Ken reports on yields coming in and gives some advice on creating a harvesting plan. He also stresses the importance of calibrating your yield monitor to make sure we are getting all the information we can use to improve the farming operation moving forward.
In this week's Boots in the Field Report Ken covers crops from Illinois to Iowa with a focus on how to deal with these bean fields. With harvest getting a start Ken talks about what farmers might have to do to get this bean crop harvested and the need to do push tests [...]
This week’s Boots in the Field Report covers: hatching and scouting of Rootworms and Corn Borer, pushing soybean planting populations due to the rain delays, and the importance of keeping on top of nitrate levels!
Rapid Growth Syndrome is popping up all around Illinois. In this video Ken covers the cause and the effects of Rapid Growth Syndrome. Ken also discusses how to distinguish Rapid Growth Syndrome from herbicide damage.
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken talks about how the plots are coming along, insect watch for Cutworm and Army worm, replanting and growth delay, and finally watching out for the carbon penalty.
The Importance of Early Season Stand Evaluations: Stand Counts Can Be Deceiving From The Road:
Ken stresses the importance of getting in the field to conduct actual stand counts and do emergence evaluations.
Cutworm scouting should be taking place especially in fields that are no till or contained cover crops this spring. Ken walks through what to look for when scouting and what fields may be the most susceptible.
In this clip Ken discusses the importance of early season stand evaluations, early season is the only time that we can investigate whether missing plants were actually missing seeds or a result of hindered germination or emergence. We can also predict the projected ear count by evaluating how evenly our stand emerged.
Crop-Tech Consulting agronomist, Isaac Ferrie, describes some common characteristics of adult Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp and how to tell them apart. This is the link to the form mentioned in the video: PALMER AMARANTH IDENTIFICATION FORM
