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Crop Talk by IAS – Field Scouting Update | June 6 

As post-emerge season gets underway across Iowa and southwest Wisconsin, the focus is shifting from what was applied earlier to what’s coming next. With warm, dry conditions and scattered rain chances, weed pressure is starting to creep in and timely applications are becoming critical. At the same time, agronomists are keeping a close eye on alfalfa pests, crop recovery, and overall field progress. 

In this episode, the team discusses: 

• Post herbicide timing and why earlier is often better for weed control 
• Pre-emerge products starting to wear off and what that means for scouting 
• Environmental conditions to watch before making spray decisions 
• Weed size considerations and avoiding late control challenges 
• Insect pressure building in alfalfa, including grasshoppers and armyworms 
• How dry conditions are influencing pest activity 
• Wheat fungicide applications and seasonal timing 
• Early-season crop variability and how stands are evening out 
• Using foliar nutrition to help support crop recovery and growth 
• Reflecting on early-season challenges and what’s improved over the last few weeks 

As always, these are real-time, boots-on-the-ground insights from IAS agronomists working directly in the field. 

Featured this week: 
Nicholas Giesseman, Host and Eastern Region Agronomist 
Nick Thompson, Southwest Region Agronomist (Ellsworth) 
Melissa Schuman, Northeast Region Agronomist 

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