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Report Information

Participants

Breining, James - The Pennsylvania State University

Cook, Alan - The Pennsylvania State University

Coulter, Jeffrey - University of Minnesota

Czerwinski, Matthew - Grain Farmers of Ontario

Dimeo, Natalie - Grain Farmers of Ontario

Fusilier, Katlin - Michigan State University

Geyer, Allen - The Ohio State University

Guttendorf, Mark - Growmark FS

Kolkman, Judith - Cornell University

Lawrence, Joe - Cornell University ProDairy

Lindsey, Alex - The Ohio State University

Smith, Margaret - Cornell University

Thomison, Peter - The Ohio State University

Widdicombe, Bill - Michigan State University

Brief Summary of Minutes

NECC29:  NECIC Business Meeting

12 February 2019

State, provincial, and industry reports

Reports were given by representatives from MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, Ontario, and Growmark FS.

Future meeting formats, locations, and dates

Discussion focused on the challenges to either face-to-face or on-line formats. Each has both positive and negative aspects. The value of meeting regularly, regardless of format, was noted and endorsed by the group. Those of us south of the border very much value the opportunity to connect with our Canadian colleagues at in-person meetings. Some indicated that having a tour at the meeting site was of value, although the typical February time frame for our meetings clearly limits the options. Early August was suggested as an alternate time to meet, although for some that runs into essential field activities. Another option suggested was to piggyback our meeting on another event, however the group failed to identify promising events with which to consider piggy-backing.

The outcome of the discussion was that the group aim for an in-person meeting every other year (or every third year at most) and a virtual meeting in the intervening years. The 2020 meeting is to be held in Columbus OH. Dates yet to be determined.

Accomplishments

<p>A&nbsp;primary goal and major&nbsp;accomplishment of the Northeastern Corn Improvement Conference is the exchange of ideas and information among the region's corn workers. This was successfully achieved through our virtual meeting in 2019, with a combination of research talks&nbsp;and reports from state, provincial, and industry representatives from around the region.</p><br /> <p>It is also our goal to keep the region's corn workers abreast of emerging production issues, not only&nbsp;in the northeastern US and eastern Canada, but also around the corn growing regions of the world. &nbsp;In the last few years, the group has incorporated new participants from the upper midwest (Michigan and Minnesota), who have added fresh perspectives and breadth to our understanding of corn production issues and concerns.</p><br /> <p>Coordinated silage testing results were shared at this meeting. The silage testing effort involves variety evaluation programs in New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. The Northeastern Corn Improvement Conference annual meeting provides an opportunity to share results of this effort, gather input from seed industry and farmer groups about their silage evaluation data needs, and review procedures and protocols to ensure that&nbsp;the data gathered are readily comparable across locations and states.</p><br /> <p>As a regional coordinating committee, another very important goals of the Northeastern Corn Improvement Conference is to share region-specific research results that provide the corn seed industry and corn growers with guidance on crop and pest management. The number of research presentations was limited in 2019, due to scheduling challenges and probably also to lack of experience with the virtual format used for the conference this year. Nevertheless, those presentations given were informative and&nbsp;of broad interest to the regional corn research and production communities.</p><br /> <p>Finally, it is also our goal to foster graduate students' professional development. In 2019 we had one graduate student presentation on our program. We hope to boost graduate student participation in future virtual meetings, such that it is similar to what is regularly achieved in our face-to-face meetings.</p>

