From Weekly Crop Update
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu

Some fields were sprayed last spring with Osprey for control of annual ryegrass and there was no control. At least one of these fields was confirmed as having ALS-resistant annual ryegrass. If Osprey or PowerFlex (another ALS-herbicide or Group 2 herbicide), were used for annual ryegrass but did not control them, Axial XL is the only option for ryegrass control this spring.

More fields with ALS-resistant common chickweed (resistant to Finesse, Harmony Extra, Osprey, and PowerFlex) are showing up in Delaware. Spring application of Starane Ultra is the best option to suppress/control the resistant chickweed. [Read more…]

By gardenstatecropinsuranceeducationinitiative

Source: NJ Crop Insurance Education

A webinar has been posted by and on the Plant Management Network to help you with choosing the best seeding rates for corn. With the high price of seed and other inputs, fine tuning your seeding rates could help improve your overall profitability in 2013.

http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/corn/CornSeedingRates/

Zane R. Helsel

Inside this issue:

• New APH Yield Trend Adjustment Approved
• Record Keeping and Acreage Reporting
• Insuring BMR Corn in 2013
• 2013 Risk Management Plan
• 2013 May Be Best Year to Buy Crop Ins
• Farm Unit Structures

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A statewide soybean producers meeting sponsored by the NJ Soybean Board will be held Wednesday from 9-3 at the Rutgers EcoComplex off Exit 52B of I-295. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Various pesticide credits are available. Please register by noon Tuesday by calling 609-585-6871.

With the high price of soybeans and good yields this past fall there are a lot of stored beans in NJ that will need attention during the winter and spring to maintain good quality. The following is information on a webinar by one of the nation’s top drying and storage experts who also will be a presenter at the February 13 Statewide Soybean Producers Meeting held at Rutgers Eco-Complex. Viewing this webinar in advance of the meeting will give you an opportunity to get important questions answered.

‘Focus on Soybean’ webcast, “Soybean Storage”

by Dr. Kenneth Hellevang, Professor of Ag and Biosystems Engineering at North Dakota State University

http://tinyurl.com/Soybean-Storage

Produced to help practitioners in the United States dry, handle and store soybeans in a manner that helps maintain their value.

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