&—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 21,1971
Con Experts Discuss Blight
While Southern Corn Leaf
Blight levels are still relatively
moderate, the disease could still
cause serious losses to some corn
growers in the Nation’s corn
producing areas, a group of corn
experts reported to Secretary of
Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin
at a Federal-State corn blight
conference held Wednesday at
the University of Illinois in
Urbana.
These experts indicated that
an increase in blight intensity
from present levels could ad-
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versely affect this year’s com
yields. They reported that while
the disease is generally more
widespread in the Corn Belt
States than it was at this time
in 1970, the overall blight situa
tion is not currently as grave as
it was last year, and that current
crop prospects are generally
good.
The conference, which in
cluded corn blight experts, corn
breeders, agronomists, feeding,
harvesting and storage spe
cialists, and representatives of
farm and agribusiness organiza
tions, was scheduled at the re
quest of Secretary Hardin for
the purpose of studying the
present corn blight situation and
considering possible actions that
might be taken to help farmers
in the event the disease should
become a major threat to com
supplies.
Prospects for adequate sup
plies of blight-resistant seed for
1972 appears to be exceedingly
good at this time, the Secretary
was told. Most seed producers
have increased their acreage «hjs
year, and while the crop is still
subject to possible field damage
and harvest loss, indications are
that ample seed will be available
to plant an acreage at least
equal to this year’s crop.
Farmers whose corn is seriously
damaged by Southern Corn Leaf
Blight this year may encounter
many of the same harvesting and
storage problems that occurred
in 1970. Many of these, such as
lodging, and ear damage and
loss, can be overcome by harvest
ing as early as possible, and by
careful planning to assure that
adequate drying and storage
facilities are available. Most
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Feeding and nutrition, experts
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