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 Purdue University's Bob Nielsen has lovingly compiled a Corn Growers Guidebook, providing a list of resources, information and people with expertise in corn production. This is THE on-line source for up-to-the-minute knowledge about corn production in the corn belt. DON'T pass it up!
National Corn Production Handbook. A collection of guide sheets covering all facets of corn production, compiled from writings of foremost corn extension specialists from across the United States and made available on-line by Bob Nielsen and the good folk from Purdue University's Agricultural Communications
To receive the most current information on emerging issues and production practices for corn (and other crops) in the midwest, subscribe to Iowa State University's Integrated Crop Management Newsletter. Coverage includes degree days, weather outlook, weed, disease and insect pests, soil management and fertilizer issues. An online archive of previous issues is maintained by ISU's Entomology Department.
From the Iowa State University Extension Service (NOTE: The following are fully-formatted, downloadable publications in PDF format. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Plug-in for your browser to read the documents. If you do not have this software please visit our PDF help page first!
Integrated Crop Management Nitrogen Recommendations Series
CORN
A treasure trove of corn production Fact Sheets from Ohio State University's Agricultural Extension Web Server. Topics range from pest troubleshooting to replanting decisions
From the University of Nebraska's Institute for Agricultural and Natural Resources:
From the University of Florida:
Corn Agronomy Resources for Wisconsin. A clearing house for corn information, consisting of web pages written by University of Wisconsin research and extension faculty, as well as by other university and industry agronomists
Sweet Corn Production, a technical fact sheet from North Carolina State University
Production guide for supersweet corn developed by New Zealand Crop and Food Research Ltd.
Baby corn production, harvest and processing, from Washington State University Agricultural Systems. This comprehensive, illustrated guide includes variety trial and seed source information. See also Cultivation of baby corn and its uses, from the India Information Business Line.
CORN DISEASE
INFORMATION
- Eyespot
of Corn, PM-963 [Sept. 1995] from the Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service. Includes color identification photos, file size: 396kb, format: .pdf. If you need a pdf viewer for your browser, visit our PDF Help Site.
- Stewart's Disease, PM-1627 [Sept. 1995] from the Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service. Includes color identification photos, file size: 473kb, format: .pdf. If you need a pdf viewer for your browser, visit our PDF Help Site.
- Kansas State University's Robert Bowden summarizes what is currently known about the High Plains Virus (HPV), an apparently new virus affecting corn and wheat
- Dr. Stanley G. Jensen, of the USDA-ARS and Univ. of
Nebraska's Plant Pathology Department, provides his analysis of the world wide implications of the emergence of the High Plains Virus in the maize and wheat crops. The document includes high-quality photographs of symptoms and an extensive bibliography
- Diseases of Corn or Maize. A printed compendium of the major known bacterial, fungal and viral diseases affecting the crop, listing common name and binomial name of the causal agent. From the American Phytopathological society. Unfortunately, the publication is currently out of print, but check this site for impending updates.
- A gallery of the major corn insects, from Clemson University's Entomology Department
- Over 100 images of maize pests and pathogens, from Aspergillus flavus (aflatoxin) to Ustilago maydis (corn smut). From the MaizeDB server. You will need to know the binomial (or "scientific") name of your organism in order to use this list. If you don't know this, then MaizeDB itself will help you find it. Simply Query MaizeDB with the common name and it will lead you to information regarding the pest, its relation to maize, and the image itself.
YIELD
TRIALS
HYBRID
SEED CORN
- Asgrow Seed Technology
Site, including information about Asgrow products, trials at their Concept Farms, management tips, disease scouting information, and their seed information system, a tool for selecting cultivars.
- Cargill
Hybrid Seeds Online, see listings of the full product line and use the hybrid comparator to see how Cargill hybrids have performed against the competition in your area.
- Dekalb Genetics, information on the availability of Roundup Ready corn, agronomic strategies, company news, annual reports and capability to submit information requests.
- ExSeed Genetics LLC Forecaster Newsletter, from the global supplier of genetic performance traits in grains to the end use marketplace.
- Garst Seed Company, featuring information on their Bt hybrids.
- Hoegemeyer Hybrids, Nebraska seed company known for its stress-resistant hybrids. Check their Bt and Roundup-Ready hybrids for 1999.
- Monsanto's Roundup-Ready Corn Page provides information about the technology, a user's guide, and the company's answers to frequently asked questions about seed availability, the technology fee, and the impact of their product on farming and the environment...
- Mycogen Seeds, featuring information on their conventional and Bt hybrids, together with agronomic data, tailored to specific states and counties.
- NetSeeds Inc., an Iowa-based company that provides high quality seed corn at wholesale pricing, marketed through the Internet directly to the farmer. Serving Iowa, Illinois and eastern nebraska.
- Novartis "Cob Web," the online home of NK® seeds brought to you by Novarits Seeds, Inc. (formed by the merger of Northrup King Co. and Ciba Seeds)."The place for timely, interactive agronomic information, online guides and tools for decision-making on your farm."
- Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc. Information taylored for farm operators, ag consultants, investors, media and potential employees. Farmers and consultants can obtain regional listings of grain corn and specialty corn numbers. The USA Research and Technology section offers specific information on a range of topics, including Precision Farming, High Oil Corn, and herbicide and insect resistance issues
- Wyffels Hybrids,
Inc., featuring an on-line product guide, yellow dent hybrid selector and information on their unique high-yielding, high-oil materials.
COSTS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKET INFORMATION
- Corn state-level costs of production, from the USDA Economics Research Service and Cornell's Mann Library. You can get five worksheets, with figures ranging from complete budgets to input and machinery costs. The files are in Lotus 1-2-3 format (*.wk1), which means that any spreadsheet can be used to read them. Also available are spreadsheet models to calculate corn and soybean yields, harvested acreage, and the production for states, regions, and the U.S. based on planted acreage, weather, and fertilizer application.
- Current custom rates for the state of Iowa are available in Iowa State University Extension publication FM-1698: 1998 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey [Revised March 1998] 32K in PDF format.
- Ten-minute delay futures, options and settlement prices from the Chicago Board of Trade MarketPlex.
- USDA Daily national grain summary and crop progress.
- Commodity Resource Corporation, a futures and options advisory, brokerage and trading firm specializing in agricultural commodities. Follow George Kleinman's Weekly Ag Forecast for the wheat, corn, soybean and cattle markets. Updated every Wednesday evening.
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