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Cropwatch No. 94-24-2, Dec. 16, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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1994 index .......................... 164

Grants for producers .......... 166

CropWatch order form........ 167

Annual survey .................... 167

Cropwatch No. 94-24, Nov.11, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Conservation
compliance ........................ 164

Grass control in
winter wheat ..................... 165

Testing drinking water ........ 166

Herbicide chemistry ............ 166

Goatgrass Conference .......... 167

Winter meetings ................... 168

Cropwatch No. 94-23, Oct. 28, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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This issue and the next two issues of CropWatch will feature notices of winter Extension meetings related to agricultural production and marketing. Make note of the dates and take advantage of these opportunities to learn the latest information.

Com rootworm insecticides ..... 157

Pesticide applicator tests .......... 158

Winter Extension meetings ...... 159

Soil moisture projections .......... 161

Freeze ends season .................... 161

Cropwatch No. 94-22, Oct. 14, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Biocontrol conference ..................150

Sooty strip in sorghum ....................... 152

Winterize your sprayer ..................152

Nebraska/Kansas
crop updates .................. 153

Precipitation projections ..................153

Nitrogen applicator ...................
maintenance ................... 154

Nebraska weather
statistics ......................... 154

Cropwatch No. 94-21, Sept. 30, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Harvesting sorghum ...... 144

Kansas update ................. 144

Fall anhydrous applications ................. 145

Crop update .................... 147

Nebraska weather ........... 147

Cropwatch No. 94-20, Sept. 16, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Harvest residue ................... 136

Crop conditions .................. 136

Weed control in alfalfa ....... 137

Killing alfalfa ....................... 137

Grain cleaners ..................... 138

Fall weed control ................ 139

Soil moisture levels ............. 140

Nebraska weather data ...... 142

Cropwatch No. 94-19, Sept. 2, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Bean leaf beetles ................. 128

Correction ........................... 128

Biocontrol insects ............... 129

Gray leaf spot ..................... 130

Dividend fungicide ............ 130

Crop, weather update ........ 131

Kansas crop update ........... 131

Nebraska weather data ..... 132

Hessian fly measures ......... 133

Webworms in alfalfa .......... 134

Itch mites ............................ 134

Cropwatch No. 94-18, Aug. 19, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Using hail damaged corn....... 120

White mold of soybeans ......... 122

Crop update ............................ 122

Crop maturity estimates ......... 123

Palmer drought index ............. 123

Nebraska weather data ........... 124

Kansas insect update .............. 125

Kansas crop update ................ 125

Herbicide Guide ...................... 126

Cropwatch No. 94-17, Aug. 5, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Crop update .................... 114

1994 wheat variety yields ............... 115

Wheat streak mosaic ....... 116

Kansas crop report .......... 117

Nebraska weather data ... 118

Cropwatch No. 94-16, July 29, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Black stem in alfalfa ......... 110

Greenbugs in Kansas ....... 110

Herbicide Guide ............... 110

Worksheet for 2nd generation corn borers ............ 111

Precipitation, GDD, and evapotranspiration ......... 112

Cropwatch No. 94-15, July 22, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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0-92 USDA program ........................104

Wheat stem sawflies ........................104

Soybean cyst nematodes......................... 105

Diagnostic clinic ............... 105

Kansas crop report ........................105

Predicting European corn borer egg-laying ........................106

Kansas insect survey ........................107

Palmer drought index ........................107

Nebraska weather data ........................108

Cropwatch No. 94-14, July 15, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Capture 2EC cleared ....................98

Panhandle insects ....................98

Corn rootworm beetles ....................99

Irrigating damaged com ....................100

Grasshoppers increasing ....................100

Leaf nitrogen tests ....................101

Crop outlook ....................101

Nebraska weather data ....................102

Cropwatch No. 94-13, July 1, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Wipers, bean bars .......................90

Soybean chlorosis .......................90

Potato leafhoppers .......................91

Avoid wheat streak mosaic .......................92

Minute pirate bugs .......................93

Pest manuals .......................93

Kansas crop report .......................93

Drought/moisture index .......................94

Nebraska weather data .......................95

Cropwatch No. 94-11, June 24, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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FIFRA .................................... 84

Weed control ......................... 85

Clean grain bins ..................... 86

Kansas wheat ......................... 86

Corn progressing.................... 87

Kansas outlook....................... 87

Perennial weeds ..................... 87

Nebraska weather ................... 88

Cropwatch No. 94-11, June 17, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Jointed goatgrass ........................ 76

