From Commodity classic in New Orleans, the new Purdue Crop Chat podcast comes from the trade show floor with host Eric Pfeiffer and Purdue Extension soybean specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Extension Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn. On this episode, Shaun and Dan welcome Dr. Chad Lee, Extension grain crops agronomist from the University of Kentucky and Indiana farmer Mike Beard from Frankfort. Planting season is close and the specialists answer Mike’s questions and take a look at whether you can make a profit growing corn with those rising input prices this year.

Purdue Extension’s corn and soybean specialists are back for another edition of Purdue Crop Chat. Dr. Shaun Casteel and Dr. Dan Quinn are joined on this episode by Dr. Shalamar Armstrong, associate professor of soil conservation and management at Purdue, to discuss soil health practices, the impacts of certain cover crops, and the emerging carbon credit markets that are generating a lot of interest from farmers.

The Purdue Crop Chat is a regular podcast from Hoosier Ag Today and the Purdue University Extension Service, featuring Purdue Extension soybean specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Extension Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn.

USDA released their final yield numbers for 2021 on Wednesday. Shaun and Dan join host Eric Pfeiffer to give their reaction to record high Indiana yields. They also welcome Purdue Ag Economist Dr. Michael Langemeier to review 2021 and look ahead to the 2022 crop season.

Langemeier says, “Certainly 2022 won’t be as good as 2021, but I don’t think it’s going to be that different from 2020, and that’s good news.”

December 27, 2021

Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn joined HAT’s Eric Pfeiffer on the seminar stage during the recent Indiana Farm Equipment & Technology Expo to discuss the ups and downs of the 2021 season and to look ahead to 2022.

Casteel and Quinn both encourage farmers to take the winter to evaluate what worked and what didn’t so you can make adjustments for 2022. They also took questions from the crowd that was on-hand from the Expo.

Herbicides, particularly those that contain glyphosate, are already in short supply due to supply chain issues plaguing the U.S. Dr. Bill Johnson, Purdue Professor of Weed Science, join Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dan Quinn to discuss the price hikes and availability of herbicides for this spring.

They also discuss what an alternate plan might look like if glyphosate and glufosinate-based herbicides are unavailable. 

Fertilizer costs continue to rise, in many cases double last year’s cost. Purdue Extension Corn Specialist Dan Quinn is joined by Extension Soil Fertility Specialist Jim Camberato in the latest Purdue Crop Chat Podcast. Camberato says he’s hearing of more people moving back to anhydrous given that it’s going to be a bit cheaper and more available this fall.

Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Extension Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn discuss potential record yields for the Hoosier state in the latest Purdue Crop Chat Podcast. They also discuss what they’re hearing regarding fertilizer prices and availability. 

On this Purdue Crop Chat Podcast, Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dan Quinn review last week’s USDA Crop Production Report numbers. Both believe that Indiana corn and soybean numbers might be a bit lofty for a statewide average.

They also discuss harvest and some potential issues that could pop up.

Last week, USDA put out their national yield projections and their Indiana projections. If realized, both would be a record crop for Indiana. Listen to Purdue Extension soybean specialist Shaun Casteel and corn specialist Dan Quinn discuss the numbers and if they believe we can get there in the Hoosier state.

Quinn and Casteel also give an update on disease conditions around the state.

On this Purdue Crop Chat Podcast, Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dan Quinn are joined by Darcy Telenko, Purdue Field Crop Extension Plant Pathologist, to discuss diseases that are popping up around the state in both corn and soybeans.

The guys pepper Telenko with many questions like how many fungicide applications should farmers make and what timing is best for those applications.

In the podcast, Telenko references specific tools that farmers can use. Those tools are listed below:

Tarspotter App and Sporecaster App both available on Android and Apple

Telenko’s website with the maps: https://extension.purdue.edu/fieldcroppathology/

Efficacy charts for corn and soybeans: https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/resources/publications/fungicide-efficacy-for-control-of-corn-diseases

https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/resources/publications/fungicide-efficacy-for-control-of-soybean-foliar-diseases