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RL (Bob) Nielsen

@PurdueCornGuy

Retired Extension corn specialist & Professor Emeritus of Agronomy at Purdue University (Indiana's land grant university)

 Indiana
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Joined August 2013
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"Knee-high by the Fourth of July?" What's the deal with that? 🌽 agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/new…
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Marketing Consequence of Selling Unusually Dry Grain @PurdueAg @PurdueExtension @PurdueAgronomy agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/new…
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Early Season Hot Spells and Corn Grain Yield Potential (Purdue University) @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueExtension @PurdueAg agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/new…

Early Season Hot Spells and Corn Grain Yield Potential

Current Hot Spell Likely Little Influence on Corn Yield Prospects

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Delayed corn planting making you nervous? Read this and calm down | @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueAg @PurdueExtension agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/new…
The Planting Date Conundrum for Corn

The Planting Date Conundrum for Corn

Review of historical USDA-NASS crop progress reports suggests there is NOT a strong relationship between planting date and absolute yield on a statewide basis for Indiana.

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Don't be misled by CORN GRAIN YIELD TREND LINES based on short time periods. Such trend lines are notoriously unreliable. (Purdue University) @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueAg @PurdueExtension agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/new…

Grain Yield Trend Lines: Don't Be Fooled

Trend lines for grain yield can be misleading.

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Harvesting corn stover - Univ Minnesota Extension blog-crop-news.extension.umn…
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Remaining #corn #harvest23 could be a struggle. Hear more about this year's challenges in our interview with @PurdueExtension @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueCornGuy @brownfield #agnews brownfieldagnews.com/news/re…
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Considerations for Drying High Moisture Corn | Agronomic Crops Network - Ohio State Extension agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/c…
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Harvest in the Legoverse 🌽
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Came across this poster at the 2023 @ASA_CSSA_SSSA International Annual Meetings. Impressed by the work @PurdueAgronomy club does in #agricultural outreach. #ACSmtg
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Purdue Agronomy PhD grad Samantha Miller ending her run as ASF chair. Under her leadership the endowment has grown by almost $3 million.
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Nitrogen Supply for the Corn Crop - farmdoc Great article from Emerson Nafziger on the contributions of soil and fertilizer nitrogen for the corn crop. farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-c…
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Indiana farmers are frustrated with the slow progress of CORN GRAIN DRYDOWN in the field - Read this for opinions on the cause(s) @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueExtension @PurdueAg agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/new…
Slow Corn Drydown in the Field - 2023

Slow Corn Drydown in the Field - 2023

Slow grain drydown caused by combination of late planting and cooler growing season

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Especially important with the dry conditions this harvest season!
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#Harvest23 is here along with many risks farmers face each year. @PurdueABE's Bill Field reminds farmers to regularly inspect their combine's machinery, fuel lines and electrical systems to prevent fires. purdue.edu/engineering/ABE/I…
Proper Maintenance Is Crucial to Prevent Combine Fires

Proper Maintenance Is Crucial to Prevent Combine Fires

Combine fires cost farmers millions of dollars in damages every harvest. As harvest continues, be proactive and prevent or reduce the chance of combine fires before they happen!! Farmers should...

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I must be getting soft in my retirement… Helping harvest a soybean trial looking at residual sulfur fertilizer carryover from last year's corn trial. So far, looks like 10 to 15 bushel response from leftover sulfur. ⁦@PurdueAgronomy⁩ ⁦@PurdueAg⁩ ⁦@PurdueAg⁩
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Measuring and Reducing Corn Field Losses | Pioneer Seeds pioneer.com/us/agronomy/corn…

Measuring and Reducing Corn Field Losses

Corn field losses can include ears dropped from plants before harvest and harvesting losses associated with the combine. Find out more about how to measure and reduce such field losses in terms of...

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Check out this YouTube recording of a recent seminar by yours truly on Optimum Plant Populations for Corn in Indiana - @PurdueAg @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueExtension youtube.com/watch?v=46C7vsmP…
Yield Response to Plant Populations in Corn

Yield Response to Plant Populations in Corn

Posted 9/26/2023. @purduecornguy The cost of seed corn represents ...

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Agronomy Seminar, Monday Sept 25th, "Corn Response to Plant Population: What Do 16 Years of Field Scale Research Tell Us?" Join us in-person on Purdue's campus or by Zoom @PurdueAg @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueExtension ag.purdue.edu/department/agr…
Agronomy Seminar Series

Agronomy Seminar Series

Purdue University Agronomy Department Seminar Series Spring 2025

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Top “Dieback” And Senescence Patterns In Corn | Purdue University Pest&Crop newsletter extension.entm.purdue.edu/ne…
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Is SMOKE from WILDFIRES Affecting CROP YIELDS? Pioneer Agronomy Sciences | Corteva agriscience corteva.showpad.com/share/Io…
Is Smoke from Wildfires Affecting Crop Yields?.pdf

Is Smoke from Wildfires Affecting Crop Yields?.pdf

Is Smoke from Wildfires Affecting Crop Yields?.pdf

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