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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...
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Diagnosing Emergence Problems in Corn
By GROWMARK, Inc. Impact of Crusted Soil on Corn Emergence No Seed – Either the planter was not functioning properly, or something removed the seed. If the planter was not functioning...
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Importance of Sulfur to Corn & Soybean Production
By GROWMARK, Inc. Image 1. Sulfur deficiency symptoms in corn (Source: Purdue University) The Role of Sulfur in Crop Production Sulfur is a plant-essential element, often classified as a ‘secondary’...
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Early Planting Considerations for Corn
By GROWMARK, Inc. Image 1. Imbibitional chilling injury of seedling corn (Source: Monsanto) Benefits of Early Planting Long-term university studies have demonstrated that early planting provides the best opportunity for...