Publications

<p>Alexander, J., J. Coulter, J. Baker, and R. Venterea. 2018. Kura clover living mulch provides opportunity for high corn yield with reduced nitrogen input. In: Minnesota Crop News, Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul. http://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2018/08/kura-clover-living-mulch-provides.html#more.</p><br /> <p>Emmett, B.D., D.H. Buckley, M.E. Smith, and L.E. Drinkwater. 2018. Eighty years of maize breeding alters plant nitrogen acquisition but not rhizosphere bacterial community composition. Plant Soil. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3744-0">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3744-0</a></p><br /> <p>Everett, L.A., R. Pepin, J.A. Coulter, and M.L. Wilson. 2018. Managing nitrogen from manure with a winter rye cover crop: Results of on-farm trials in Minnesota. Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul <a href="https://z.umn.edu/3k2o">https://z.umn.edu/3k2o</a>.</p><br /> <p>Goplen, J.J., J.A. Coulter, C.C. Sheaffer, R.L. Becker, F.R. Breitenbach, L.M. Behnken, and J.L. Gunsolus. 2018. Economic performance of crop rotations in the presence of herbicide-resistant giant ragweed. Agron. J. 110:260&ndash;268. doi:10.2134/agronj2016.09.0536.</p><br /> <p>Hoverstad, T., W. Ihlenfeld, J. Coulter, C. Reese, S. Quiring, and M. Hanson. 2017. Corn grain field crop trial results. In: Minnesota field crop trials, Univ. of Minnesota Agric. Exp. Stn, St. Paul. https://www.maes.umn.edu/sites/maes.umn.edu/files/2017_corn_grain_final.pdf.</p><br /> <p>Huffman, R.D., C.A. Abel, L.M. Pollak, W. Goldstein, R.C. Pratt, M.E. Smith, K. Montgomery, L. Grant, J.W. Edwards, M.P. Scott. 2018. Maize Cultivar Performance under Diverse Organic Production Systems. Crop Sci. 58:253-263. doi:10.2135/cropsci2017.06.0364.</p><br /> <p>Lawrence, J., A. Kerwin, T. Overton, H. Darby, M. Smith, M. Van Amburgh, N. Dineen, S. Norman, K. Payne, D. Fisher, and S. Ziegler.&nbsp; 2018.&nbsp;New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation Program - 2018.&nbsp; Cornell University Pro-Dairy, Animal Science, and Plant Breeding &amp; Genetics; and University of Vermont Plant and Soil Science; Ithaca NY.&nbsp; 38 pp.</p><br /> <p>Nicolai, D., J. Coulter, and S. Naeve. 2018. Harvest considerations for storm-damaged corn and soybean. In: Minnesota Crop News, Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul. http://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2018/09/harvest-considerations-for-storm.html#more.</p><br /> <p>Noland, R.L., M.S. Wells, C.C. Sheaffer, J.M. Baker, K.L. Martinson, and J.A. Coulter. 2018. Establishment and function of cover crops interseeded into corn. Crop Sci. 58:863&ndash;873. doi:10.2135/cropsci2017.06.0375.</p><br /> <p>Raskin, D., M.S. Wells, J.M. Grossman, J.A. Coulter, and C.C. Sheaffer. 2017. Yield and economic potential of spring-planted, pea-barley forage in short-season corn double-crop systems. Agron. J. 109:2486&ndash;2498. doi:10.2134/agronj2017.01.0029.</p><br /> <p>Roth, G.W. 2018. Pennsylvania Commercial Grain and SIlage Hybrid Corn Tests Report: 2017&nbsp;Results. Penn State Extension.</p><br /> <p>Smith, M.E. and J. Singer.&nbsp; 2018.&nbsp;Corn grain hybrid selection.&nbsp; pp. 53-55.&nbsp; In: Thomas-Murphy, J. (ed.) 2019 Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management.&nbsp; Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell University, Ithaca NY.&nbsp; 160 pp.</p><br /> <p>Smith, M.E., S.A. Norman, and J. Singer. &nbsp;2018.&nbsp;2017 New York Hybrid Corn Grain Performance Trials.&nbsp; Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Plant Breeding and Genetics 2018-1.&nbsp;14 pp.</p><br /> <p>Walker, Z.T., J.A. Coulter, M.P. Russelle, R.T. Venterea, A.P. Mallarino, J.G. Lauer, and M.A. Yost. 2018. Do soil tests help forecast nitrogen response in first-year corn following alfalfa on fine-textured soils? Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 81:1640&ndash;1651. doi:10.2136/sssaj2017.06.0183.</p>

Impact Statements

1. Participation of seed industry and farmers' organization representatives in the meeting strengthened existing linkages of these groups with researchers in our region.

