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The Chat 'n Chew Cafe offers an up-to-date "menu" with the latest crop production newsletters and news releases compiled from universities and other public Web sites across the U.S. Upcoming crop-related educational events are listed along the left side of the screen. The Cafe is owned and operated by your friendly neighborhood Extension corn specialist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Comments sent to him at rnielsen at purdue.edu are gladly received, always read and frequently acted upon.

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(17 Nov)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
  • Trying To Make Sense of Soybean Seed and Herbicide Costs
  • Ohio 2008 Soybean Aphid Summary, 2009 Prediction Not Clear
  • Insect/Pathology Workshop Scheduled for February 4, 2009
(17 Nov)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
  • New Field Guide for Soybean Cyst Nematode Management Available
  • Fall and Winter Management of Alfalfa
(17 Nov)
Corn Demand Not Improving
Darrell Good, Univ. of Illinois
(16 Nov)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter
Univ. of Missouri
  • Fall Nematode Sampling - Especially for Soybean Cyst Nematode
  • Soybean Seed Size Does Not Affect Yield Performance
(10 Nov)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
  • Corn Breakage Increases with More Drying
(10 Nov)
November Crop Reports About As Expected
Darrel Good, Univ. of Illinois
(7 Nov)
the Bulletin:
Pest mgmt & crop developmt information for Illinois
Univ. of Illinois
  • 2009 University of Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics
  • 2009 Illinois Crop Management Conferences
  • Survey for Second-Generation European Corn Borer Larvae
  • Observations from the Unusual 2008 Season
(4 Nov)
Penn State Field Crop News
Penn. State Univ.
  • Aphids in Timothy
  • Commodity Risk for 2009
  • Early Scouting for Winter Annuals
(4 Nov)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
  • Varying Grain Moisture And Harvest Delays In Corn
  • Weather Trends for the Rest of 2008 and Early 2009
(3 Nov)
Corn and Soybean Price Recovery
Darrel Good, Univ. of Illinois
(28 Oct)
OSU Extension tool aids farmers in budgeting farm enterprises
Purdue/Ohio State AgAnswers
(28 Oct)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
  • Making Fertilizer Comparisons Based Upon Price
  • Now is the Time to Control Winter Annual Weed Hosts of Soybean Cyst Nematode
  • 2008 Summary and Status of Western Bean Cutworm Trapping in Ohio
  • 2008 Summary and Status of First-Year Western Corn Rootworm
(27 Oct)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
  • Corn Quality Issues in 2008 - Moisture and Test Weight
  • Corn Quality Issues in 2008 – Field Molds
  • Corn Quality Issues in 2008 – Storage Management
(27 Oct)
Corn and Soybean Basis Strengthens
Darrel Good, Univ. of Illinois
(22 Oct)
Wet Grain a Surprise to Some Growers
Bob Nielsen, Purdue Univ.
(21 Oct)
Ohio C.O.R.N. Newsletter
The Ohio State Univ.
  • Still Thinking about Planting Wheat? Here are some Things to Consider
  • Grain Shrinkage in Corn
(21 Oct)
What's Cropping Up? PDF-formatted document
Cornell Univ (New York)
  • Proactive Agricultural and Environmental
    Management by New York Dairy Farmers
    Greatly Reduces Cropland P Balances
    How Were Balances Derived?
  • How Does Hybrid Relative Maturity Affect Corn Silage Yields
    and Moisture Levels in Central/Western New York?
  • Manure Use for Alfalfa-Grass Production
  • Common Lambsquarters Control in Glyphosate-Resistant Crops
(20 Oct)
Nebraska Crop Watch Newsletter
Univ. of Nebraska.
  • Monitor Stored Grain Condition; Retain the Value of Your Crop
  • Freeze Ends Crop Season in Western Nebraska; Eastern Areas Escape — For Now
  • Revitalizing Warm-Season Pastures
(20 Oct)
Iowa Integrated Crop Management Newsletter
Iowa State Univ.
  • Corn Disease Publication Now Available
  • Integrated Crop Management Conference and Agribusiness Expo set for Dec. 10-11
  • Crop Production and Outlook - the Demand side
  • Crop Production and Outlook
(16 Oct)
Economist has hope for corn and soybean producers
Purdue News
(16 Oct)
2009 Rental Decisions Given Volatile Commodity Prices and Higher Input Costs
Gary Schnitkey and Dale Lattz, Univ. of Illinois
(16 Oct)
Increased Probabilities of Crop Insurance Payments
Gary Schnitkey and Bruce Sherrick, Univ. of Illinois
(16 Oct)
Implications of Credit Market Problems for Crop Prices
Darrel Good and Scott Irwin, Univ. of Illinois
(16 Oct)
Financial Markets in Agriculture
Paul Ellinger and Bruce Sherrick, Univ. of Illinois
(16 Oct)
The Current Financial Crisis: How Did We Get Here?
Nick Paulson, Univ. of Illinois
(16 Oct)
Missouri Integrated Pest & Crop Management Newsletter PDF-formatted document
Univ. of Missouri
  • Considering Fall Herbicide Options in Corn and Soybean
  • Diplodia Ear Rot of Corn
  • Discolored Soybean Seed
  • It is Too Early for Fall Anhydrous Ammonia Applications to Corn
  • Prepare Now for Optimum Soybean Production in 2009
  • Managing High Phosphorus Prices

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