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Boots In The Field Report for September 5th

By |September 5th, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for August 18th

By |August 21st, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for August 11th

By |August 14th, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field, Corn, Pest Managment|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for July 14th

By |July 14th, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field, Corn, Insects, Pest Managment, Soybean, Video|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for June 23rd

By |June 23rd, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for June 9th

By |June 9th, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , |

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTVCc291bmRjbG91ZCUyMHVybCUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGYXBpLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tJTJGdHJhY2tzJTJGMzI3Mjc1MDM4JTIyJTIwcGFyYW1zJTNEJTIyYXV0b19wbGF5JTNEZmFsc2UlMjZoaWRlX3JlbGF0ZWQlM0RmYWxzZSUyNnNob3dfY29tbWVudHMlM0R0cnVlJTI2c2hvd191c2VyJTNEdHJ1ZSUyNnNob3dfcmVwb3N0cyUzRGZhbHNlJTI2dmlzdWFsJTNEdHJ1ZSUyMiUyMHdpZHRoJTNEJTIyMTAwJTI1JTIyJTIwaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTIyMTUwJTIyJTIwaWZyYW1lJTNEJTIydHJ1ZSUyMiUyMCUyRiU1RA==[/vc_raw_html][vc_single_image image="6814" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In this week’s #BIFR Ken spends time discussing your options for Rootless Corn, and Holcus Spot. It is also time to get out your Corn Borer traps! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Boots In The Field Report for May 19th

By |May 19th, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for February 17th

By |February 17th, 2017|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for November 3rd

By |November 3rd, 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]In this week’s Boots in the Field report Ken gives a report as areas are finishing up harvest 2016. He reminders farmers of a couple of things to think about before making plans to move lime applications up a year. Ken also issues a challenge that we are all in this together and we [...]

Boots In The Field Report for October 28th

By |October 28th, 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]Listen this week to the Boots in the Field Report as Ken covers what he found from the inquiry into the sudden drop in bean yields and what to do about it next year. He reminds anyone dealing with ruts that we want to get those taken care of this year and not wait [...]

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