U.S. farmers can learn to better manage corn borer pests by watching a 30-minute Focus on Corn presentation by Dr. Scott Stewart, professor and IPM specialist at the University of Tennessee. The presentation can be accessed online through Sept. 30.

The impact of hail damage is largely dependent on corn’s stage of development. Hail affects yield primarily by reducing stands and defoliating plants. Most of the hail damage results from defoliation.

Oregon State University has selected a weed management specialist with the Extension Service for a major endowed professorship. Andrew Hulting began July 1 as OSU's fourth Hyslop professor. He will serve in the role for five years.   Hulting will train graduate students to work on weed management projects, including in-depth studies of grass weed species, such as annual bluegrass and roughstalk bluegrass.

Farmers can rid their property of unwanted vehicles while helping to generate money for a Missouri extension agency.

The proper and expected thing to do in this, my editorial debut, would be to introduce myself. But really, as I often tell my children, “It’s not about you” (or me for that matter). There are simply more important things to discuss.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated in 2012 that U.S. growers harvested 113,450,000 tons of corn as silage, with a conservative value of $7.3 billion.