May 24, 2021
Corn hybrid growth stages are sort of like kids—infants have different needs than toddlers and preschoolers require a different approach than adolescents. In the same way a teenager outgrows shoes every-other-month, […]
May 19, 2021
What an exciting time of year! The crops are planted and some extremely timely precipitation is moving in. Now we just need to avoid severe weather. […]
April 29, 2021
A few years back I wrote a blog about emerging technology of drone stand counts. At the time I was still exploring drone-based stand count technology, which has come a […]
April 20, 2021
It seems like every June and July I get called out to look at several fields that are a disaster because of IDC, (Iron Deficiency Chlorosis). […]
April 8, 2021
It seems every year we could all use a refresher on when it’s time to roll those planters. Looking at the current NOAA 6-10 and 8-14 […]
April 2, 2021
The current dry soil planting profile presents a set of challenges we haven’t faced in a number of years. But before we delve into that too […]
April 2, 2021
I’m always asking myself, where can we find more bushels in the field. One way to improve the data you collect is to rethink the headland of your […]
March 10, 2021
Palmer Amaranth has become a rising concern as it makes an appearance in more and more counties throughout ND, SD, and MN: 12 counties in ND, 11 in […]
February 11, 2021
Under negative conditions, seed treatment can be the difference between a solid stand and failure. Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia, Pythium and Fusarium are the most common seedling diseases […]
February 11, 2021
Today is part 2 (Rhizoctonia) of our 4-part Seedling Disease Series. If you missed part 1, check it out here. We’re highlighting the top seedling diseases that haunt farmers […]
February 11, 2021
We’re breaking down the top four soybean seedling diseases plaguing farmers in ND, MN and SD: Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia, Pythium and Fusarium. We’ve covered Phytophthora and Rhizoctonia. Today we’ll focus on what contributes to […]
February 11, 2021
Today is #4 in our four-part series on soybean seedling diseases. So far, we have covered Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia and Pythium. Today we will focus on Fusarium. What contributes to it and what you can do […]