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Cropwatch No. 98-26, Nov. 20, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Updates……..208

Record corn harvest……..223

Weed control review……..224

Soils test in alfalfa……..224

Distance insect courses……..225

Soils and irrigation courses……..226

1998 Crop Watch index……..226

Cropwatch No. 98-25, Oct. 16, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Soybean seed quality…….216

Label web site…….216

Crop update…….216

Winter meetings set…….217

Monsanto pursues misuse…….218

New gray leaf spot…….218

Readership survey…….219

Cropwatch No. 98-24, Oct. 2,1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates……….208

Crop watch winner ……….208

Weeds in shelterbelts……….209

Calibrating yield monitors……….209

Controlling perennial weeds

Biotechnology conference……….214

Cropwatch No. 98-23, Sept. 11, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inisde

Store grain on the ground as a last resort.........199

Corn diseases widespread..........199

Sooty stripe, zonate leaf spot in sorghum......... 200

Producer questions underlying economics of farming......... 200

Estimate grain amount to determine proper aeration system .........202

New book addresses dry grain aeration systems......... 202

Rust strikes alfalfa fields .........203

Existing farm buildings will need reinforcement for grain storage .........204

Proper air flow important to quality storage......... 205

Entomology offers distance graduate degree......... 206

Corn drying rapidly, maturing ahead of average .........206

Cropwatch No. 98-22, Sept. 4, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Crop update…………190

Storage options…………191

Moisture in storage…………191

Estimating corn yields…………192

Economics of storage…………194

Delayed pricing…………194

Bin preparation…………195

Cattle in corn…………196

Field storage…………196

Assessing on-farm storage…………197

Estimating corn maturity…………197

GDD data…………198

Cropwatch No. 98-21, Aug. 28,1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field reports...........184

Planting wheat too early...........
Disease potential...........185
Hessian fly threat...........185
Fly-safe planting dates...........185

Anhydrous safety...........186

Soybean SCN aid...........186

Weeds in alfalfa...........187

Prairie seminars...........187

Corn tour set...........188

Cropwatch No. 98-20, Aug. 14, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Wheat videoconference........176

Predicting last irrigation........177

Map weed problems........180

Dry Bean Field Day........181

Herbicide Use Guide........181

Field updates........181

Planting alfalfa........182

GDD........182

Crop water use........182

Cropwatch No. 98-19, July 31,1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Specialty crops……………….168

Roundup numbers……………….168

La Nina update……………….169

New soybean lines……………….169

Tillage and atrazine……………….170

Farmers surveyed……………….171

Sunflower pests……………….171

Fungicides for dry beans……………….172

Rust worksheet……………….172

Mobile nursery update……………….173

South Central Field Day……………….173

Cropwatch No. 98-18, July 24, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Weeds in soybeans……………….162

Field updates……………….162

ECB management worksheet……………….163

Wheat videoconference……………….164

Diagnostic update……………….164

Rust in dry beans……………….165

Dy bean field day……………….165

2-4, D in tassel corn……………….166

Cropwatch No. 98-17, July 16, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates..............154

Early spiders mites..............156

Wheat disease update..............156

Scouting for beetles..............157

2nd ECB egg-laying..............158

Roundup Ready rates..............158

Western bean cutworm..............159

Grazing corn..............160

Weather data..............160

Cropwatch No. 99-17, July 16,1999, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates ……………….158

White wheat in the future ……………….160

Corn rootworm beetles ……………….161

Diagnostic Clinic ……………….162

Assessing weed control ……………….163

Soybean field days ……………….165

Sustainable ag tours ……………….165

Cropwatch No. 98-16, July 9,1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates………………..138

Pesticide labels on-line………………..144

Insect update………………..145

Corn root injury………………..146

Irrigating soybeans………………..147

Weeds in wheat………………..149

Wipers and bean bars………………..150

Precipitation………………..150

Irrigating alfalfa………………..151

GDD and ETs………………..152

Cropwatch No. 98-15, July 2, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates...................138

Wheat harvest...................138

Correction...................139

Insect update...................139

Irrigation/nitrogen book...................140

Clinic update...................140

First irrigation...................141

Using ET estimates...................141

GDD and ET data...................142

Cropwatch No. 98-14,, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates.......................128

Damping off soybeans.......................128

Paramount approved.......................129

Late planting issues.......................130

Economics of replanting.......................131

Water data on-line.......................132

Notes for yield maps.......................132

Cultivation needs.......................133

Cleaning sprayers.......................134

Cleaning procedures.......................135

Cropwatch No. 98-13, June 19, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inisde

