Many fields in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa showed yellowing and/or premature senescence this fall.  To the left you can see an alfalfa field that I took a picture of this last week in northeast Nebraska that is stunted and yellowing on the hillsides and hill tops.  Where applications of PRO CAL 40 have been […]

With the growing interest in cover crops, growers need to remind themselves of the potential for injury from residual herbicides they may have used this spring. This is especially true if herbicide applications were delayed due to the wet spring. The breakdown of some herbicides can be affected by pH so be aware of your […]

Each year when plants begin their rapid growth stage producers notice leaf striping on the newest leaves that causes concern. Most commonly this is due to a shortage of magnesium in the plants. Unless you have soils that are sandy with a magnesium soil test less than 100 ppm, this will be temporary and will […]

Both fungal and bacterial diseases infect corn. A new bacterial disease that is becoming more common is Bacterial Leaf Streak. (See pictures) Recently it has been confirmed that many other grass species are also alternate hosts of this disease.   Although it doesn’t cause death of the corn plant it will severely decrease leaf area for […]