Boots In The Field Report

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Synopsis

The Boots in the Field Report features Crop-Tech Consulting agronomist Ken Ferrie. He will keep you up-to-date by describing what he is seeing while in the field.

Episodes

  • Boots In The Field Report for March 23rd

    23/03/2018 Duration: 09min

    This week Ken covers fertilizer burn in sprayer tracks in wheat fields. He walks through why it is showing up and the effects of it.

  • Boots In The Field Report for March 16th

    16/03/2018 Duration: 06min

    This week Ken covers what the February rainfall means for our nitrogen program.

  • Boots In The Field Report for March 9th

    09/03/2018 Duration: 23min

    Prepare yourself, this week’s “Question of the Week” is long and detailed. Ken dives in deep answering the questions of how you can mitigate risk using hybrid/variety characteristics. He walks through matching up population and leaf structure with weather patterns and soil types. Ken also covers limitations to mixing hybrids to mitigate risk and what obstacles make it inadvisable to mix hybrid in the box or by row.If you are a Crop-Tech Customer and need a copy of the Seed Pod 1 page recap please email us for a copy.

  • Boots In The Field Report for March 3rd

    02/03/2018 Duration: 06min

    Ken answers the question of the week: Things to consider if converting coulters on your sidedress bar to Y-drops.

  • Boots In The Field Report for February 23rd

    23/02/2018 Duration: 08min

    Ken talks about early soybean planting, the risks of SDS, and seed treatment effectiveness.

  • Boots In The Field Report for February 16th

    16/02/2018 Duration: 14min

    Ken got to take part in an eye-opening experience visiting with the Maryland Department of Ag and seeing how the act of farming changes under a blanket of regulations. In this week’s episode he shares what he gained from the enlightening weekend.

  • Boots In The Field Report for February 5th

    05/02/2018 Duration: 08min

    For this week’s “Question of the Week” Ken tackles the subject of sulfur: Is it needed, when to apply, how much to apply, and how to apply it?

  • Boots In The Field Report for January 26th

    26/01/2018 Duration: 04min

    Ken kicks off “Question of the Week” with: Do fungicide applications still pay in $3.50 corn?

  • Boots In The Field Report for December 8th

    08/12/2017 Duration: 06min

    All the plots have finally been harvested!! A big thanks to all involved in our and handshelling day, and some general housekeeping notes for the weeks ahead.

  • Boots In The Field Report for November 22nd

    22/11/2017 Duration: 03min

    Ken gives a reminder of the events coming up from now until the end of the year and sends out a plea for help with the hand harvesting day.

  • Boots In The Field Report for November 17th

    17/11/2017 Duration: 07min

    In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken gives out the latest numbers rolling in for percent harvested and covers the quandary of letting it dry in the field vs paying for drying this time of year. He also cautions against throwing out proven hybrids based on this year’s weather conditions and making sure you are sealing when applying anhydrous.

  • Boots In The Field Report for November 10th

    10/11/2017 Duration: 04min

    Ken starts this week’s Boots In The Field Report off with a plot harvest update and sends out a BIG thank you to all the farmers and plot partners that put time and resources into making the plots such a successful program for all to learn from. He also extends a reminder about getting yield data in ASAP so we can start processing it. Ken looks at the weather data from Nov. 8th showing that some parts of the state finally hit the mark for being able to apply anhydrous using the 4R standards. Ken also talks about the video released today on setting your hybrid chisel.

  • Boots In The Field Report for November 3rd

    03/11/2017 Duration: 15min

    In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken starts with a crop report, then touches on elevator slowdowns, crown rot, and ear droppage. He gives a warning about getting caught up with harvesting down fields, instead of moving on and catching your other fields before they go down. Ken finishes up the report discussing the missing spots in beans and how to handle the increase in vole populations.

  • Boots In The Field Report for October 27th

    27/10/2017 Duration: 11min

    In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken gives a harvest update and a comparison to where we were at this time last year. He also touches on planting date studies in beans, standability, dropped ears due to corn borer damage, fall burn down, farmable waterways and tillage considerations.

  • Boots In The Field Report for October 20th

    20/10/2017 Duration: 15min

    Ken discusses recent yield results including replant areas. Kens also covers in-depth some considerations when contemplating beans on beans including: fertility, disease, seed treatments, nematodes and more.

  • Boots In The Field Report for October 13th

    13/10/2017 Duration: 07min

    Ken looks into yield data that shows just how close some fields got to giving up parts of this years crop due to drought stress. He also discusses the replant numbers that are coming in, as well as some advice about on-farm storage use. Ken issues a warning about crown rot, already present in a lot of fields, will become more of an issue moving forward after receiving all the moisture this week. Ken ends the report by stressing the importance of staying on top of changing field conditions in both corn and beans to minimize any harvest loss.

  • Boots In The Field Report for October 6th

    06/10/2017 Duration: 11min

    Ken relays what growers across our growing area are projecting for how far along harvest is in their area. He also gives some yield results for fields that had shown Dicamba damage this year as well as a word of caution on yield monitor results when going through tougher cutting spots in beans. Ken also warns about slowing down the combine to minimize harvest loss and an increase in rootworm pressure. His final piece of advice is to not to take the current standability for granted and keep an eye on how your fields are faring.

  • Boots In The Field Report for September 29th

    29/09/2017 Duration: 08min

    Ken starts with the weekly crop report and then moves into two issues farmers have been calling in: shortened husks and twisted/down corn.

  • Boots In The Field Report for September 22nd

    22/09/2017 Duration: 11min

    In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken relays the numbers coming in from farmers who have started harvest. He also describes some of the different bugs that will be hitting the combine windshield and which ones we need to pay attention to. He touches on what these recent rains mean for cover crop establishment, and explains why we need orders in ASAP for any growers needing fall testing done. Finally he advises farmers in our plot program that need help harvesting, what kind of lead time CTC needs.

  • Boots In The Field Report for September 18th

    18/09/2017 Duration: 05min

    Ken discusses the variable yields being reported across our customer base, and gives a warning about sudden death and aphids.

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