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Market
Watch Black Cutworm Update
Markets remain in the same old pattern. Planting is Percentage of Corn
Planted as of April 28, 2002 going to start falling behind, will that help
board price? Good question. We definitely need some new news to
boost our markets. We are in the process of upgrading to help make
things more convenient during harvest.
Cold,
Wet Season So Far
Is the weather ever going to cooperate?
Cold, wet springs can have a drastic effect on plant vigor. It
can be in the grower' best interest to do everything they can to help the
young plants get off to the best start possible.
Plants use their own energy to take up phosphate. When plants are young
and under stress, they have a hard time getting enough phosphate. If you
use a starter fertilizer that is high in phosphate, the plant will have a
better chance of getting the required amount.
There are products available to increase the vigor of your plants, such
as seed treatments and root enhancers. Seed treatments will contain
insecticides and fungicides that will help the plant get off to a more
healthy start. Examples of these products are Kickstart or Apron MAXX.
Root enhancers like Asset RS will help the plant have an increased root
mass, which can enable it take up fertilizer early in the summer and
survive dry weather.
Seed
Still Available
*Syngenta*Asgrow*DeKalb*Mycogen*
We still have seed available. We are making deliveries daily. If you
still are going to need more seed, please call Louie.
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Black
Cutworm Update
Percentage of
Corn planted as of April 28, 2002
| State |
% |
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State |
% |
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State |
% |
| IL |
25 |
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MI |
6 |
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ND |
8 |
| IN |
4 |
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MN |
22 |
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OH |
5 |
| IA |
33 |
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MO |
62 |
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SD |
11 |
| KS |
49 |
|
NE |
32 |
|
WI |
8 |
Notice In the table above that some states experienced early corn
planting this month. Last week's high temperatures will tend to accelerate
cutworm growth. Several growers are finding cutworms in cornfields much
earlier than normal this year. So if you haven't scouted your cornfields
yet, do it very soon.
Warrior is an excellent choice for preventative control of cutworms,
and it may also be used as a tank mix partner with other pesticides as
well. Use rates for Warrior range from 1.9 to 3.2 ounces per acre. See
your Lake's Farm Service representative to place your Warrior order today!
April
Weather Data
In South Bend, our average temperature for the month of April was
49.8°. The highest temperature recorded was 87° on April 15th. The
lowest recorded temperature for the month was 20° on April 6th. Total
recorded precipitation for the month was 3.40 inches, which is actually
-0.22 inches from normal. The problem was, this precipitation was recorded
as being produced on 24 days-this left only six days during the month of
April with no precipitation! It's no wonder we are having trouble getting
out into the fields!
SOURCE: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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