August 2015
In The News        

"Would I spray it?" Dewey Lee, Extension Agronomist, University of Georgia, reports on Southern rust (Puccinia polysora), a corn pathogen he says worries him most. For more, click here. 

New miticide formulation from Valent. Zeal® SC Miticide is now registered with a liquid formulation for long-lasting mite control in field corn, cotton and melons. For more information, click here.
What's Moving The Market? 

USDA projected U.S. corn planted acres at 89.2 million, leaving the yield estimate unchanged at 166.8 bushels per acre. For more of Mark Welch's, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Economist, Feed Grain Outlook, click here.

Total corn planted is down two percent from 2014. For the complete Acreage Planted report from USDA's National Ag Statistics Service, click here.
Growing Sturdy Stalks 
Impact Of Lodged Corn On Harvest
Impact Of Lodged Corn On Harvest

Lodged corn and stalk breakage can cause harvest yield losses of up to 25 percent, slow harvest equipment speeds and increase drying and fuel costs.

Watch this video from BASF on the impact of lodged corn and how proactive fungicide applications help growers achieve sturdy stalks and healthy crops.  
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