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Crop Watch No. 2001-1, March 2, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Farmer Research Group..........2

Webcast Targets Checkoffs..........2

Soil Testing..........3

NU Nitrogen Resources..........3

Tips for Sampling..........4

Residual Nitrogen..........4

High-Nitrate Irrigation..........5

Planning Bt Refuges..........7

Subscription Form..........8

Crop Insurance..........9

Soybean Seed Shortage..........10

Crop Watch No. 2001-4, April 6, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Weed Guide..........32

Sprayer Nozzle Tips..........34

Surface Nitrogen..........35

Presetting Your Planter..........36

Weed Control in Trees..........36

Field Buffer Research..........37

Limiting Contamination..........38

Pine Tree Care..........39

Avoiding Compaction..........40

Crop Watch No. 2001-5, April 13, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Diseases and RR Soybeans..........45

Planting Soybeans..........46

Firming Seedbeds..........47

Forage Soybeans..........47

Early Season Weed Control..........48

Climate Factors..........49

Soybean Aphid..........50

Crop Watch No. 2001-8, May 4, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........70

Producer Technology Group..........73

E-Commerce Workshop..........73

Irrigation Precheck..........74

Improved Tractor Efficiency..........74

Producer Grants Awarded..........75

Wheat Condition Survey..........76

Alfalfa Winterkill..........76

Upcoming Meetings..........77

Crop Watch No. 2001-9, May 11, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........78

Irrigated Pastures..........78

Nitrogen Calculator Revised..........79

Postemergence Nitrogen..........79

Scouting for Cutworms..........80

Corn Leaf Beetles..........82

Irrigation System Costs..........83

Alfalfa Weevil Damage..........84

Critical Weed Control..........85

Crop Watch No. 2001-15, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........136

Alfalfa Markets..........138

Caterpilla Alert..........139

Thistle Caterpillar

Wooly Bear Caterpillar

Alfalfa Butterfly

South Central Crop Researcher..........140

Forage After Wheat..........140

Crop Watch No. 2001-14, June 22, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........126

Assessing Hail Damage..........128

Greenbugs in Sorghum..........129

Slow Alfalfa Regrowth..........129

Nitrogen Leaching..........130

Soybean Nitrogen Deficiency..........130

Handling Wet Hay..........131

Spotted Alfalfa Aphid..........132

Change in Agriculture..........132

Integrated Weed Research..........133

Market Journal: Biosecurity..........134

Crop Watch No. 2001-16, July 6, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........142

Weeds After Wheat..........143

Soybean Defoliation..........145

Control Purple Loosestrife..........146

Western Bean Cutworm..........147

Grasshoppers..........148

Market Journal..........150

Seeding year Alfalfa..........150

Crop Watch No. 2001-21, August 31, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........188

Fertilizing Wheat..........190

Distance Ed for AG..........191

The Last Irrigation..........192

Worksheet..........192

Soybean Stand Reduction..........193

Preparing Bins, Equipment..........194

Hoppers in Alfalfa..........195

Final Alfalfa Cutting..........195

Precision Ag Clinic..........195

Make Silage Soon..........196

Twilight Tour..........196

Sorghum Tour..........196

Crop Watch No. 2001-20, August 17, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field & Pest Updates..........178

Late Bean Leaf Beetles..........179

Irrigating Alfalfa..........180

Entomology Research..........181

Wheat Planting, Dates..........182

Wheat Resources..........184

Wheat Insurance Trends..........184

Charcoal Rot in Soybeans..........185

Adding Manure to Alfalfa..........185

Federal Aid Programs..........186

Women in Agriculture..........186

Crop Watch No. 2001-23, September 28, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Update..........198

Corn Insect Reports..........198

Completing the Survey..........198

Fall, Winter Weather..........199

Molds in Corn..........201

Combine Adjustments..........201

Soil Moisture Levels..........202

Disease Diagnoses..........202

Weeds in Alfalfa..........202

Readership Survey..........203

Crop Watch No. 2001-24, October 12, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Grain Storage Issues..........206

Soybean Seed Fungicide..........207

Winter Annuals Control..........210

Storing Pesticides..........211

Ag Risk Workshop..........211

Bt Research Profile..........212

Soybean Use Contest..........212

Crop Watch No. 2001-02, March 16, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Ag Land Values..........12

Wheat Disease Update..........14

Wheat Insect Update..........14

Using Aim in Wheat..........15

Estimating Early Yields..........16

Wheat Breeding Advances..........17

Precip, Temp Forecasts..........18

Spring Irrigation of Wheat..........19

New Fertility Specialist..........19

Topdressing Wheat..........20

What's Shaping Line Up..........20

Crop Watch No. 2001-13, June 15, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........116

Weeds in Soybeans..........117

ECB Threat Weak..........118

Yellowish Alfalfa..........118

Plant Disease Central..........119

New Crop Nutrient Guide..........119

Recycling Containers..........120

Insects in the Panhandle..........121

Harvest Aids in Wheat..........123

Wheat Leaf Rust Research..........124

Wheat for Hay..........124

Crop Watch No. 2001-3, March 23, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Corn Seed Treatments, Pests..........22

StarLink^TM Genetics, Characteristics..........24

Web Resources..........25

Flea Beetle Potential..........28

Weed Control in Wheat..........28

Tractor Duals Not Needed..........30

Duals and compaction..........30

Crop Watch No. 2001-6, April 20, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........52

NU Weed Tour..........52

Growing Organic Soybeans..........54

Controlling Volunteer Corn..........55

Managing Winter Annuals..........56

Spartan Gets Section 18..........57

Farm Visitor Policies..........57

Soybean Planting Dates..........58

Snow Mold in Turf..........58

Crop Watch No. 2001-7, April 27, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........60

Irrigating Alfalfa Early..........61

Irrigation Reservoir Levels..........63

Comparing Glyphosphates..........65

Crop Scout Training..........65

Sorghum Advantages..........66

Weed Control in Sorghum..........66

Converting Balance^® ..........67

Insect Resources..........67

Alfalfa Weevil Damage..........68

Sulfur on Cold Soils..........68

Crop Watch No. 2001-10, May 18, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........88

West Central Open House..........88

Glyphosates Compared..........90

New Herbicides; Label Changes..........92

Alfalfa Weevil Activity..........92

Precipitation Update..........93

Diagnostic Clinic..........94

Tips For Sampling..........94

Crop Watch No. 2001-11, May 25, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

ECB Moth Flight..........96

Field Updates..........96

Soybean Replanting..........97

Taking Stand Counts..........98

Damaged Corn Seelings..........98

PSNT Nitrogen Testing..........99

Market Journal Returns..........100

Sustainable Ag Tours..........101

Weed Control in Soybeans..........102

Wheat Tours..........103

Soybean Diseases Likely..........104

Crop Watch No. 2001-12, June 8, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Weed Tour..........108

Moths..........109

Caterpillar Web Site..........109

Wheat Condition Update..........110

Purple Loosestrife..........110

Wheat Disease Update..........111

Weed Control in Soybeans..........112

Problem Weeds..........112

Callisto Labeled..........112

Treat Soybean Seed..........113

Saturated Soils..........114

Research: Shapiro..........114

Crop Watch No. 2001-17, July 13, 2001, Lisa Brown Jasa

Crop Watch

Field Updates..........152

Rain, Temp, Moisture Update..........153

Adjust Alfalfa Cutting..........153

Crop Production Field Day..........153

Low Wheat Test Weights..........154

Wheat Pric Discounts..........154

Scout for Rootworm Beetles..........155

Nelson Profiled..........156