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Frequent information updates for agricultural audiences

October 12, 2007

Hartsburg Demonstration Field Results

The 2007 demonstration at the Hartsburg Field was a strip trial comparing rootworm transgenic corn from the various providers of the genetics with that variety's isoline. Rootworm pressure was severe with damage occuring across all plots. Following is the harvest results table.

Cooperator: Logan County Extension Plot Test Type: TRAIT
Mailing Address: GPS Coordinates
City, State, Zip: Lincoln, IL Latitude (N)
County: Longitude (W)
Telephone: Tillage Type: MINIMUM
Sales Rep: Previous Crop: corn
Grower Signature: YES Prior Yr Herb:
Use Grower Name: Logan County Extension PreEHerb:
Seed Dealer: various companies Date applied:
City, State, Zip: Rate applied:
Telephone: PostEHerb:
Contact: Date applied:
Planting Date: 5/2/2007 Rate applied Drying Charge
Planting Population: 32,000 Soil Insecticide: Force Experiment Number: Per Moisture Pt.
Harvest Date: 9/18/2007 Date applied: Std. Moisture % 15 0.04
Row Width 30 Rate applied: Organic Matter (%): N Applied (lb/ac): 150 Assume:
Foliar Insecticide: Foliar Fungicide: Soil pH: P Applied (lb/ac): 200 DAP Selling Price
Date applied: Date applied: Soil Texture: K Applied (lb/ac): 200 potash $3.00
Rate applied: Rate applied: Irrigated (Yes or No): No Per Bushel
Insecticide Yield Test
Entry Seed Soil Pounds % Grain Row # of @ 15% Weight Gross
No. Brand Hybrid Trait Treat. Insect. of Grain Moisture Length Rows Bu/A Rank Lbs/Bu Income Rank
1 Garst 8573CB/LL/RW ACB/LL/ARW 5018 15.4 1238.0 8 156.9 7 $ 470.70 #DIV/0!
2 Garst 8571CB/LL ACB/LL YES 5166 15.1 1238.0 8 162.1 6 $ 486.31 #DIV/0!
3 Pioneer 32B80 RR1/HX1/LL YES 5784 18.2 1238.0 8 174.9 5 $ 524.60 #DIV/0!
4 Pioneer 32B83 RR/HXX/LL 6822 19.3 1238.0 8 203.5 1 $ 610.43 #DIV/0!
5 Dekalb DKC63-42 VT3 6330 18.6 1238.0 8 190.4 4 $ 571.31 #DIV/0!
6 Dekalb DKC63-39 RR2/YGPL 6278 17.5 1238.0 8 191.4 3 $ 574.28 #DIV/0!
7 Dekalb DKC63-46 RR/YGCB YES 6352 17.2 1238.0 8 194.4 2 $ 583.16 #DIV/0!
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9 traits: CB corn borer, ARW Agrisure rootworm, HXX, Dow rootworm, VT3 DeKalb rootworm (new), YGPL DeKalb rootworm
10 LL Liberty Link, ACB Agrisure corn borer, HX1 Herculex corn borer, RR, RR1, RR2 Roundup Ready

Posted by John Fulton at 9:56 AM | Permalink |

October 10, 2007

Weekly Rainfall

Logan County Extension Office

Week ending

Rainfall in inches

Week ending

Rainfall in inches

3/11

.14

7/1

1.10

3/18

.02

7/8

.92

3/25

1.24

7/15

Missed recording/added in 7/22

4/1

.34

7/22

2.28

4/8

.12

7/29

.24

4/15

.80

8/5

0.0

4/22

0.0

8/12

.12

4/29

1.32

8/19

.28

5/6

.94

8/26

.68

5/13

0.0

9/2

0.0

5/20

.6

9/9

1.22

5/27

.56

9/16

.32

6/3

1.4

9/23

0

6/10

0.0

9/30

.6

6/17

0.0

10/7

1.52

6/24

3.12

Posted by John Fulton at 7:44 AM | Permalink |

October 2, 2007

Weekly Rainfall

Logan County Extension Office

Week ending

Rainfall in inches

Week ending

Rainfall in inches

3/11

.14

6/24

3.12

3/18

.02

7/1

1.10

3/25

1.24

7/8

.92

4/1

.34

7/15

Missed recording/added in 7/22

4/8

.12

7/22

2.28

4/15

.80

7/29

.24

4/22

0.0

8/5

0.0

4/29

1.32

8/12

.12

5/6

.94

8/19

.28

5/13

0.0

8/26

.68

5/20

.6

9/2

0.0

5/27

.56

9/9

1.22

6/3

1.4

9/16

.32

6/10

0.0

9/23

0

6/17

0.0

9/30

.6

Posted by John Fulton at 10:27 AM | Permalink |