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The summer of 2025 has turned out to be the exact opposite of what many farmers and climatologists expected. Instead of the predicted dry conditions, we've seen above-average rainfall and wide tem...
The crops in this area all look good. Beans are starting to turn dark green, and most corn fields are tasseled. So far, I have found very few diseases in corn and the weed control has been excellent i...
Fungus is just starting in fields and scouting right now is extremely important. The hot button for the last couple of years has been tar spot and currently we have not seen any in Marion County. The ...
Corn has grown rapidly this week, and I expect we’ll start seeing tassels by the 4th of July. With the added moisture, conditions are ideal for fungus development in both corn and soybean fields...
Post-spraying on corn is nearly complete, and soybean applications are well underway across the area. Within the next 7 to 10 days, most of the chemical applications will be finished, and our attentio...
With some beans going in later this season, we've now had pre-emerge products out for six weeks or more. That’s right in line with the typical residual lifespan of most pre-emerge herbicides...
During this stage it’s a race to see how many heat units we can accumulate and how soon we can get to tassel. Also right before the rapid growth stage is a great time to spread in season nitroge...
As we head into the summer growing season, it's time to start planning fungicide applications to protect yield and maximize crop health.
While walking through these fields you may think that the weeds that you see are small and can wait a week or so, but it is better to spray them now. There are not near as many growing points, and a s...
With the dry summers we have had in recent years it seems that hay production in my area has been a growing concern for growers with livestock to feed. Last summer was a very good hay season with ampl...
