Partnership Matters is the Corn and Soybean Initiative newsletter. The newsletter acts as a means of communication between the ISU campus and its partners. The main focus of the newsletter is to highlight ongoing applied research that is being carried out by ISU faculty and staff.

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 2007

• January Newsletter
• Sudden death syndrome dynamics
• Stored grain - A new use for Oxygen
  
• Profile - Jim Fawcett
• ISU by the numbers- ISU Seed testing laboratories

• February Newsletter
• Watching for the black cutworm
  
• Understanding soybean diseases
  
• Profile - Lori Abendroth
• ISU by the numbers- Extension communications and marketing--Market news office

• March Newsletter
• Achieving higher corn yields
• Understanding the soybean aphid
• Profile - John Kennicker
• ISU by the numbers- Soybean rust odds and ends

• April Newsletter
• Foliar application techniques on soybean
  
• New tool: Rotation Profitability Calculator
  
• Profile - Elwynn Taylor
• ISU by the numbers- Crop production and protection support

• May Newsletter
• Soybean rust: A shady character!
  
• Weather data to better serve agriculture
  
• Profile - Matt Helmers
• ISU by the numbers-
  

• June Newsletter
  
• Partners focus on potassium
  
• Announcement: CropWatch Blog
• Announcement: Soybean rust training offered
  
• Profile - Christine Engelbrecht
  
• ISU by the numbers- ISU first 75 years; corn and soybean events 

• July Newsletter
• Soybean disease survey
  
• Current news: Soybean aphid scouting
  
• Profile - Aaron Saeugling
  
• ISU by the numbers- ISU second 75 years; corn and soybean events

• August Newsletter
• Foliar diseases, stalk rot and yield
  
• Seeding rate, crop canopy and weeds
  
• Profile - Matt Oneal
  
• ISU by the numbers- the Corn and Soybean Initiative
  

• September Newsletter
• Atrazine and the environment
  
• Grain drydown and storage (with useful numbers)
  
• Profile - Paul Kassel
  

• October Newsletter
• Soybean aphids and soybean plants - unlocking a key
  
• Role of pre-emergence herbicides in Roundup-Ready crops
  
• Profile - Daren Mueller
  
• ISU by the numbers- 2007 Reserach Roundtable
  

• November Newsletter
• Enhanced genetic traits of corn
  
• Wonders of the Web--The CSI PowerSearch
  
• Profile - Antonio Mallarino
  
• ISU by the numbers- MidWest Plan Service
  

• November Newsletter
• Enhanced genetic traits of corn
  
• Wonders of the Web--The CSI PowerSearch
  
• Profile - Antonio Mallarino
  
• ISU by the numbers- MidWest Plan Service

2006

• January Newsletter
• A look at double trouble
• Redefining soybean production guidelines
• Profile - Joel DeJong
• ISU by the numbers- Iowa Manure Management Action Group (IMMAG)

• February Newsletter
• On-farm potassium reseach
• New Agronomy Chair
• Profile - Alison Robertson
• ISU by the numbers- Plant Disease Clinic

• March Newsletter
• Tillage system reseach
• Phytophthora root and stem rot
• Profile - Clarke McGrath
• ISU by the numbers- Iowa Insect Diagnostic Clinic

• April Newsletter
• Testing corn and soybean--since 1902
• Speeding up soybean aphid scouting
• Profile - Mark Honeyman
• ISU by the numbers- Iowa Cooperative Soil Survey

• May Newsletter
• Soybean seeding rates matter
  
• Using namure on soybean ground
  
• Profile - Virgil Schmitt
  
• ISU by the numbers - North Central Plant Introduction Station
  

• June Newsletter
• Weed management in the long run
  
• Western bean cutworm -- watch them fly
  
• Profile - Carol Pilcher
  
• ISU by the numbers - Iowa weather
  

• July Newsletter
• Soybean plants sensitive to fungicides
  
• Variant corn rootworms
  
• Profile - Brian Lang
  
• ISU by the numbers - Western bean cutworm trap network

• August Newsletter
• Biofuels fuel development
  
• Stewart's disease
  
• Profile - Mark Licht
  
• ISU by the numbers - Corn insect research project

•  September Newsletter
• Bean pod mottle virus: A complicated pathogen
  
• Announcement: Gary Munkvold returns
  
• Profile - Paula Flynn
  
• ISU by the numbers- ICM Newsletter

• October Newsletter
• Resist the cyst
  
• P and K in the zone
  
• Profile - Kyle Jensen
  
• ISU by the numbers- Agribusiness Education Program--fall and winter
  

• November Newsletter
• There's oil in those beans -- and it is special
  
• Glyphosate -- losing effectiveness?
  
• Profile - Mark Hanna
• ISU by the numbers- ISU Soybean research and extension project
  

• December Newsletter
• Does soybean seed treatment pay?
  
• Slow-release nitrogen shows promise in corn
  
• Profile - Jim Oleson awarded Corn and Soybean Initiative Dean's award
• ISU by the numbers- ISU Integrated pest management program

2005

• April Newsletter
• Dean's Message
• Introduction to Corn and Soybean Initiative Newsletter
• New hybrids hard to swallow for corn rootworm larvae
• Seasonal timeline to assess rust of soybean
• Profile - Greg Tylka
• ISU by the numbers - Pesticide applicator training

• May Newsletter
• New Study Old Pest - grape colaspis.
• It's a trap - soybean aphids
• Profile - Malcolm Robertson
• ISU by the numbers - ISU research farms

• June Newsletter
• More Potassium: Higher Yields
• We're vigilant - disease survey
• Profile - John Holmes
• ISU by the numbers - Agribusiness Education Programs

• July Newsletter
• Improved weed management
• Higher yields lower costs
• Profile - Roger Elmore
• ISU by the numbers - SCN resistant soybean variety trials
  

• August Newsletter
• Wintersteen named Interim Dean
  
• Bean leaf beetle and bean pod mottle virus
  
• Profile - Eugene Mohling
  
• ISU by the numbers - 2005 Field Days

•  September Newsletter
• Tillage and cropping systems
  
• Hub and Spokes: A novel approach
  
• Profile - Palle Pedersen
  
• ISU by the numbers- Extension education materials and marketing services

• October Newsletter
• Weed control and soybean populations
  
• Evaluating fungicides for foliar disease management
  
• Profile - Angie Rieck-Hinz
  
• ISU by the numbers- Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory

• November Newsletter
• In-season N Management
• On-farm research in Siouxland
• Profile - Ken Pecinovsky
• ISU by the numbers- Iowa Soybean Rust Team

• December Newsletter
• Wintersteen named dean of the College of Agriculture
• Western bean cutworm
• Profile - Rich Pope
• ISU by the numbers- ISU Corn and Soybean Initiative