Interested in how to evaluate your newly emerged stands, think you might have a crusting issue, or were wondering about when to switch out hybrids or varieties this spring? If so, enjoy this latest podcast episode.

This week I cover crop progress from MI to Kansas in my travels, plus a review of growing degree days needed for emergence and how this week's cold weather might affect that emergence. Finally, a quick discussion on nitrogen needs for success.

This week, I share current soil temperatures and conditions, some thoughts on managing lower germ soybeans and considerations for early planted soybeans. Enjoy!

For this week's podcast, I wrap up the 2024 growing season with a few final field observations and a quick trip down memory lane in a “2024 Season in Review”. Enjoy!

This week's podcast highlights an interview with Dr. Marty Chilvers about his thoughts on Tar Spot progress in Michigan this year as well as some thoughts on double crop soybean development and why you might be seeing scattered green plants in your soybean fields lately. Enjoy.

This week's podcast focuses in on yield and agronomic observations from around Michigan. "Green" ears of corn and estimating yields along with updates on Growing Degree Day accumulations are top of mind currently. Enjoy!

This week's podcast shares some of the first soybean yields reported for the 2024 growing season across Michigan, and includes a discussion of harvesting green stem soybeans to reduce yield loss this season. Enjoy!

This week's Podcast focuses in on crop observations across Michigan this past week, an update on heat unit accumulation and some insight on soybean cyst nematode testing. Enjoy!

This week's travels had me digging deeper into some of the results of the strong winds from a week ago and its effect on silage corn as well as a review of conversations from field days across Michigan this past week. Enjoy!