Month: December 2011

2011 Preliminary Soybean Product Assessment SEREC Study

Site coordinators – Del Voight, John Bray, Alyssa Collins, Greg Roth – Penn State Extension

Treatments Evaluated
1 Untreated (Trilex plus Gaucho )
2 Cobra at 6 oz/acre 1qt/a COC +2.5lb/a AMS V 6 V6 R1
3 Post at V2 Moly 5 oz/acre
4 M power 1 pint per acre at planting

Field INFORMATION
Field Name: X  
Acres:  15
2010 Crop: Wheat/Soybeans
2011 Crop:  Soybeans
Soil type: Duffield
Field Length: 800
Tillage: No till
Planting Date: 5/10/11
Soybean Variety: 93M11
Seed Treatment: Trilex plus Gaucho
Inoculants: Optimize
Planting Depth: 1inch
Planter/Drill and width: 10 foot 7 inch JD1250
Herbicide: Canopy+Round Up f/b Round Up f/b Arrow
Sprayer/width: 20
Combine/width: 15
Yield Monitor: No
GPS capability: No
Guidance system:   No
Soil Test K (ppm):
Design:Replicated Complete Block
3 reps

TTreatment
Yield
Moisture
Test Wt.
Bu/ac
%
Lb/bu
1 Untreated
50.4
15.5
47.7
2 Cobra at 6 oz/acre 1qt/a COC +2.5lb/a AMS V 6 V6 R1
49.4
15.49
49.2
3 Post Moly 5 oz/acre
49.5
15.46
48.4
4 M power 1 pint per acre
48.5
15.41
48.0
Significant/ LSD(0.10)
NS
NS
0.9

Notes: Conditions were dry in Late July and August.  Disease and insect pressure was low


2011 BMP Challenge Plots: On Farm Demonstrations

Del Voight – Penn State Extension

e thHere are the  yield reports for three producers whom compared no till to some other tillage practice. This field scale demonstration had no till around the field border and a check strip in the middle of the field with the tillage practice. Yields were measured in the check and on each side of the check with no till.
RESULTS

Producer
Treatment
Yield
Moisture
Populations
Bu/ac
%
ppa
Wenger
Wen
1  Turbo Till
185
22.0
28300
Wenger
2  No till
186
23
27800
Weidler
1  Turbo Till
156.41
20
27529
Weidler
2  No Till
139.74
20
27181
Krall
5  Minimum Till
170.47
17.4
25083
Krall
6  No Till 0z/acre V6-late R1
183.95
17.3
24100

Early Roundup Ready and Non Round Up Ready Soybean Variety Performance in Lancaster County, 2011

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural Sciences  

Early Maturing MG 3.3 and earlier)Round Up Ready Variety Test

 Soybean Variety Testing
  
Source Entry  Seed Treatment  Yield,
bu/A		 Height
(in.)		 Lodging
(1-5, 1=best)
Hisoy HS 31A03 Cruiser Maxx 88.4 45 4.8
Steyer  3102R2 81.9 46 4.8
Hisoy HS 32A14 Cruiser Maxx 80.7 47 3.5
Pioneer 93Y13* Cruiser, Trilex, Allegiance 79.8 45 3.3
Dyna-Gro 37RY33 Acceleron 79.6 48 3.5
Doebler’s  RPM DB3309RR Gaucho, Trilex 2000 79.5 46 4.5
Channel 3303R2 Acceleron SY 79.0 46 3.5
Hisoy HS 33A14 Cruiser Maxx 78.6 51 4.3
Pioneer  93Y05 Cruiser, Trilex, Allegiance 77.3 41 3.5
Steyer  2801R2 76.6 41 3.8
Dyna-Gro 38RY32 Acceleron 75.1 47 4.0
T.A. Seeds TS3229R2 74.7 46 3.8
Hubner  H31-10R2 Acceleron FI 74.4 46 4.0
Chemgro C3244R2 74.3 48 3.8
Hubner  H33-11R2 Acceleron FI 73.3 46 4.0
Hisoy HS 27A14 Cruiser Maxx 73.2 42 4.8
Hubner  H28-10R2 Acceleron FI 73.2 45 3.8
Steyer  3203R2 72.4 45 3.8
Doebler’s RPM DB3010RR Gaucho, Trilex 2000 71.7 47 3.8
Pioneer  93M11* Cruiser, Trilex, Allegiance 70.3 41 3.8
NK Brand SK28-B4* Cruiser Maxx 69.7 42 4.3
T.A. Seeds TS2890R 68.3 44 4.3
Steyer  2702R2 58.1 44 4.0
Mean 75.2 45 4.0
LSD (.05) 8.7
LSD (.25) 5.1
CV % 8.2
*Entered by PA Soybean Board
Prepared by: Mark Antle and Greg Roth, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.
Page will be periodically updated as additional data becomes available.

