Illinois Agronomy Roundup

Steve Hiniker, Farm Manager with Hertz Farm Management in Mankato, MN and Bruce Potter, Integrated Pest Management Specialist with the University of MN Extension join us to recap the Southern Minnesota growing season and update us on harvest progress and issues in that region.

Ryan Kay, Farm Manager with Hertz Farm Management in Mount Vernon, Iowa joins us to talk about harvest progress and current agronomic issues in East Central Iowa.

For the third episode in our Harvest Update series, Farm Manager Scott Arens from Hertz Farm Management in Norfolk, NE joins us to recap the growing season and talk about harvest progress and current agronomic issues in the Northeast Nebraska and Southern South Dakota geography.

Jason McVicker, Pioneer Field Agronomist joins us to give an update on the harvest in North Central Illinois and the issues he has been seeing.

Lance Tarochione, Technical Agronomist with Dekalb/Asgrow in Central Illinois joins us to give a harvest update for his region. Topics include the extreme variability in corn yields and the factors behind that, as well as better than expected soybean yields we’ve been seeing in that area. This is the first in a series of episodes that will cover regions across the corn belt.

Krista Swanson, Research Associate from the University of Illinois joins us to talk about the current climate with regard to grain markets and rising input costs, and how that may impact profitability in 2022.

Dr. Nathan Kleczewski, Technical Agronomist and plant pathologist with Growmark joins us to give an update on the corn and soybean disease situation in the region. We discuss tar spot, stalk rots, white mold and more.

Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford joins us to recap key weather events of the 2021 growing season and look ahead to the harvest/fall weather outlook.

University of Illinois Extension entomologist Nick Seiter joins us to talk about the current status of corn and soybean insect pressure in the central corn belt. We discuss the resurgence of corn rootworm in Northern Illinois as well as fall armyworm in Southern Illinois, soybean gall midge in Iowa, and more!

Thank you to everyone who’s been listening to us over the years. We have a new title and a new look coming soon, but one thing that isn’t changing is our mission to bring you relevant, up-to-date agronomic information for the central corn belt. We have some exciting guests lined up and we look forward to talking with you again very soon!