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Report Information

Participants

List of Participants:
Mark Jones, mark.jones@ars.usda.gov, USDA-ARS
Sami Khanal, khanal.3@osu.edu, The Ohio State University
Garrett Steinbeck, steinbeck.8@osu.edu, The Ohio State University
Katlin Fusilier, blaineka@msu.edu, Michigan State University
Mark Guttendorf, mguttendorf@growmarkfs.com, Growmark FS
Kristin Mercer, mercer.97@osu.edu, The Ohio State University
Paul Brautigam, paul.brautigam@basf.com, Thurston Genetics
Maninder Singh, msingh@msu.edu, Michigan State University
Christopher Nacci, christopher.nacci@ars.usda.gov, USDA-ARS
Brad Moffitt, bmoffitt@ohiocornandwheat.org, Ohio Corn and Wheat
Alex Lindsey, lindsey.227@osu.edu, The Ohio State University
Lucy Stewart, lucy.stewart@usda.gov, USDA-ARS
Jim Breining, jab94@psu.edu, Penn State University
Harkirat Kaur, kaurhark@msu.edu, Michigan State University
Peter Thomison, thomison.1@osu.edu, The Ohio State University
Noah Kayafas, kayafas.2@osu.edu, The Ohio State University
Jerron Schmoll, jerron.schmoll@corteva.com, Corteva Agriscience

Brief Summary of Minutes

Business Meeting and State Reports

Present: Jim Breining, Paul Brautigam, Harkirat Kaur, Kaitlin Fusilier, Maninder Singh, Mark Jones, Chrstopher Nacci, Peter Thomison, and Alex Lindsey.

Alex Lindsey called the meeting to order at 2:15 PM. Alex Lindsey asked for reports from the Industry and University Representatives, and can be found below the notes from the business meeting.

Discussion of the 74^th annual meeting host and location was discussed, with Paul Brautigam suggesting reaching out to Becks Seed Company in Atlanta, IN. Paul mentioned connections with the Agronomic lead for the company, and Mark Jones mentioned contacts within the breeding area at the Atlanta location. It was agreed that this as a potential organizer and/or host for 2021 should be investigated.

Business meeting was adjourned at 3:15PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Alex Lindsey, The Ohio State University

 

2019 Pennsylvania State Report

Jim Breining

Pennsylvania experienced a pretty fair production year, especially compared to 2018. March and April featured slightly above normal temperatures and rainfall. A few areas of the state were planted the last week of April. However, most planting started in earnest the week of May first. The first of my 20 corn variety trial locations were planted on May 8. Several significant rain events caused delays and pushed back completion of planting until June 12. Overall emergence of plots was very good. We did lose a northern Bradford County location due to flash flooding and poor stand establishment. Several locations required post herbicide and or fertilizer applications to get them back on track.

Stand establishment counts were taken through the month of June. As previously stated, overall stand counts were very good and field maintenance work was performed where necessary. Our summer months featured seasonably warm temperatures and normal rainfall. The southern half of the state was getting dry towards the beginning of August. Grain development in the fuller season hybrids was somewhat impacted by this stress, especially where the corn was planted later in May. This probably best explains why the longer season hybrids in our full season grain and corn silage trials lagged the earlier and mid-season hybrids at those same test sites.

We started harvesting the 158 entries entered in our commercial corn silage variety trials on August 26 at 2 Lancaster County sites. Harvesting continued through the month of September and ended on October 1^st. Yield and quality were good at all locations. The early season trials (85-103 day RM) averaged 19.1 tons/acre; Mid-season trials (100-111 day RM) averaged 20.3 tons/acre; and Full season trials (111-120 day RM) averaged 24.7 tons/acre.

Our corn silage variety testing program is a 15-year effort by Penn State University and the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) to evaluate corn varieties for yield and quality. In order to advance and update MILK 2006, our program is in a collaborative effort with Cornell University, the University of Vermont, and the Dairy Nutrition Industry to develop a new quality index based on organic matter digestibility of protein, fat, NDF, and starch called the OMD index (organic matter digestibility). The OMD Index – using data derived from wet chemistry analyses – will provide a useful metric to rank hybrids; furthermore, the OMD Index will provide nutritionists with an estimate of rumen fermentability – or fuel – overall.

We had 118 entries in our commercial corn grain trials. Those harvests got underway on October 14 and were completed on November 21^st. Our Zone 1 trials (85-100 day RM) yielded 178.2 bu/acre; Zone 2 (101-109 day RM) yielded 186.2 bu/acre, and combined zones 3-4 (110-120 day RM) yielded 232.2 bu/acre.