Field updates.................120

Saturated soils: how much is too much?.................122

Residue management.................122

Diagnostic Clinic update.................123

Late post applications.................124

Training to be offered.................125

What might La Nina do?.................126

Cropwatch No. 98-12, June 12, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates…….110

Yellow corn fields…….112

Low temperatures…….112

Weather update…….112

Row crop diseases…….113

Leaf rust and tan spot…….113

European corn borers…….114

ECB worksheet…….115

Crops update…….115

Selecting sprayer nozzles…….116

Spray droplet size…….117

Herbicide injury…….117

Soil test differences…….118

Cropwatch No. 98-11, June 5,1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates…………100

Assessing soybean loss…………101

Offset rows in soybeans…………101

Postemergence weed control in soybeans…………102

Banding herbicides…………103

Weed tour dates…………103

Replanting restrictions…………104

Biopesticides…………105

Woody plant control…………106

Hailed corn…………107

Hailed alfalfa…………107

Miller moths likely…………108

Diagnostic update…………108

Stalk borer damage…………108

Cropwatch No. 98-10, May 22, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates………….90

Few wheat disease………….91

Yield lag or yield drag………….92

Ecofarming meetings………….93

Postemergence herbicides………….94

Weed/crop competition………….94

Mixing herbicides………….97

Crop update………….97

Sugar beet maggots………….97

Precipitation………….97

New pest management guide………….98

Black stem in alfalfa………….98

Cropwatch No. 98-9, May 15,1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Flea beetles……………82

Field updates……………82

Potential wheat yield up……………83

Common stalk borers……………84

Weeds as signals……………85

Squirrels in corn……………86

Alfalfa disease, views ……………87

Nitrogen fertilizer sources……………88

Cropwatch No. 98-8, May 8,1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates ………. 72

Plant/Pest Clinic update……….76

Combining liquid nitrogen and fertilizers……….77

Testing for compatibility……….77

Crop update……….77

Planter, nozzle answers……….78

Pre-emergence herbicides used post-emergence……….78

Alfalfa weevil forecast……….79

Field scout training……….80

Wheat field days……….80

Cropwatch No. 98-7, May 1, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Pale western cutworm……….62

Correction……….62

Field updates ………. 62

Inoculants for soybeans……….63

Benefit of rotation ………. 63

Insects in sorghum ………. 66

Crop diagnostic clinic………. 67

Reducing drift ………. 68

Cleaning sprayers ………. 69

Nitrogen at planting ………. 70

Treating turf diseases ………. 70

Cropwatch No. 98-6, April 24, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Special focus: Soybeans

Field updates…………….52

Nitrogen……………. 53

Phosphorus, potassium…………….53

Liming…………….54

Inoculation…………….54

Alfalfa weevils…………….55

Managing soybean chlorosis…………….56

Clover leaf weevils…………….56

Weeds in soybeans…………….57

Cultural practices…………….58

Diagnostic Clinic…………….58

Sclerotinia stem rot…………….59

Musk thistle control…………….60

Cropwatch No. 98-5, April 17, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Field updates...................42

Burndown herbicides...................43

Planting corn...................43

Seed-to-soil attachments...................44

Genetic engineering...................45

Average soil temperatures...................48

Herbicide resistance...................49

Contracting for manure...................50

Cropwatch No. 98-4, April 10, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Briefs................32

Shortcuts for alfalfa................32

Dryland corn vs. sorghum................33

Weed control in wheat................34

Remember rotation restrictions with herbicides................35

Early season insect control in corn................37

Planting depth................40

Biological products for corn diseases................40

Cropwatch No. 98-3, April 3, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Briefs.........................22

Wheat disease outlook.........................23

Assessing alfalfa.........................24

State crop conditions.........................24

Weed control in wheat.........................24

Aerial photos as a basis.........................
in precision farming.........................25

NRD tree delivery.........................26

Variable rate fertilizing.........................27

Angled closing wheels.........................28

Weed tour planned.........................28

Roundup ready corn.........................29

Diagnostic Lab tips.........................30

Cropwatch No. 98-2, March 20, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Wheat field updates .......... 12

The new herbicides ............ 15

Winter damage in pines .... 18

New WeedSOFT out .......... 18

Duals and front-assists ...... 19

Duals and compaction ...... 19

Calendar to plan- site-specific management ......... 20

Cropwatch No. 98-1, March 6, 1998, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Inside

Briefs ………… 2

Protected varieties ………… 3

Soybean disease threat ………… 3

High Plains virus ………… 4

El Nino effects………… 5

Diagnostician joins team ………… 6

Resistant alfalfa varieties ………… 7

Weed control in alfalfa ………… 7

Stored grain quality ………… 8

Army cutworms ………… 9

Crop Watch order form………… 10