August 8, 2011

Weekly Agronomy Update
By: Kevin Carlson, Certified Professional Agronomist, Federated Coops, Inc.

Federated Coops, Inc. corn and soybean plots are now called Discovery Plots. The agronomy sales staff will be showcasing our seed lines along with the newest traits at our Discovery Plots. Some of the latest traits offer protection against corn earworm damage. Syngenta's trait is called Viptera, and Monsanto's trait is called VT2Pro and VT3Pro with this insect protection. At Federated's Discovery Plot in Rush City, we have been monitoring corn earworm with an insect trap to determine what the insect pressure is in the area. We have been capturing over two male moth corn earworms per day so we know that there is signifacant pressure of this insect in the area. For more information, please come to the Discovery Plot days or talk to your local Federated Coops sales agronomist.