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Crop Talk by IAS – Field Scouting Update | May 13

This week on Crop Talk, IAS agronomists across Iowa are shifting from planting progress to emergence checks, crusting concerns, and early replant conversations. While most growers are nearing the finish line on planting, changing soil conditions and uneven emergence are creating a new round of scouting priorities.

In this episode, the team discusses:
 • Crusting concerns showing up in both corn and soybeans
 • Why April 23 planting dates are getting extra attention
 • Rotary hoe considerations and when it can help
 • Uneven soybean emergence and patchy stands
 • What “leafing out underground” means in corn
 • How moisture, soil type, and temperature swings are impacting emergence
 • Herbicide activation concerns in dry conditions
 • Why targeted scouting matters field by field
 • Stand count and replant conversations starting across Iowa

As always, these are real-time insights from local IAS agronomists sharing what they’re seeing right now across Iowa fields.

Featured this week:
Nicholas Giesseman (Host)
Nick Thompson
Owen Heetland
Erin Recker
Adrianna Herlache

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