NASS corn data for production year 2019 in Pennsylvania showed a total of 1.45 million acres planted, up from 1.3 million acres planted in 2018. Acres harvested for grain was 1,060,000; acres harvested for silage was 380,000. Our corn grain yield for 2019 was 153.0 bu/acre, up from 140.0 bu/acre in 2018, but less than the 161.0 bu/acre record set in 2017. Corn silage yield for 2019 was estimated at 20.0 tons/acre, up from 19.0 tons/acre in 2018, but below the record 21.0 tons/acre in 2017. The national corn grain production was 163.0 bu/acre, which is down approximately 9 bu/acre from 2017 and 2018.

 

Michigan State Report

M. Singh and W. Widdicombe 

Michigan Corn Performance Trials (MCPT) evaluated 311 corn hybrids representing 24 commercial brands. These generated 463 entries resulting in 5,556 plots at 15 trial locations across the State of Michigan. Corn Grain Trials were comprised of 308 entries. Corn Silage trials realized a total of 155 entries with one of the silage locations conducted in Wood County (Ohio) in conjunction with The Ohio State University. 48 of the 311 total corn hybrids were entered into the conventional grain trials and treated with conventional herbicides.

The 2019 growing season was the wettest on record (since 1895) in Michigan. Total precipitation (April – October) averaged across the state was 28.59 inches (7.39 inches above normal). April- June period was 4^th wettest on record, and resulted in major planting delays throughout Michigan. As per National Agricultural Statistics Service (NAAS), only 42% of Michigan’s corn was planted by June 2, compared to the 5-yr (2014-2018) average of 87%. Overall, mean temperature for April-October period were close to the long term averages but showed high variability during the season, ranging from cooler weather early in the season to warmer than normal conditions during the late summer and early fall.

According to NASS, Michigan planted 2.0 million acres of corn and harvested 1.61 million acres for grain and 0.34 million acres for silage in the 2019 growing season. The average corn grain yield in Michigan was 149 bushels per acre, down 4 bushels from 2017. Silage yield averaged 18.5 tons per acre, an increase of 1.0 ton per acre compared to last year.

Michigan corn grain trial locations are divided into 4 zones based upon historical growing degree days. Three sets of trials are planted across each zone. Hybrids are grouped into early and late maturities within the zone based upon the relative maturity. Relative maturities for each hybrid are supplied by the participating seed companies. Table 1 provides zonal summaries for both early and late trials in each zone along with the conventional trials (Conv.). Yields ranged from 137.6 bushels per acre in Zone 4 Late to 249.1 bushels per acre in Zone 2 Early trials

Similarly, the corn silage locations are divided into three zone with zones 2 and 3 combined into one trial. Again the hybrids are grouped into early and late maturities within each zone base upon provided relative maturities. Table 2 summarizes the silage yields based upon 100% dry matter.

Confidence in corn performance data increase as the number of testing location increases. One-year single-site results are less reliable than multiple year and multiple location averaged and should be interpreted with caution. Look for consistencies in hybrid performances across a range of environmental conditions when selecting a hybrid for production. Complete result of the 2019 Michigan Corn Performance Trials including MSUE bulletin E-431 can be found online at: https://varietytrials.msu.edu/.

Table 1. Zonal summaries for Early (E) and Late (L) Grain Trials in the 2019 Michigan Corn Performance Trials.  Each data point represents 12 replications (3 locations per zone, 4 reps per location).

		Bushels/ Acre
Zone	Entries	Average	Highest	Lowest	Deviation	CV (%)	LSD (5%)
Zone 1 E	40	215.4	249.1	189.0	60.0	6.1	10.9
Zone 1 L	37	208.7	226.3	189.5	37.0	7.4	12.7
Zone 2 E	50	185.2	199.9	168.5	31.0	5.9	9.0
Zone 2 L	41	174.3	196.4	150.0	46.0	6.5	9.3
Zone 3 E	39	198.6	216.7	177.4	39.0	6.9	9.3
Zone 3 L	27	199.6	218.4	177.8	41.0	6.1	8.2
Zone 4 E	11	166.2	176.7	151.7	25.0	6.7	7.5
Zone 4 L	15	155.4	167.4	137.6	30.0	9.1	9.5
Conv. E	21	167.4	181.0	157.7	23.0	6.5	9.0
Conv. L	27	158.9	170.9	132.0	39.0	7.4	9.7

 

Table 2. Zonal summaries for Early and Late Silage Trials in the 2019 Michigan Corn Performance Trials.  Each data point represents 12 replications (3 locations per zone, 4 reps per location).

