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Friday, December 20, 2013

Have you bought your seedcorn?

What are you planting next year?  Most Illinois farmers will be including corn in the mix.  In the northern half of the state at least, corn rootworm pressures seem to continue to grow.  The number of farmers battling the western corn rootworm variant is bound to increase.  Josh Flint offers this article on the Illinois growers struggle to control corn rootworm.  The article gives advice o traits to look for in your seedcorn to get the most out of what you plant. 

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