Category Archives: Bloomington
Early-Planted Corn Developing Slowly : R.L. (Bob) Nielsen
Early-Planted Corn Developing Slowly R.L. (Bob) Nielsen Agronomy Dept., Purdue Univ. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Email address: rnielsen at purdue.edu Planting of the 2012 corn crop in Indiana got off to its earliest ever start. By April 8, an estimated … Continue reading
Illinois Production Cost Report (Bi-weekly) Thu, Apr 26, 2012
GX_GR210 Springfield, IL Thu, Apr 26, 2012 USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News Illinois Production Cost Report (Bi-weekly) Production costs items state wide: cash prices bulk, FOB distributor, per ton unless otherwise stated. Fertilizer in granular form unless noted. Product … Continue reading
Is It Time to Plant Soybeans? by –Emerson Nafziger
Like corn, soybean planting has had an unusually early start in Illinois this year, with 1 percent of the crop planted by April 1 and 2 percent by April 8. As more producers finish planting corn in the coming days, … Continue reading
Nutrient Status of the Soil by Fabián G. Fernández
In the first issue of the Bulletin, I noted that most fall-applied nitrogen (N) was likely still present in the soil. Table 1 shows that for a late November application of 150 lb N/acre with N-Serve in central Illinois, most … Continue reading
Covering Your Costs: Issued by Dwight D. Raab
An allocation of the cost to produce corn from over 600 farms in each of the previous four years reveals that costs to produce corn on higher productivity soils in central lllinois have risen from $655 per acre in 2008 … Continue reading