		Dry Ton/Acre
Zone	Entries	Average	Highest	Lowest	Deviation	CV (%)	LSD (5%)
Zone 1 E	40	10.4	13.3	8.0	5.3	11.5	1.0
Zone 1 L	28	10.6	11.9	8.4	3.4	10.8	0.9
Zone 2/3 E	38	11.2	13.5	9.6	3.9	11.1	1.0
Zone 2/3 L	26	11.4	12.6	10.2	2.4	9.7	0.9
Zone 4 E	13	13.5	15.9	11.6	4.3	11.7	1.3
Zone 4 L	10	12.2	13.8	10.5	3.3	11.1	1.1

 

Ohio State Report

P. Thomison, R. Minyo, and A. Geyer

The spring of 2019 was one the wettest on record and resulted in major planting delays throughout Ohio. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, only 33% of Ohio's corn was planted by June 2. Five of the 10 OCPT test sites were planted in June (with dates ranging from June 4 to June 22). Excessive rainfall continued into late June and early July and was followed by much drier and warmer weather from July to September, which created stressful conditions for crop growth in some regions. Warm, dry conditions during grain fill were most evident at the South Charleston, Greenville, and Washington CH test sites in the Southwestern/West Central/Central region, and, to a lesser extent, at Bucyrus and the Columbiana County sites in the North Central/ Northeastern region. The Northwestern test sites, Van Wert, Hoytville and Upper Sandusky, received adequate, timely rainfall throughout the growing season that was favorable for corn development. Foliar diseases (Northern Corn Leaf Blight and Gray Leaf Spot) and ear rots, including Gibberrella and Diplodia, were observed at several OCPT locations but were generally present at low levels. Stalk rot (primarily Anthracnose) was present but stalk lodging was generally negligible and limited to a few hybrids.

Despite late planting dates and warmer and drier than normal conditions during grain fill, OCPT yields exceeded expectations. Averaged across hybrid entries in the early and full season tests, yields were 252 bu/A in the Southwestern/West Central/Central region, 234 bu/A in the Northwestern region, and 264 bu/A in the North Central/Northeastern region. Yields at individual test sites, averaged across hybrid entries in the early and full season tests, ranged from 215 bu/A at Hoytville to 282 bu/A at Hebron. Performance data for the Columbiana site in the North Central/ Northeastern region is not presented due to excess rainfall shortly after establishment and dry conditions during grainfill which resulted in inconsistent yields.

Accomplishments

<p>A&nbsp;primary goal and major&nbsp;accomplishment of the Northeastern Corn Improvement Conference is the exchange of ideas and information among the region's corn workers. This was successfully achieved through our annual&nbsp;meeting in February 2020, with a combination of research talks&nbsp;and reports from around the northeastern region. The annual meeting also met our goal to keep the region's corn workers abreast of emerging production issues, not only&nbsp;in the northeastern US and eastern Canada, but also around the corn growing regions of the world. Holding the meeting in Ohio facilitated the participation of those&nbsp;from the upper midwest (Michigan and Ohio), who have added fresh perspectives and breadth to our understanding of corn production issues and concerns.</p><br /> <p>As a regional coordinating committee, another very important goal of the Northeastern Corn Improvement Conference is to share region-specific research results that provide the corn seed industry and corn growers with guidance on crop and pest management. Research presentations in 2020 highlighted emerging issues and research results related to corn viruses, ear rots, western bean cutworm, precision agriculture, nitrogen dynamics in corn production, and cover crops. Presentations were informative and&nbsp;of broad interest to the regional corn research and production communities.</p><br /> <p>Finally, it is also our goal to foster graduate students' professional development. In 2020 we had several&nbsp;graduate student presentations on our program, which represents a good contribution towards this goal.</p>

