Corn Watch News Today

Not all effects of dry weather are negative in corn.

Foliar injury from hail or wind before corn's reproductive stage has minimal impact.

Look for these disease lesions in corn now.

Corn plants make key decisions early in the season, and knowing growth stages can help with management strategies.

Corn diseases deliver a late-season attack despite fungicide application.

Tom J. Bechman SLOW PROGRESS: Yes, it’s a colorful scene — these 24 corn rows in 1/1,000 acre are emerging in the Corn Watch ’21 field. Colorful isn’t always a good thing, though. It means there was a wide range in emergence time. Corn Watch: Corn planted on April 24 emerges, albeit slowly. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 Brightly colored flags with green, white, red and blue markings flapping in the breeze are a cool sight if you’re watchi...

Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 What will you see when you begin scouting corn as it grows this season? Weather conditions and when you were able to plant will play a large role in what you might find as you begin walking your own cornfields. Dave Nanda, director of genetics for Seed Genetics Direct, has encountered lots of different situations while walking cornfields during his long career. For the past several years, he has scouted the Corn Watch program field, which is a Farm...

Tom J. Bechman PICK UP THE PATTERN: Notice the odd pattern of shorter, lighter-colored plants that runs diagonally but flips direction at the midpoint of this cornfield. Corn Watch: Tissue testing can help compare regular and affected plants. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 The pattern was obvious in a cornfield Dave Nanda spotted on the way to look at the Corn Watch field in 2020. It was confusing, yet obvious. It begged for a follow-up. What made thi...

Final sampling time Samples were pulled at the V5 stage in 2020. Zinc was borderline. Adding it might have boosted yields, even though zinc was added with the starter. At the 12-leaf stage, tissue tests showed that key nutrient levels for nitrogen and potassium were dropping, most likely because the field had just suffered through a very dry period. Rain refreshed the plants, but nutrient levels weren’t up yet when samples were taken hours after the rain. The recommended time to take the thir...

Sex And Dating In The Coronavirus Pandemic Indian millennials demand a dating app that helps them find the ‘right’ partner on their terms so they can enjoy a compatible relationship and healthy companionship with equal respect and commitments. outlookindia.com 2021-04-23T10:26:12+05:30 The urge and desire for human proximity and a significant other have not waned during Covid-19 but may have increased. Singles, some for the first time, turned to virtual dating this year when the usu...