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March 2008
  • What is a Falling Number and What Does It Mean About Your Wheat?
  • Wheat Nutrition-Secondary Macronutrients and Micronutrients
  • Wheat Nutrition-Adding an Extra Touch
  • No-till Corn Planting into Rye Cover Crop Residues
  • Effects of Twin Row Spacing on Corn Silage Growth Development and Yield in the Shenandoah Valley
  • Performance of Early Maturing Soybean Varieties in Pennsylvania
  • Corn Ear Formation: Effects of Early Season Dry Weather
  • Survey of Nematode Populations and Prevalence in Virginia Corn Fields, 2007
  • Improving the Efficiency of Surface Applied Poultry Manure in No-till Corn Production
  • Pastures Need Time to Adapt to Drought Stress
  • Why Shouldn't I let the Animals Graze that Close
  • Legume-Associated Frothy Bloat in Cattle
  • The Role of Nutrtion and Metabolic Controls in Subfertility of Lactating Dairy Cattle
  • Notices and Upcoming Events
December 2007
  • Organic Corn Production Survey: Hybrid Selection and Management Practices Vary
  • 2007 Ohio Corn Performance Test-Triple and Quadruple Stacks Predominate Entries
  • "Abnormal Corn Ears" Poster Available
  • Increasing Early Season N Fertilizer Efficiency in Corn
  • Wheat Production Basics IV: A different Tactic for Fall Nitrogen
  • Variety Performance and Production Management for Hulless Barley
  • Drought Offers Opportunity to get Legumes Back into Your Pastures
  • Using What the Good Lord Gave Us
  • Understanding a Hay Analysis Report
  • Nitrogen Applications to Wheat in a Cover Crop Program that Restricts Fertilization until mid-March 2008
  • Notices and Upcoming Events
September 2007
  • Tip Dieback and Zipper Ears in Corn
  • Late Season Flood Damage to Corn: Management Considerations
  • Stalk Rot and Lodging in Corn: Potential Problem in 2007?
  • Evaluating Corn Hybrid Demonstration Plots in 2007
  • Severe Blunt Ear Symptoms Appear in Pennsylvania
  • Wheat Fertilizer Considerations Following Drought Affected Corn
  • Wheat Production Basics
  • Winter Cover Crops in Virginia
  • Organic Certification for Field Crops
  • Reviving Drought Stressed Pastures in the Mid-Atlantic Region
  • Forage Stand Evaluations following Severe Stress Conditions
  • Small Grains for Fall and Spring Forage
  • Cover Crops, Small Grains and Crop Residue Provide Fall/Winter Supplemental Forage
  • When to Worry about Hay Safety
  • Notices and Upcoming Events
June 2007
  • Crop Germination and Emergence in Dry Soils
  • Tips for Assessing Corn Hybrid Demonstration Plots
  • Low Cutting Height Can Result In Loss of Orchardgrass
  • Cut the Residue - Penetrate to the Proper Depth - Insure Soil-to-Seed Contact
  • Management of Drought Stressed Corn for Silage
  • Manage the Plastic on Your Silage Piles and Bunkers
  • Not All Nitrogen Sources Are Equal When It Comes To Stockpiling
  • Stockpiling for Winter Grazing in Drought Years
  • Tips for Stockpiling Tall Fescue for Winter Grazing
  • Fertilizing Pasture and Hay fields for Fall Production following Drought
  • Summer Annual Grasses and Johnsongrass: Forage Related Disorders
March 2007
  • Corn Yield Response to Tillage and Rotation on Poorly Drained Soils
  • Key Steps for Managing the Risks of Continuous Corn
  • Production Practices for Continuous Corn
  • Corn Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Uptake
  • Targets for Silage Storage and Feeding
  • A Quick Note on Wide Swathing Alfalfa for Making Silage
  • 2007 Pasture and Hay Weed Management Guide
  • Managing “Sacrifice” Lots: Livestock Heavy Use Areas
  • Grass Tetany — A Look at its Causes, Symptoms, and Management
  • Why Shouldn’t I let the Animals Graze that Close
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