Boots In The Field Report

Ken spent the day driving around to corn fields to see how they were fairing. Check out this week’s Boots In The Field Report as Ken covers what he saw.

Ken does a recap of where the water fell and what the current conditions are for most of the state of IL. He also offers what kind of weather conditions can help and hurt us to get this crop out of the ground. He walks through the items to think about when considering replanting and what to expect out of beans that are already planted.

Ken outlines some things to think about during this rain delay in this week’s Boots In The Field Report.

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers: seed chilling in beans, what he means by teaching the planter to dance, and current insect sightings.

Ken covers planting temps, seed chilling, cutworm flights, insecticide applications, the bean leaf beetle, and reiterates the importance of tillage passes being done now.

Ken covers what the water means for this growing season, what we need to think about to get ready for spring, the importance of patience, and goes over what we will be covering at Farm Journal Corn and Bean College 2017.

This week Ken gives an insect report for the 2017 growing season and recaps how the mild winter will play into insect pressure.

Listen for Ken's answer to this week's question, how low can we go in soybean populations?

Which is better ESN or Sidedressing? Listen to this week's Boots In The Field Report for Ken's answer.

Is your seed passing the grade? Ken talks the importance of seed grading in this week’s Boots In The Field Report.

This weeks question is about reducing seed expenses.

70° in February, to till or not to till, that is the question answered in this week's Boots In The Field Report!

In this week's Boots In The Field Report, Ken dissects the strengths and weaknesses of the FurrowJet.

In this week's podcast, Ken discusses if it is too late for tillage and fall burn down?

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers what to do if you didn’t get your fall anhydrous on and what to consider when making spring anhydrous decisions. He also comments on the war on weeds and what we need to start planning for this winter to win the battle next growing season. Ken reminds growers that we will be having our Basic and Advanced Basic meetings next Wednesday and Thursday.

This week in the Boots In The Field Report Ken covers several topics. He touches on plot wrap up, when you can harrow after fall burndown, what we learned from August weather, and the major no-no of fall stripping 28%.

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers his thoughts on fall burn down. He also shares the responses he has received from last week’s #AnhydrousWatch2016 and what the guidelines are for when is the right time to apply anhydrous. He also shares the date for this year’s Hand Harvest date. We need all hands on deck to help us count, weigh, and handshell all the ears for the Fix vs Flex data on different hybrids. If you are interested, please contact the office.

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 need to apply a little peer pressure if you notice neighbors and retailers failing to follow best management practices where anhydrous is concerned. Ken shares that a good portion of new acres coming in to test are showing pretty poor on their soil test results and reiterates looking at past soil test and yield maps before negotiating rent prices.

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 until next spring. He also reiterates his warning about waiting for the right temperature for anhydrous applications.

Ken gives a harvest update, breaks down what he thinks is the cause for the drop in bean yields and taking a harvest by the hour approach, and reminds farmers to wait until soil temps have dropped before applying anhydrous ammonia.