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Southwest Landmark Acre-to-Acre E-Newsletter Archives
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
Stay up-to-date on CHS Crop Nutrients News
June 2010
U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Roundup Ready® Alfalfa
U.S. Supreme Court Rules 7-1 in Favor of Farmers, Ban on Roundup Ready Alfalfa 'Cannot Stand'
Read the Press Release Here
Crop Protection Update: Postemergence Herbicide Applications in Soybeans
• Clean Application Equipment
• Apply at the Right Time
• Use the Right Rate
• Use Tank Mixtures When Needed
• Herbicide Mixing Order - It Does Matter
• Use the Right Additives and Mixing Procedures
May 2010
Crop Protection Update: Managing Giant Ragweed in Corn and Soybeans
Agronomic Spotlight: Soybean Seedling Diseases
• Prevention
• Scouting, Identification and Management
• Pythium
• Phytophthora
• Rhizoctonia
America's Farmers Grow Communities Project-sponsored by Monsanto Company
• Win $2,500 for your favorite community charity!
• Learn more about this project
• Find out your eligibility
• Register! Deadline is July 31, 2010
April 2010
Crop Protection Update
• Tank mix partners with Degree Xtra, Harness Xtra, and Harness Xtra 5.6L
• PRE
• POST
• Carrier options
• Water and 28% UAN
• Guidelines for POST application of Degree Xtra with 28% UAN as a carrier
Knowledge to Grow: Alfalfa Weevil and Early Season Insect Management in Alfalfa
Agronomic Spotlight: Volunteer Corn Control: Pre-plant, Replant and In-crop
• Effect of Volunteer Corn on Yield Potential
• Volunteer Corn Distribution
• Tips for Managing Volunteer Corn
• Prevention
• Pre-plant
• Replant
• Herbicide Options for Controlling Volunteer Corn in Continuous Corn
• Herbicide Options for Controlling Volunteer Corn in Soybeans
March 2010
Growing Knowledge - Issue 1004.2
• Spring Burndowns for Corn and Beans
• Sprayer Maintenance and Calibration
• Row Spacing Configurations and Plant Density
• Recommendations for Spring Burndowns
Growing Knowledge - Issue 1004
• Current News and Updates
• Seed Treatments May Benefit In Cool Weather
• Uniform Emergence in 2010
• Protection Against Nitrogen Loss
• Early Season Insect Pests in Corn
Crop Protection Update: Burndown Application Reminders for Roundup Brand Agricultural Herbicides
• Use the Right Right
• Add Ammonium Sulfate (AMS)
• Herbicide Mixing Order, It Does Matter...
• Use Tank Mixtures When Needed
• Minimize Field Tracking
• Good Spray Coverage
• Application Timing
Agronomic Spotlight: Correlation of Soybean Yield to Planting Date - OH, MI, IL, IN
• University Research on Early Planting of Soybeans
• Ohio
• Michigan
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Early Planting: Benefits vs. Risks
Wheat Stand Evaluations
Agronomic Spotlight: Soybean Seeding Rates
• Background
• Seeding Rate in 2010
• Seeding Rates Related to Agronomic Advancements in:
• Weed Control
• Seed Treatments
• Planter Maintenance
Help Reduce the Environmental Tax on Corn Yield Potential with Genuity™ SmartStax™ Technology;
PLUS Agronomic Spotlight: Corn Earworm
• Average historical rainfall for Ohio
• Discussion of GenuityTM SmartStaxTM technology
• Corn Earworm in Ohio
• Agronomic Spotlight: Corn Earworm
• Life Cycle
• Identification
• Management
Agronomic Spotlight: Managing Biotech Corn Traits in 2010
• What is the Herbicide Tolerance?
• What is the Insect Protection?
• Tips for Helping Minimize Errors in the Growing Season
• Biotech Traits and Their Characteristics
Growing Knowledge Newsletter - Issue 1003.2
• DEKALB Brand Corn Seed Sizing Explained
• Corn IRM: Help with Refuges
• Early and Pre-Season Field Tips
• Soybean Seed Treatments
Growing Knowledge Newsletter - Issue 1003
• Current News and Updates
• Corn Refuge Overview
• Planter Maintenance and Yield Potential
• Controlling Marestail in 2010
Agronomic Spotlight: Spring Fertilizer and High Residue
• Pre-plant Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3)
• Other Pre-plant Options
• Starter Fertilizers
• In-Season Applications
January-February 2010
Growing Knowledge Newsletter - Issue 1002
• Seed Choices
• Management of Spring Applied Nitrogen
• Planter Maintenance, Calibration, and Operations
• Protect Biotech Crops and Bring Back Roundup Ready® Alfalfa
Managing White Mold
Q&A on Moldy Grain and Mycotoxins
Southwest Landmark has equipment available at South Charleston and Wilmington to test
grain in house. If you would like corn in your bins to be tested, the cost is $25 per sample.
