Boots In The Field Report

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers what he has been seeing as he does field visits throughout IL and IA. He walks through our ET and GDU rates as compared to last year. Ken also touches on: dicamba drift issues, rust and gray leaf in corn, and what we need to finish off this soybean crop.

Ken catches up on information in this week’s Boots In The Field Report. He gives a crop report from the groups that went through our site in the last two weeks and covers what issues he is seeing while out doing farm visits. Ken covers: spider mites in corn, what pollination troubles he has been seeing like throwing the tips and also advises what to be on the lookout for if these fall like temperatures are here to stay.

Ken covers the gamut in this week’s Boots In The Field Report including Rootworm and Japanese Beetles, Aphids, fungicide, low growth concerns, and spot checking your nitrogen program.

Ken gives tips for the Pest Boss in your operation in today’s Boots In The Field Report. He covers when you need to be scouting and what you need to be scouting for, including Western Bean Cutworm and Aphids. Ken also encourages you to stop mowing and to make sure you are scouting before spraying fungicides. He also tackles what short beans and short corn will mean come harvest and what he is seeing out in the fields for disease pressure.

Ken talks moisture, ear counts, and Japanese Beetle feeding in this week’s Boots In The Field Report.

Ken has some catching up to do after being gone fishing. He covers it all in this week’s Boots in the Field Report. He starts with an area wide crop report and then moves into drift issues we have been seeing. He also covers stand counts and yield estimates as we to start to look towards the finish line.

In this week’s #BIFR Ken spends time discussing your options for Rootless Corn, and Holcus Spot. It is also time to get out your Corn Borer traps!

In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken gives a multi-state crop and scouting report, and warns of Armyworms, Nitrogen Penalty, and Drift Issues.

Ken walks through how much new growth is needed for beat up plants before post spraying and why you can expect to see more crazy top this summer. He also walks through what he is seeing from the nitrate perspective and his prediction that we will be into Ugly Corn Week next week.

Get a cup of coffee, because Ken has a lot to say in this week’s Boots In The Field Report. Ken talks about the death certificates he gave out this week for Flooding, Washouts, Severe Crusting, Herbicide Damage, Pests, and Sandblasting. He also talks about steps to take when considering a replant. He also talks about soil erosion and soil conservation.

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.