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Late Maturing Roundup Ready Soybean Variety Performance in Lancaster County, 2011 (MG 3.4 and later) 
Source Entry  Seed Treatment  Yield,
bu/A		 Height
(in.)		 Maturity Date Lodging
(1-5, 1=best)
NK Brand S36-B6 Cruiser Maxx 78.7 46 28-Sep 3.5
Mid Atlantic Seeds MAS3599RR P250, Cruiser Maxx, Acceleron 77.9 46 27-Sep 3.5
Mid Atlantic Seeds MAS3511RRII P250, Cruiser Maxx, Acceleron 77.5 45 27-Sep 3.5
NK Brand S34-N3 Cruiser Maxx 76.7 44 25-Sep 3.3
Hubner  H39-12R2 Acceleron FI 75.1 44 30-Sep 4.0
Channel   3402R2 Acceleron SY 75.0 40 24-Sep 2.8
Doebler’s   RPM DB3809RR Gaucho, Trilex 2000 74.7 44 28-Sep 3.0
NK Brand S35-T9 Cruiser Maxx 74.6 49 27-Sep 4.0
Asgrow AG4232 Acceleron 74.4 48 8-Oct 3.0
Mid Atlantic Seeds MAS3802NRR P250, Cruiser Maxx, Acceleron 74.2 49 29-Sep 3.5
Dyna-Gro  38RY35 Acceleron 73.6 45 26-Sep 4.0
NK Brand S39-A3 Cruiser Maxx 73.4 45 27-Sep 4.0
Hisoy HS 42T80 Cruiser Maxx 73.4 45 30-Sep 3.8
T.A. Seeds TS3989RS 73.3 47 30-Sep 3.5
Asgrow AG4130 Acceleron 73.0 40 4-Oct 2.8
Channel   3905R2 Acceleron SY 73.0 41 26-Sep 3.5
Hubner  H36-12R2 Acceleron FI 72.9 38 27-Sep 3.0
Dyna-Gro  34RY36 Acceleron 72.8 48 26-Sep 4.0
T.A. Seeds TS4299RS 72.6 42 28-Sep 3.5
Mid Atlantic Seeds MAS3781NRR P250, Cruiser Maxx, Acceleron 72.5 47 28-Sep 4.0
Hisoy HS A326  Cruiser Maxx 72.5 41 26-Sep 3.3
Asgrow AG3731 Acceleron 72.2 37 27-Sep 2.8
NK Brand S38-H8 Cruiser Maxx 72.1 33 29-Sep 1.5
Steyer  3402R2 72.1 44 23-Sep 3.8
Steyer  3403R2 72.1 47 25-Sep 4.3
Hisoy HS 39A03 Cruiser Maxx 71.4 40 4-Oct 3.5
Chemgro C3444R2 71.4 39 25-Sep 3.8
Hisoy HS 38A02 Cruiser Maxx 71.0 36 28-Sep 2.5
NK Brand S39-U2 Cruiser Maxx 71.0 39 27-Sep 4.0
T.A. Seeds TS3829R2 70.1 46 27-Sep 3.8
Dyna-Gro  32RY34 Acceleron 69.4 47 26-Sep 3.8
Doebler’s   RPM DB3509RR Gaucho, Trilex 2000 69.4 45 26-Sep 3.3
Mid Atlantic Seeds MAS4077RR/STS P250, Cruiser Maxx, Acceleron 69.0 44 1-Oct 3.3
Hisoy HS 34A14 Cruiser Maxx 68.8 36 23-Sep 2.0
Hisoy HS 41A02 Cruiser Maxx 68.7 42 4-Oct 2.8
Steyer  4203R2 68.7 44 5-Oct 3.3
Chemgro C3945R2 68.7 41 30-Sep 3.0
Asgrow AG3832 Acceleron 68.2 36 27-Sep 2.5
Channel   4101R2 Acceleron SY 68.2 45 5-Oct 3.0
Dyna-Gro  36RY38 Acceleron 67.7 33 28-Sep 2.3
Mid Atlantic Seeds MAS4304NRRII P250, Cruiser Maxx, Acceleron 67.7 46 9-Oct 3.0
Chemgro C3744R2 66.7 36 30-Sep 2.5
Channel   3701R2 Acceleron SY 66.5 35 29-Sep 1.5
T.A. Seeds TS4129R2 66.1 39 5-Oct 2.8
Asgrow AG3931 Acceleron 66.0 46 3-Oct 3.5
Asgrow AG4032 Acceleron 65.8 38 29-Sep 2.3
Mid Atlantic Seeds MAS3955RR P250, Cruiser Maxx, Acceleron 65.7 36 4-Oct 1.5
Mid Atlantic Seeds MAS3701NRRII P250, Cruiser Maxx, Acceleron 65.4 49 27-Sep 4.0
Hubner  H34-11R2 Acceleron FI 65.3 32 22-Sep 2.3
Hubner  H34-12R2 Acceleron FI 64.6 33 26-Sep 1.5
Steyer  3802R2 64.2 37 1-Oct 2.0
Mid Atlantic Seeds MAS4399RR/STS P250, Cruiser Maxx, Acceleron 60.8 44 8-Oct 3.3
Mean 70.7 42 28-Sep 3.1
LSD (.05) 8.4
LSD (.25) 4.9
CV % 8.4
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Non-RR Soybean Variety Performance in Lancaster County, 2011
Source Entry  Seed Treatment  Yield,
bu/A		 Height
(in.)		 Maturity Date Lodging
(1-5, 1=best)
Crissinger Seeds 440 STS SB Rancona, Metastar, Storcide II,  56.6 33 1-Oct 2.3
Dyna-Gro  36LL39* 55.4 29 30-Sep 2.3
Dyna-Gro  34LL37* 54.7 34 26-Sep 2.5
Dyna-Gro  38LL42* 53.9 37 29-Sep 2.5
T.A. Seeds TS3609L* 53.2 37 25-Sep 2.5
Crissinger Seeds 390 SB Rancona, Metastar, Storcide II,  52.4 32 25-Sep 2.5
T.A. Seeds TS3929L* 50.9 30 1-Oct 2.5
T.A. Seeds TS4229L* 49.0 42 1-Oct 2.8
NK Brand 35-T9 (check) 49.0 34 24-Sep 2.5
Ohio State University Wooster (MG 3.9) 48.2 38 27-Sep 3.0
Ohio State University Prohio (MG 4.1) 48.2 37 23-Sep 3.3
Mean 52.0 35 27-Sep 2.6
LSD (.05) NS
LSD (.25) 4.1
CV % 8.3
*Liberty Link Variety
Prepared by: Mark Antle and Greg Roth, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.
Page will be periodically updated as additional data becomes available.

