Boots In The Field Report August 17, 2020
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken does a conference call with three growers in and near the storm path in Iowa to get a live update of the damage and harvest outlook.
Boots In The Field Report August 12, 2020
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken talks aphids, 2nd generation corn borer flights, and wind damage.
Boots In The Field Report August 5, 2020
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken shares yield check numbers and pollination issues he is finding during field visits due to drought and wind damage. He covers why it is important to take note of how hybrids handled the heavy wind pressure and encourages growers with the option to [...]
Boots In The Field Report July 28, 2020
In this week’s podcast Ken gives a pollination report and details the difference between the April planted corn pollination window in comparison to the May planted corn. He advises growers when taking stand counts which ones they should only give half credit to get more realistic yield estimates. Ken also urges growers [...]
Boots In The Field Report July 17, 2020
As planting season fast approaches, Ken tackles a question he has gotten a lot this winter: Is my current nitrogen management program adequately address the carbon penalty. Ken also discuss the ever present debate of what the best source of nitrogen is. He works through the questions that can bring you to [...]
Boots In The Field Report July 3, 2020
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers: brittle corn, excessive tillering, presence of cotton pith in stalks, and why corn fields might look tougher from the road. He also warns the dry areas about spider mites and suggest anybody looking at double crop beans check with their seed salesmen [...]
Boots In The Field Report June 29, 2020
As the season is now off and running, Ken Ferrie gives a crop report from around the Midwest in this week's Boots In The Field Report.
Boots In The Field Report June 16, 2020
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken covers: carbon penalty and ugly corn syndrome, rootless corn and what you can do about it, what pest to be on the lookout for, trends he is seeing in nitrates, and reporting on early flowering beans. Corn Borer Video [...]
Non-GMO Fields and Rising Corn Borer Pressure
In this video Ken warns growers with early planted Non-GMO fields to be on the watch for rising Corn Borer pressure.
The Perfect Storm
Ken gives a lot of practical advice in this video for how to determine not only if you should replant or not, but also where to set yield expectations for this fall. He also discusses what other pest scouts need to be on the lookout for and how that factors into decisions [...]