Publications

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Peer-reviewed journal articles</span>:<br /><br />Alexander, J.R., J.M. Baker, R.T. Venterea, and <strong>J.A. Coulter</strong>. 2019. Kura clover living mulch reduces fertilizer N requirements and increases profitability of maize. Agronomy 9:432.<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9080432">https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9080432</a></p><br /> <p>Baseggio, M., M. Murray, M. Magallanes-Lundback, N. Kaczmar, J. Chamness, E.S. Buckler, <strong>M.E. Smith</strong>, D. DellaPenna, W.F. Tracy, and M.A. Gore. 2019. Genome-wide association and genomic prediction models of tocochromanols in fresh sweet corn kernels. The Plant Genome 12(1).180038.</p><br /> <p><strong>Lindsey*, A.J.</strong>; Thomison, P.R.; Nafziger, E.D. (2018). Modelling the effect of varied and fixed seeding rates at a small-plot scale. <em>Agronomy Journal, 110</em> (6), 2456-2461. <a title="https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.07.0426" href="https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.07.0426">https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.07.0426</a></p><br /> <p>Martinez-Feria, R.A., M.A. Licht, R.A. Ord&oacute;&ntilde;ez, J.L. Hatfield, <strong>J.A. Coulter</strong>, and S.V. Archontoulis. 2019. Evaluating maize and soybean grain dry-down in the field with predictive algorithms and genotype-by-environment analysis. Sci. Rep. 9:7167. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43653-1">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43653-1</a></p><br /> <p>McFarland, B.A., N. AlKhalifah, M. Bohn, J. Bubert, E.S. Buckler, I. Ciampitti, J. Edwards, D. Ertl, J. L. Gage, C.M. Falcon, S. Flint-Garcia, M.A. Gore, C. Graham, C. Hirsch, J.B. Holland, E. Hood, D. Hooker, D. Jarquin, S.M. Kaeppler, J. Knoll, G. Kruger, N. Lauter, E.C. Lee, A. Lorenz, J.P. Lynch, J. McKay, N.D. Miller, S. P. Moose, S.C. Murray, R. Nelson, C. Poudyal, T. Rocheford, O. Rodriguez, M.C. Romay, J.C. Schnable, P.S. Schnable, B. Scully, R. Sekhon, K. Silverstein, <strong>M. Singh</strong>, <strong>M. Smith</strong>, E. Spalding, N. Springer, K. Thelen, P. Thomison, M. Tuinstra, J. Wallace, R. Walls, R.J. Wisser, W. Xu, Cheng-Ting Yeh and N. de Leon. 2019. Maize Genomes to Fields (G2F): 2014 &ndash;2017 field seasons&rsquo; genotype, phenotype, climatic, soil and inbred ear image datasets. BMC Research Notes. 13:71.&nbsp; <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-4922-8">https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-4922-8</a></p><br /> <p>Spackman, J.A., F.G. Fern&aacute;ndez, <strong>J.A. Coulter</strong>, D.E. Kaiser, and G. Paiao. 2019. Soil texture and precipitation influence optimal time of nitrogen fertilization for corn. Agron. J. 111:2018&ndash;2030.<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" title="https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.09.0605" href="https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.09.0605">https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.09.0605</a></p><br /> <p>Tenorio, F.A.M., A.J. Eagle, E.L. McLellan, K.G. Cassman, R. Howard, F.E. Below, D.E. Clay, J<strong>.A. Coulter</strong>, A.B. Geyer, D.K. Joos, J.G. Lauer, M.A. Licht, <strong>A.J. Lindsey</strong>, B. Maharjan, C.M. Pittelkow, P.R. Thomison, C.S. Wortmann, V.O. Sadras, and P. Grassini. 2018. Assessing variation in maize grain nitrogen concentration and its implications for estimating nitrogen balance in the US North Central region. Field Crops Res. 240:185&ndash;193. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01488">https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01488</a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Research reports</span>:<br /><br />Baseggio, M., M. Murray, M. Magallanes-Lundbeck, N. Kaczmar, J. Chamness, E.S. Buckler, <strong>M.E. Smith</strong>, D. DellaPenna, W.F. Tracy, and M.A. Gore. 2018. The genetic basis of vitamin E and provitamin A levels in fresh sweet corn kernels.&nbsp; Poster No. 1168.&nbsp; ASA/CSSA/SSSA International Annual Meeting, 4-7 November 2018, Baltimore MD. <a href="https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2018am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/113755">https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2018am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/113755</a></p><br /> <p>Hoverstad, T., W. Ihlenfeld, <strong>J. Coulter</strong>, C. Reese, S. Quiring, and M. Hanson. 2018. Corn grain field crop trial results. In: Minnesota field crop trials, Univ. of Minnesota Agric. Exp. Stn, St. Paul. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.maes.umn.edu/sites/maes.umn.edu/files/2018_corn_grain_final.pdf">https://www.maes.umn.edu/sites/maes.umn.edu/files/2018_corn_grain_final.pdf</a>.</p><br /> <p>Kass, L.B., E.H. Coe, M.N. Cook, <strong>M.E. Smith</strong>, J.L. Singer (Eds.) 2019.<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Founding of the Maize Genetics Cooperation News Letter at Cornell University: A 90^th<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Anniversary Tribute.<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>(Foreword by E.S. Buckler) [e-book] Internet-First University Press, Ithaca, New York.<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/66550">https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/66550</a></p><br /> <p>Lawrence, J., A. Kerwin, T. Overton, H. Darby, <strong>M. Smith</strong>, M. Van Amburgh, N. Dineen, S. Norman, K. Payne, D. Fisher, and S. Ziegler.&nbsp; 2019.&nbsp; New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation Program - 2019.&nbsp; Cornell University: Pro-Dairy, Animal Science, and Plant Breeding &amp; Genetics; and University of Vermont Plant and Soil Science; Ithaca NY.&nbsp; 40 pp.</p><br /> <p><strong>Singh, M.P.</strong>, K. Cassida. 2019, Sept. 12. Management guidelines for immature and frosted corn silage. Forage Fact Sheet#19-04. Available at <a href="https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/management-guidelines-for-immature-and-frosted-corn-silage">https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/management-guidelines-for-immature-and-frosted-corn-silage</a></p><br /> <p><strong>Singh, M.P.</strong> and W.D. Widdicombe. 2019. 2019 Michigan Corn Hybrids compared. Michigan State University Extension bulletin E-431. Available at<a href="https://varietytrials.msu.edu/corn">https://varietytrials.msu.edu/corn</a>.</p><br /> <p><strong>Smith, M.E.</strong> and J. Singer.&nbsp; 2019.&nbsp; Corn grain hybrid selection.&nbsp; pp. 53-59.&nbsp; In: Thomas-Murphy, J. (ed.) 2020 Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management.&nbsp; Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell University, Ithaca NY.&nbsp; 169 pp.</p><br /> <p><strong>Smith, M.E.,</strong> S.A. Norman, and J. 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Impact Statements

