Agronomists Happy Hour

Are there widely accepted "in field" soil sensors on the market and if not so, why? 

This question came across our que on AGvisorPRO and we give you our educated opinion on this topic. 

Have you downloaded the AGvisorPRO app yet?

If not, find the app here!

 https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/AHH

Happy hour this week is with Rogan Tokach. Rogan is an entomology grad student at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln who is studying honey bees. He shares his path into graduate school and unloads his wealth of knowledge about his passion for honey bees. We promise this will be one you will not want to miss. 

The question we picked from AGvisorPRO this week is regarding how important is water carrier volume when applying AIM (carfentrazone) herbicide.  Listen in as we cover our thoughts on the importance of carrier water volumes, nozzles, and adjuvants. 


Have you downloaded AGvisorPRO yet? If not, what are you waiting for? It's free to use and your questions are anonymous with experts waiting to help you out!

Happy hour this week was spent with Jason Deveau and Tom Wolf, the creators of Sprayers 101. Not only have we utilized their sprayers 101 resource for insights to share with so many over the years, but they are an absolute load of fun to chat with and connoisseurs of beer.

If you have never checked out sprayers 101 (which we assume you have) please do so by going to their website: www.sprayers101.com

You can find both Jason and Tom on Twitter as well

@Spray_Guy (Jason)

@nozzle_guy (Tom)

What you need to know this week is all about finding alternatives to the almighty "kicker" in small grains herbicide applications...2,4-D.  

Have you downloaded AGvisorPRO yet? Go find the app on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store....its free to use and your questions are anonymous with experts ready to help! 

We head back to northeastern Iowa this week and this time we talk to Gina Panuska. Gina is works as an retail agronomist and we discuss many great topics: drones, cold calling, switching jobs, agronomy in Iowa, running, and some unique happy hour drink choices. We have such an appreciation for those who work in retail agronomy, and talking to Gina rekindled so many memories for us and we feel you all will really enjoy this one!

This week we take a question from the AGvisorPRO app that has several parts but is asking one core question: is variable rate fertilizer worth it? 

Have you downloaded the AGvisorPRO app yet? It's free to use to reach a large network of agricultural experts waiting to answer your questions! Go find on the itunes app or google play store

Happy hour this week is with the crew at GK Technologies. We have a load of fun talking with Darin, Kelly, Sarah, and Cheryl about the precision ag industry but also the story of their business and how GK Technologies became to be. 

If you have any interest in GK Technologies precision ag platform, look them up at https://gktechinc.com/

Also, this Tuesday 4/26/22! Farm QA is hosting a free webinar, this weeks focusing on the report generation function. Use this link to find registration. 
https://farmqa.com/webinars/

This weeks episode of The $&!% You Need To Know, we take this question off the AGvisorPRO app. "I'm looking to plant corn after peas. Will there Be an issue with nitrogen in the soil? How can I overcome this?"

This week we go all the way to north eastern Iowa, right to the bridge Iowa's nose to talk to Nicole Stecklein. Nicole is an Asgrow/Dekalb agronomist covering the far northeastern corner of the state. Not only is she a talented agronomist, but her passion for agronomy really shines as we talk agronomy in her neck of the woods.