Boots In The Field Report

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?