1. Participation of seed industry and farmers' organization representatives in the meeting strengthened existing linkages of these groups with researchers in our region.

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Report Information

Participants

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Brief Summary of Minutes

74^th Northeastern Corn Improvement Conference

23-24 February 2023

The Ohio State University, Wooster OH

 

Business Meeting Notes

 

Those in attendance met on Friday 24 February 2023 to provide state and industry reports (incorporated into the Proceedings) and plan for the future of NECC029, the Northeastern Corn Improvement Conference.  The following points were made.

• With fewer corn researchers in the northeastern US, and in light of current participants from Midwest states, it might be good to change the name of this organization to the Northern Corn Improvement Conference or even just the Corn Improvement Conference.


• We debated whether it would be better to submit a renewal project through the Northeastern or North Central Regional Association of Ag Experiment Station Directors. We did not reach a definitive conclusion, given that there are arguments in favor of each option.


• There are new, younger faculty in many states, and we would like to attract them to this organization.


• Some of the new issues we might explicitly address could include:
  
  
  
  • Aerial imagery and crop health
  
  
  • Emerging diseases, such as tar spot
  
  
  • Biologicals
  
  
  • Water quality: participants are from states that border the Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River (which connects to the Gulf of Mexico)
  
  
  • Stress physiology
  
  
  
  


• We discussed meeting jointly with other organizations/conferences. It seemed that no one group or conference captures the breadth of corn-related topics that we address at our meeting.  Participants also liked the smaller size and friendly nature of our conference.  We opted to meet independently again, and see how that goes.

 

Dan Quinn was nominated to be the secretary and chair elect of the group, and unanimously approved.

 

Our next meeting will be in Indianapolis, IN in February 2024.

Accomplishments

<p>See State Reports beginning on page 11&nbsp;of&nbsp;the attached Proceedings.</p>

Publications

Impact Statements

1. Discussions about the renewal project focused on building participation and maintaining/building the public-private participation that has been a hallmark of the NECIC.

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