Com borer worksheet ................. 77

Preharvest herbicides ....... .......... 78

Winter wheat update .................. 78

Weed tour .................................. 78

Potato leafhoppers ........ ............. 79

Correction .................................. 79

Nebraska weather data ............... 80

Crop water use ........................... 81

Weather update.......................... 81

Kansas insect report. ....... ........... 82

Kansas disease report. ............. ... 82

Cropwatch No. 94-10, June 10, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Corn rootworms.......................68

Chinch bugs few.......................68

Cereal leaf beetle.......................69

Wheat Update.......................69

Wheat diseases.......................69

Precipitation trends.......................70

Soybean weed control.......................71

Pre-sidedress testing.......................72

Grazing restrictions.......................73

Weed control in sorghum.......................74

Growing degree days.......................74

Subscription special.......................74

Cropwatch No. 94-9, May 27, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Bean leaf beetles ................... 62

Stalk borers ........................... 63

Woody plant control... ......... 63

Improve dry bean yields ...... 64

Cutworms ............................ 64

Replant after herbicide ......... 65

Weather ................................. 66

Soil temperatures................. 66

GDDs ..................................... 66

Cropwatch No. 94-8, May 13, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Clipping corn ............................... 54

Alfalfa weevils............................. 56

Leafy spurge................................ 56

Insect guides few ......................... 56

Postemergence weed control ...... 57

Spring black stem ........................ 57

Herbicide rainfast table.............. 57

Herbicide additives ..................... 58

Rotary hoe control....................... 60

Soil temps ..................................... 60

GDDs............................................ 60

Cropwatch No. 94-7, May 6, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Monitor grain storage .................. 46

Tilt approved for corn................. 46

Scout for seedling pests ............... 47

Combing nitrogen, herbicides ...... 48

Testing compatibility .................. 48

Seed treatments for soybeans ....... 49

Correction: soybean seed treatment ............ 49

Delayed herbicides ......... ............. 50

Extension EPU areas ................... 51

Forces of nature.......................... 52

Growing degree days ................... 52

Soil temperatures ........................ 52

Cropwatch No. 94-6, April 29, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Starter fertilizers ........................ 40

Cleaning contaminated gloves. 40

Identifying nightshade .............. 41

Laundering pesticide clothes ... 42

Kansas crop, pest update .......... 42

Diagnostic clinic ........................ 43

Field dandelions ........................ 43

Moss in tanks ............................. 43

GDDs for alfalfa weevils .......... 44

GDD table .................................. 44

Soil temperature table ............... 44

Cropwatch No. 94-5, April 22, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Preplant 2,4-D, Banvel .................... 34

Wheat diseases .................... 35

Protective gloves .................... 35

Herbicide drift .................... 35

Conserving moisture .................... 36

New acetochlor labels .................... 36

Treat thistles .................... 37

Worker Protection Standard .................... 37

Kansas weather, crops .................... 38

Growing degree days .................... 38

Soil temperatures .................... 38

Cropwatch No. 94-4, April 15, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Further tests needed before chloride recommended for wheat............1

Soybean seed treatment recommended............1

Field record book helps producers meet federal criteria............2

Effects of tillage on pests subtle............3

Use bait stations for wireworms............6

Growing degree days predict winter wheat growth............7

Weed control essential to successful no-till............8

Treatment options for triazine-resistant kochia............9

EPUs provide for extension specialist............10

Cropwatch No. 94-3, April 1, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Alfalfa into alfalfa ……………. 16

Kansas wheat disease report ……………. 17

Manure/ rom effects ……………. 18

Broadleaf weeds in wheat ……………. 19

IPM scout training dates ……………. 20

Kansas greenbug report ……………. 20

Kansas: alfalfa weevils ……………. 21

Pale western cutworm threat ……………. 21

Crop rotation ……………. 22

Cropwatch No. 94-2, March 25, 1994, Lisa Brown Jasa

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Newsletter changes ...................... 8

Wheat viruses ............................... 9

On-farm waste disposal ................. 9

Cleaning up a farm dump ............ 10

Kansas insect news ...................... 10

Rotations for pest-control ...................... 11

Herbicide software ....................... 11

Combination herbicides ...................... 12

Sprayer calibration ...................... 13

Cropwatch No. 94-1, March 18, 1994, Lisa Jasa

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New herbicides ......................... 2

Scouting alfalfa .......................... 3

Banding herbicides ................... 3

Winter wheat condition ............ 4

Starching applicator clothing .................................. 4

Managing pests with cultural practices .......... 5

Managing stored grain ............. 5

Water supply ............................. 6