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[SEPT. 24, 2005]
URBANA -- Illinois crop and livestock producers
worried about the implications of the drought for corn, soybeans and
forages can go to a new University of Illinois Extension website for
information.
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"We have placed material covered during a Sept. 2 statewide
drought TeleNet on the Web," said Jim Morrison, U of I Extension
crop systems educator based in Rockford. "The material is
designed for crop and livestock producers as well as industry
representatives. The material provides management strategies and
guidelines for dealing with moisture-stressed crops. "Also,
the potential impact of the drought on cropping decisions for
2006 is addressed."
The website is located at
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/
rockfordcenter/drought/.
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Topics covered include "Impact on Corn and Soybean Yield and Seed
Quality"; "Impact on 2006 Corn Rootworm Population"; "Grain Storage
Considerations"; "What's the Potential for Herbicide Carryover in
2006?"; "Using Drought-Stressed Corn in Dairy and Beef Rations"; "Aflatoxin
in Corn"; and "Forage Seeding Options."
[News release from the
University of Illinois College
of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences]
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