Here is a set of updated photos from the Hartsburg Field cover crop strip demonstration taken October 16, 2015. Below is the seeding information from the September 17 seeding. Lack of moisture is severely impacting some of the seedings. Cover Crop # Seed used # Oats used Acres Applied...
One of the emerging trends to improve soil tilth, and to scavenge available nitrogen to prevent its loss from the field, is to utilize cover crops. A simple demonstration has been put out at the Hartsburg Field to demonstrate a few examples of self-terminating (meaning it is killed by the cold...
The newest Costs of Operations for machinery costs have been posted to the farmdoc website. These were calculated this summer and recently posted.Here is a link to the sheet:http://www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/manage/machinery/...
Crop budgets for 2016 have been revised. Primarily because of lower corn and soybean prices, the revised budgets have lower operator and land returns than those released in June 2015 budgets. The complete set includes budgets for corn, soybeans, wheat, and double-crop soybeans grown in northern...
As wheat has become less common as a crop, it is harder to find the "fly free date" in publications. For those who are not familiar with the term, this comes from the date after which damage from the Hessian fly is negligible. It is also the planting date range which typically gives the best yields...
In the courts, two of the three federal district court judges in Georgia and West Virginia refused to block WOTUS from taking effect. One of the cases was brought by a coal company, the other by a group of 12 states. A third federal court judge in North Dakota issued a preliminary injunction...
August 25, 2015–The Logan County Farm Bureau Young Leaders Group conducted their 1st annual crop tour on the 20th of August. The mission of the crop tour was to evaluate the overall condition of the corn crop in Logan County. Eli Klokkenga and Matt Wrage spear headed the crop tour...
Each year the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the USDA releases estimated average farm real estate values by state. The estimates are based on surveys of farmers from selected geographical areas. The surveys follow strict statistical guidelines. Estimated values maybe revised the...
ILLINOIS PUMPKIN DAY - 2015 PLACE: Vegetable Crops Research Farm at Champaign, IL DATE: September 2, 2015 TIME: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.PRESENTATIONS: All at Research PlotsVarieties Herbicides & Weed Control ...
