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Boots In The Field Report for October 13th

By |October 13th, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field, Corn|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for October 6th

By |October 6th, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for September 29th

By |September 29th, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for September 22nd

By |September 22nd, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field, Insects|Tags: , , |

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Boots In The Field Report September 23rd

By |September 23rd, 2016|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , |

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ken gives an update on what has been called in for yield reports in our testing area. Strong yields in both corn and beans coming in, but for most areas still 10-20 bushel less for farm averages than they saw in 2014. Also getting some reports of 4-16% damage on corn, mainly from diplodia. [...]

Boots In The Field Report September 19th

By |September 16th, 2016|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , |

Ken gives a harvest update for central IL and explains the barren stalk occurrence he has been seeing. He advises farmers to take note of final ear counts and shoot for only a 6% drop from planted population and to pay attention to stalk quality as it is falling apart rapidly. He also [...]

Boots In The Field Report for September 6th

By |September 6th, 2016|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , |

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ken gives some tips for prioritizing your fields for harvest order. A lot of growers are planning on starting harvest this week to get some of the fields that have started falling apart and have standability issues. Ken also recommends checking to see if corn borers have started to weaken the shanks causing ears [...]

Boots In The Field Report August 19th

By |August 19th, 2016|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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