Crop Observation
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have been 80, 35 pounds of
extra nitrogen had been ap
plied each year.
Another area for potential
savings is to credit fall nitro
gen applications. For exam
ple, 130 pounds of nitrogen
would be required for a yield
potential of 100 bushels. If 30
pounds of nitrogen had been
applied in the fall, only 100
additional pounds should be
applied in the spring. If the
yield potential would have
been 90 or 80 in the same
scenario, the spring nitrogen
rate should be 80 and 60
pounds, respectively. Credits
are not given for previous
crops. A legume, such as soy
beans, will eventually provide
available nitrogen to the soil
but often too late for the
wheat crop. The above rates
are based on mineral soils,
which have both one-five per
cent organic matter and ade
quate drainage. Nitrogen
rates would need to be re
duced on soils with high or-
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Besides the rate of nitro
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April. A split spring applica
tion program may be a bene
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that are prone to nitrogen
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important that the first appli
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tial green-up and the second
application at initial jointing
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time of application is not as
critical in a single topdress
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applied in the fall), but appli
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initial green-up and before
the second visible node on the
stem.
Most sources of nitrogen
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year. Urea and 28 percent so
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common. Urea has the least
potential to cause damage to
the crop. Damage is generally
insignificant from broadcast
applications of 28 percent so
lution applied early, but the
potential for damage in
creases as the crop matures.
Dribble band applications
will minimize damage from
28 percent solutions. Urea
ammonium nitrate solutions
will have some nitrogen
available immediately at ap
plication time; urea will have
a short lag as it converts to
ammonium and nitrate forms
of nitrogen. Generally, 28
percent solutions have the
greatest potential for nitro
gen losses since part of it is
immediately in the nitrate
form. Urea may have volatil
ization losses if temperatures
are exceedingly warm.
In summary, except where
water has been standing, the
wheat crop looks well at this
time and should have the po
tential for optimal yields.
Carefully, consider reducing
nitrogen rates. Leaving out
sulfur and unproven amend
ments would be a better man-
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making large reductions in
nitrogen rates (note, low
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beans, Wheat and Alfalfa
Gray Leaf Spot
On Corn And Labeled
Fungicides (Lipps)
Gray leaf spot (GLS) is a
potential threat to corn pro
duction each year in Ohio.
Some areas of the state are
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ORN BITS
The NCGA
Ethanol Task Force
met Feb. 1-2 in St.
Louis. Key among
the task force’s ac
complishments was
discussion and plan
ning of NCGA prin
ciples for ethanol
legislation in the
107th Congress.
The group also re
viewed the national
marketing plan,
which is in the de
velopment stage; re
viewed ethanol
policy comments re
ceived at the recent
Policy and Priority
Conference in St.
Louis; heard a brief
updated Valentine
Radford’s progress
in the marketing
plan discovery pro
cess; discussed an
ethanol industry
management com
mittee structure; dis
cussed NCGA’s
ethanol objectives
and mission in
regard to preparing
a business plan; and
determined direc
tion/key points for
the task force’s
meeting and presen
tation at Commod
ity Classic.
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Task force mem
bers are Lucy
Norton, Iowa; Ron
Litterer, Iowa;
Duane Adams, Min
nesota; Ken McCau
ley, Kansas; Rod
Weinzierl, Illinois;
Chairman Boyd
Smith, Nebraska;
Garry Niemeyer,
Illinois; NCGA
President Lee Klein,
Nebraska; NCGA
Chairman Lynn
Jensen, South
Dakota; NCGA
Staff Lead Mike
Rohan; Audrey
Swanson, Minne
sota; Don Hutchens,
Nebraska; Lisa
Richardson, South