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Welcome to Penn State Corn & Soybean Management

This site is designed to keep you abreast of our research and recommendations on these crops. You’ll also find links to many other good sources of information on corn and soybean management. Corn and soybeans are grown on over 1.7 million acres each year in Pennsylvania and provide a foundation for our livestock based agricultural economy in the state.

Items of Interest

2008 Five Acre Corn Club

The rules and entry forms for the 2008 Five Acre Corn Club are now available on the Corn and Soybean Management Web site. (Posted April 14, 2008)

2007 Pennsylvania Yield Contest Results

Results from the 2007 Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest have been released and can be found on this site. (Posted December 21, 2007)

2007 Pennsylvania Commerical Hybrid Corn Test Data

The 2007 Pennsylvania Commerical Hybrid Corn Test Data for Maturity Zones 1 and 2 is now available as Excel spreadsheets. Test Data for Maturity Zones 3 and 4 was posted earlier. (Posted December 5, 2007)

2007 Pennsylvania Commerical Hybrid Corn Test Data

The 2007 Pennsylvania Commerical Hybrid Corn Test Data for Maturity Zones 3 and 4 is now available as Excel spreadsheets. Test Data for Maturity Zones 1 and 2 will be available shortly. (Posted November 27, 2007)

2007 Soybean Variety Test Report tables in MS Excel Format

The 2007 Soybean Variety Test Report tables in MS Excel format are now available. (Posted November 16, 2007)

2007 Pennsylvania Corn Silage Hybrid Performance Data

The 2007 Pennsylvania Corn Silage Hybrid Performance Data is now available as Excel spreadsheets. (Posted November 8, 2007)

2007 Soybean Contest Report Form

The 2007 Soybean Contest Report Form is now available for download in PDF format. (Posted September 19, 2007)

2007 Pennsylvania Five Acre Corn Club

The Grain Harvest Report Form for the 2007 Pennsylvania Five Acre Corn Club contest have been posted. (Posted September 13, 2007)

2006 Soybean Yield Contest Results

The results of the 2006 Soybean Yield Contest have been announced. (Posted January 12, 2007)

2006 5 Acre Corn Club Champions

The champions of the 2006 5 Acre Corn Club have been announced. (Posted January 5, 2007)

2006 Corn Hybrid Evaluation Data in Excel Format

The 2006 Corn Hybrid Evaluation Data is available in Excel format. (Posted November 17, 2006)

Announcements:

2008 Small Grains Field Day

The 2008 Small Grains Field Day will be held in Landisville, PA on June 4. Registration is now open. (Posted May 8, 2008)

2008 Five Acre Corn Club

The rules and entry forms for the 2008 Five Acre Corn Club are now available on the Corn and Soybean Management Web site. (Posted April 14, 2008)

Roller Study News and Update

The January 2008 issue of the Roller Study Newsletter is now available in pdf format. This year’s newsletter highlights two studies: The first article describes the experiments with rolling rye prior to planting soybeans at Rock Springs and Landisville. The second article discusses rolling hairy vetch prior to planting corn at Rodale and Rock Springs. The third article is a personal reflection from graduate student Ruth Mick on traveling to South America and seeing the no-till system there. (Posted January 30, 2008)

2007 Pennsylvania Yield Contest Results

Results from the 2007 Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest have been released and can be found on the Penn State Corn and Soybean Management Web site. (Posted December 21, 2007)

2008 Southeast Pennsylvania Crops Conferences

Session and registration information for the 2008 Southeast Pennsylvania Crops Conferences has been posted on the Crop Management Extension Group Web site. The conferences dates are Tuesday, January 22 through Thursday, January 24. There are six combinations of location and time of day to accomodate busy schedules. (Posted December 11, 2007)

2007 Pennsylvania Commerical Hybrid Corn Test Data

The 2007 Pennsylvania Commerical Hybrid Corn Test Data for Maturity Zones 1 and 2 is now available as Excel spreadsheets. Test Data for Maturity Zones 3 and 4 was posted earlier. (Posted December 5, 2007)

2007 Pennsylvania Commerical Hybrid Corn Test Data

The 2007 Pennsylvania Commerical Hybrid Corn Test Data for Maturity Zones 3 and 4 is now available as Excel spreadsheets. Test Data for Maturity Zones 1 and 2 will be available shortly. (Posted November 27, 2007)

2007 Soybean Variety Test Report tables in MS Excel Format

The 2007 Soybean Variety Test Report tables in MS Excel format are now available. (Posted November 16, 2007)

2007 Pennsylvania Corn Silage Hybrid Performance Data

The 2007 Pennsylvania Corn Silage Hybrid Performance Data is now available as Excel spreadsheets. (Posted November 8, 2007)







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