Multiple ear shoots have been observed on a few hybrids in the past few weeks, which caused some concern among producers. Multiple ears on a single stalk are not uncommon when found on different nodes. This season, some hybrids are showing multiple ears on the same node, known in the industry as “bouquet ears”. Multiple…
Tag: Silage Corn
Insect Invasion – What’s eating my crops?
Standard thresholds for soybean defoliation from bloom to pod fill is 15%. It increases to 25% during pod-fill to maturity (unless pod feeding is occurring). When scouting, be sure to look at leaves from the center of the canopy to get a representative sample. Most often, the feeding looks worse than it is and a…