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Growing Degree Day Variability Affects Corn Emergence
2013-04-17 20:29:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois Only 1% of the Illinois corn crop was planted by April 14, compared to 38% on that date in 2012. With soils still cool, more rain falling this week, and a forecasted drop in temperatures later in the week, corn planting is unlikely to be early in 2013, according to University of Illinois Crop Sciences Professor Emerson Nafziger. read more
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