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Sweet corn growers and processors could be bringing in more profits by exploiting natural density tolerance traits in certain hybrids.

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 E-Mail URBANA, Ill. - Sweet corn growers and processors could be bringing in more profits by exploiting natural density tolerance traits in certain hybrids. Thats according to 2019 research from USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Illinois scientists. But since root systems get smaller as plant density goes up, some in the industry are concerned about the risk of root lodging with greater sweet corn density. New research says those concerns are unjustified. "Root lodgin...

ACES Sweet corn growers and processors could be bringing in more profits by exploiting natural density tolerance traits in certain hybrids. That’s according to 2019 research from USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Illinois scientists. By Lauren Quinn But since root systems get smaller as plant density goes up, some in the industry are concerned about the risk of root lodging with greater sweet corn density. New research says those concerns are unjustified. “Root lodg...

President’s Council on Culture recognizes WGAC, Melissa Burt as agents of change 05 May, 2021 When the President’s Council on Culture put out its call for nominations for notable contributions to the culture of Colorado State University, the response was a bright light in what has been an especially difficult year amid the ongoing pandemic. Nominations for the Culture Award, part of  Celebrate! Colorado State, started pouring in, with peers recognizing numerous individuals and units f...

(EurekAlert!/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment)  CABBI studies on the Renewable Fuels Standard indicate a need for more targeted policies that value the environmental benefits of perennial bioenergy crops over cheaper options – and provide incentives for farmers to grow them — New studies from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) shed more light on the economic and environmental costs of mandates...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Miscanthus is harvested from a CABBI facility at Iowa State University. CABBI researchers from ISU and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found the biofuel mandates of the Renewable Fuels Standard... view more  Credit: Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Biofuels Innovation (CABBI) New studies from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) shed more light on the economic and environmental costs of mandates in the Renewable Fuels Standard ...

Shelley E. Huguley Auxin training now available online in Spanish. Last date for producers to view a one-hour Zoom training is May 14, 2021. The final date to attend the one-hour Zoom auxin training quickly approaching. An online Spanish version of the training required to meet federal and state guidelines for the use of dicamba and 2,4-D is now available by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “Over the past years, I have received requests for a Spanish versi...

Australian pineapple, Danish trout and Midwestern U.S. corn farmers are not often lumped together under the same agricultural umbrella. But they and many others who raise crops and animals face a common problem — excess nitrogen in drainage water. Whether it flows out to the Great Barrier Reef or the Gulf of Mexico, the nutrient contributes to harmful algal blooms that starve fish and other organisms of oxygen. But theres a simple solution that significantly reduces the amount of nitrogen ...