Evaluating Late Spring Field Readiness!
Are You Ready? Ken Ferrie walks through how to tell if a field is ready to plant and how to move forward, aware of the consequences, when you have to push marginal conditions.
Time To Swap Out Hybrids?
When is it time to start thinking about changing maturities? Ken Ferrie takes an in-depth look at the numbers behind making changes to what day hybrid you plant and the season long implications this decision will have. Ken helps to remove some of the emotion and stress of passing calendar days with [...]
Boots In The Field Report For September 14th 2018
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Boots In The Field Report for October 13th
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Boots In The Field Report for August 11th
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Boots In The Field Report for July 14th
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Hoe Before You Know
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Boots In The Field Report August 5th
This week’s Boots in The Field Report is done by Isaac Ferrie. He starts the podcast giving an update on the bean growth stages and what to be scouting. He also mentions to be on the lookout for SDS and White Mold spots in the field, to avoid surprises later in the season. Isaac also [...]
Frost, Cutworm, and Bird Damage
Ken walks you through identifying and treating the frost and cutworm damage that is affecting a large portion of our client base
Ken’s End Of The Year Wrap Up for 2015
Ken highlights what you need to be working on at the end of 2015 to prepare for the new year. Ken covers tillage, yield evaluations, hybrid placement, and changes for next year.