From too much rain to not enough, to the intensity and direction of the wind, weather plays a vital role in the the amount of pests farmers see from year to year. Agronomists and entomologists debunk myths with facts.

“Under good growing conditions, when silks grow 1" to 1½" per day, corn can tolerate a moderate level of silk-clipping insects,” says Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist. “But under stressful conditions, when silks are not growing well and pollen viability is short, even a small number of silk clippers is a problem.”

While farmers might piecemeal together data to make decisions on what hybrids to plant or which fertilizer rates need to be tweaked, Terry Griffin, Kansas State University’s precision agriculture Extension specialist, says there’s value in aggregating the data to plan for next year.

Weekend rains were scattered over the Midwest as searing heat returns, Germany reports another case of ASF and economists say the economy expanded aggressively in the April to June period.

Things could soon be getting a little spicier up in space. Details in today's AgDay Minute

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