Pest Assessment – Field Crop News

Great Time to Scout for Wireworms and Grubs

Posted on April 27, 2016 (April 26, 2016) by Tracey Baute

Now is a great time to scout for wireworms and grubs. With the recent warm weather, soil temperatures have reached 10oC, which means that wireworm baits will be most effective right now and grubs will also be feeding close the soil surface. How much time there is to scout for these pests depends on how […]

Neonics and What Corn and Soybean Growers Need to Know Now

Posted on September 16, 2015 (April 21, 2016) by Tracey Baute

As of July 1, 2015, new requirements for buying and using neonicotinoid-treated corn and/or soybean seed are being phased in to allow growers to adapt to new requirements. This fall (2015) – to prepare for the 2016 growing season Required for Seed Order To purchase and plant 50% or less of your total grain corn or total soybean crop for […]