The calendar says that farmers in western and southern Kentucky should be planting corn. The weather says something very different right now.
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Dr. Kiersten Wise presents a guide for Planning for Corn Disease Management 2018
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Twenty-five entries exceeded the 300 bushel mark in this year's Kentucky Corn Yield Contest. See who broke the grain bin this year.
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The 2017 growing season was wet early and dry later with conditions for excellent yields.
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The hybrids submitted for testing are those most likely to be available for sale in 2018. Representatives from seed companies select and nominate their own hybrids. They provide the seed listed in Table 1 and identify the maturity and/or seed coat color
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The latest resources regarding ear rot and mycotoxins.
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Almost 25% of the corn harvested in Kentucky will be sold in January, the largest of any month. Therefore, it is important to know the cost for drying and storing corn to ensure the cash price received will cover the costs.
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Southwestern corn borer (SWCB) (Diatraea grandiosella) was a caterpillar regarded as one of the most serious insect pests of corn in the late 1970s.
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Southern rust of corn, caused by the fungus Puccinia polysora, was confirmed by the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (PDDL) this week on samples from Caldwell County and Graves County.
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A new system known as the “Integrated Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education,” iPiPE for short, is now being used to track southern rust of corn in the U.S.
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Some people are concerned about making a sidedress nitrogen (N) application prior to the big rain event predicted for later this week. Are we going to lose the N we apply just before the rain?
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Southern rust of corn (caused by the fungus, Puccinia polysora) caused yield losses on several acres of corn in Kentucky during 2016, which raised awareness of this disease going into the 2017 growing season.
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Trade equals huge success for exports of U.S. feed grains in all forms, particularly to the 20 countries with which the United States has a free trade agreement (FTA). KyCorn works with the US Grains Council to strengthen these markets.
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Corn plants are looking much healthier this week with several consecutive days of warmth and sunshine.
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Farmers, crop scouts and county extension agents around Kentucky are reporting fields of corn that look yellow and/or striped and otherwise puny. A lot of these symptoms are most likely related to weather. Some have other problems.
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During the week of April 15 to 21, 2017, there were 301 (Princeton) and 4 (Lexington) captures of true armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta) moths in pheromone-based traps in those locations. For Princeton, this is a 1/3 fold increase in 1 week (KPN), while in Lexington, there was no change in the number of moths captured
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Corn planting for much of Kentucky is quickly approaching. Given the mild winter, average soil temperatures across Kentucky for the month of March are approximately 51°F.
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Reports of flooded corn are coming in from around Kentucky. Corn survival is dependent on the crop stage, the depth of flooding, the duration of flooding and the soil type in the field as well as other factors. The following are some key points to corn survival after flooding.
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