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Afternoon Comments 05/17
The equity and U.S. dollar markets proved quite strong again Friday, but commodity traders seemed to pay more attention to the negative demand aspects of the greenback rally than to the economic strength implied by stock gains. As for corn, persistent old crop tightness continued supporting nearby futures, while optimism about plantings this week weighed upon deferreds. July corn surged 11.25 cents to $6.5275/bushel in Friday trading, while December dipped 4.5 cents to $5.195.
Resistance Management News
Need for multiple modes of weed control
12/04/2012 11:45:00 AM
Managing herbicide-resistant weeds is a growing concern across the Midwest, and farmers are realizing that... Read more.
Managing Palmer amaranth to manage resistance
11/28/2012 7:00:00 AM
In early August, Panhandle producers observed a giant pigweed emerging above the corn canopy. With... Read more.
Regular cleaning of ag equipment combats spread of weeds
11/27/2012 3:00:00 PM
There are plenty of reasons to keep machinery clean — improved performance, longer working life... Read more.
Controlling Roundup-resistant marestail
11/12/2012 7:00:00 AM
There is not much more frustrating than dousing glyphosate on a weedy field and having some of the... Read more.
Weed management video: ‘Be Part of the Solution’
10/04/2012 9:45:00 AM
A new video by Syngenta illustrates the growing threat of herbicide-resistant weeds on America’s farm... Read more.
Outmaneuvering herbicide-resistant weeds
09/18/2012 11:35:00 AM
Kochia, a weed that is rapidly becoming more abundant across southern Canadian prairies and the Great... Read more.
End of season scouting
09/17/2012 8:45:23 AM
When harvesting crops now and into the fall, it is a great opportunity to scout fields one last time... Read more.
Monsanto comments on CRW resistance data
09/10/2012 11:30:00 AM
On Aug. 16, at University of Illinois' Agronomy Day, entomology professor Mike Gray reported that... Read more.
EPA concerned over more evidence of resistant WCR
09/06/2012 7:30:00 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressed its concern recently about what it calls “mounting evidence”... Read more.
Managing western corn rootworm with Bt corn
09/05/2012 7:00:00 AM
During the summer of 2011, the ISU Corn Entomology Lab visited several fields in Iowa in response... Read more.
Evolution confirmed of field resistance to Cry3Bb1
08/29/2012 10:15:00 AM
Last year Mike Gray reported on severe cases of rootworm damage to Bt hybrids expressing the Cry3Bb1... Read more.
Performance problems with Bt corn rootworm traits
08/08/2012 7:00:00 AM
Calls over the last two weeks indicate Bt-RW trait performance problems may be expanding in scope.... Read more.
