article includes comments that should help in diagnosing the source and outcome of corn emergence issues. Several factors can lead to emergence problems in corn. Here...
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Early Planting Considerations for Corn
By GROWMARK, Inc. Long-term university studies have demonstrated that early planting provides the best opportunity for maximum corn yield. Benefits of Early Planting Long-term university studies have demonstrated that early...
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Grain Handling & Storage: An Art or a Science?
By GROWMARK, Inc. Grain harvest and conditioning prior to storage is as much of an art as it is a science. Those of us who have been farming long enough have...
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Assessing the Potential for Corn Stalk Rots
By: GROWMARK, Inc. Stalk Rots What favors stalk rots? Stalk rots can cause yield loss in two primary ways: 1) directly through premature plant death and lightweight ears; and 2) indirectly...
Harvest Meeting
Join Agronomy by EverGRO FS on September 9th at American Legion, 341 Newton St, Orange, VA 22960 at 6 PM for our Harvest Meeting! Topics to be discussed and gust...
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Japanese Beetles on Corn and Soybeans
By GROWMARK, Inc. Skelotonizing feeding pattern of Japanese beetles. (Source: GROWMARK, Inc.) Description and Life Cycle Japanese beetles are starting to become more evident in fields. This publication goes over this...
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Corn Replant Decisions
By GROWMARK, Inc. Image source – ipm.missouri.edu/croppest/2019/5/evaluatingcornstands/ Corn replant decisions can be complex, and many different factors should be considered prior to replanting a field. Modern crop production systems have multiple...
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Early Season Corn Growth & Development
By: GROWMARK, Inc. Early yellowing of young corn At approximately the V2-V3 stage of corn development, the corn plant starts to shift from relying on the seed for nutrients and...