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corn tar spot
Read article: Corn tar spot disease monitoring in Illinois
Corn tar spot disease monitoring in Illinois
Tar spot on corn is here to stay in Illinois. Given that the pathogen that causes tar spot on corn can overwinter in infected residue, once the...
Corn Field
Read article: How does corn affect Midwest weather?
How does corn affect Midwest weather?
As I write this article, corn has tasseled on about 80% of fields in Central Illinois. Apologies to those with corn pollen allergies! Corn, just...
Young corn plants in the field
Read article: Spring weather affecting crops, markets
Spring weather affecting crops, markets
If you have been watching cornfields in Central Illinois, you may have noticed that the young corn plants have changed colors over the past couple of...
corn and soybean selection
Read article: Selecting Hybrids and Varieties for 2021
Selecting Hybrids and Varieties for 2021
As the harvest hustle and fall field work start to slow, it is time to reflect on the growing season to see what worked well and start making...
hands holding a telescope looking to the future
Read article: Crop disease forecast for 2021
Crop disease forecast for 2021
Much of the 2020 crop has just been harvested, but it's never too early to discuss crop diseases in the forecast for 2021.  Did you come here...
young corn stalks in row
Read article: Sulfur deficiency in corn can lead to lower yields
Sulfur deficiency in corn can lead to lower yields
Depending on your soil test results; nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are nutrients we supply year after year to our corn crop; however, there is...
corn seedlings
Read article: It's time to think about corn nematodes
It's time to think about corn nematodes
The spring 2020 planting season season is moving right along, and as such, fields all over the state have great corn seedlings up and thriving. With...
How cold is too cold for my crop?
Read article: Sub-Freezing Spring Temperatures and Crops
Sub-Freezing Spring Temperatures and Crops

News Releases

Aaron Hager standing in soybean field surrounded by the weed waterhemp
Tank-mixing herbicides may not be enough to avoid herbicide resistance
URBANA, Ill. — Eight years ago, University of Illinois and USDA-ARS scientists turned weed control on its head. More and more herbicide resistant weeds were popping up, and the pest plants were getting harder to kill. It was clear farmers could no longer rely on the same chemicals year after...
sweet corn
Sweet corn sweltering in summer heat spells uncertainty for corn lovers
URBANA, Ill. – Few things say summer in America more than buttery corn on the cob, but as summer temperatures climb to unprecedented levels, the future of sweet corn may not be so sweet. New University of Illinois research shows sweet corn yields drop significantly with extreme heat during...
Farmers battle clock, weeds in spring planting season
URBANA, Ill. – With a warm, dry stretch of weather, Illinois farmers are racing to get corn and soybean crops planted. University of Illinois Extension Weed Scientist Aaron Hager spoke with Media Communications Specialist...

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