Penn State Extension Crop Management Conference – Capital Region Feb 9
Key Program Topics
The Conference will provide pesticide, nutrient management and certified crop advisor credits, as well as key current cop management issues pertaining to:

• No-Till Crop Production
• Integrated Pest Management
• Forage Management
• Crop Management
• Sustainable Cropping Systems
• Nutrient Management
WHEN
Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
WHERE
Lebanon Valley Expo Center & Fairgrounds
80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, PA 17042
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CHEMSWEEP to Provide Safe Pesticide Disposal in 20 Counties in 2012

 Each year growers have left over unidentified pesticides lying around the farm. Each year PDA offers a program for growers to safely discard. Here is the announcement growers need to be aware of for 2012. 
Del Voight- Penn State Extension
Nov. 29, 2011

Harrisburg – Agricultural businesses and pesticide applicators in 20 counties will be able to dispose of unwanted pesticides safely and easily in 2012 through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s CHEMSWEEP program.
CHEMSWEEP is offered in different counties each year. In 2012 it will be offered in Armstrong, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Dauphin, Forest, Fulton, Indiana, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, Mifflin, Philadelphia, Susquehanna, Tioga, Venango, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
“CHEMSWEEP provides a safe, legal way to dispose of unwanted pesticides,” said Agriculture Secretary George Greig. “Since 1993, the program has helped our agriculture industry properly dispose of nearly 2 million pounds of unwanted or unusable pesticides, helping to safeguard our environment.”
Each year, many pesticide products are discontinued or phased out, leaving growers, commercial establishments and applicators with quantities of potentially dangerous and toxic materials that cannot be placed in landfills. The unwanted pesticides often become a safety hazard and an environmental concern through long-term storage in barns, garages or other areas.
Licensed pesticide applicators, pesticide dealers and commercial pesticide application businesses in the designated counties are eligible to participate by completing the CHEMSWEEP registration/inventory form that will be direct-mailed. Registration closes March 31.
An independent contractor hired by the Department of Agriculture will collect and package all waste pesticides primarily for incineration at facilities approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. CHEMSWEEP will cover the disposal cost for the first 2,000 pounds per participant. Above that level, participants will be billed at the department’s contracted price.
The program is funded through annual registration fees paid by pesticide manufacturers and applicators. To obtain registration forms or to find additional information, visit www.pda.state.pa.us/CHEMSWEEP.
Media contact: Nicole L. C. Bucher, 717-787-5085
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