Strategic Farming: Field Notes

Preparing for grain storage and marketing tips  - August 23, 2023

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

NDSU Grain Drying and Storage - https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/graindrying 

https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/crop-production/drying-storage

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Ed Usset, Extension Professor, Applied Economics, Grain Marketing Specialist - [email protected]
• Kenneth Hellevang, NDSU Professor & Extension Engineer - [email protected] 
• Anthony Hanson, Extension Educator - Crops - [email protected]

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

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MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

Corn and soybean yield updates  - August 16, 2023

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Jeff Coulter, Extension Corn Agronomist - [email protected] 
• Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist - [email protected] 
• Anthony Hanson, Extension Educator - Crops - [email protected]

Hail Damage to corn and soybeans in August - https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/08/hail-damage-to-corn-and-soybeans-in.html

MN Crop News:  Northern corn rootworm and extended diapause problems increase in areas of Minnesota – https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/07/northern-corn-rootworm-and-extended.html 

Handy Bt Trait Table for 2023:

https://www.texasinsects.org/uploads/4/9/3/0/49304017/bttraittable_march_2023.pdf 

Scouting for Corn Rootworm:

https://extension.umn.edu/corn-pest-management/scouting-corn-rootworm 

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Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

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Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Bob Koch, Extension Soybean Entomologist - [email protected] 
• Tom Peters, Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist and Weed Scientist - [email protected] 
• Dave Nicolai, Extension Educator - Crops - [email protected] 

MN Crop News:  Northern corn rootworm and extended diapause problems increase in areas of Minnesota – https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/07/northern-corn-rootworm-and-extended.html 

Handy Bt Trait Table for 2023:

https://www.texasinsects.org/uploads/4/9/3/0/49304017/bttraittable_march_2023.pdf 

Scouting for Corn Rootworm:

https://extension.umn.edu/corn-pest-management/scouting-corn-rootworm 

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

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Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Bruce Potter, Extension IPM Specialist - [email protected] 
• Fei Yang, Extension Corn Entomologist - [email protected] 
• Lizabeth Stahl, Extension Educator - crops - [email protected] 

MN Crop News:  Northern corn rootworm and extended diapause problems increase in areas of Minnesota – https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/07/northern-corn-rootworm-and-extended.html 

Handy Bt Trait Table for 2023:

https://www.texasinsects.org/uploads/4/9/3/0/49304017/bttraittable_march_2023.pdf 

Scouting for Corn Rootworm:

https://extension.umn.edu/corn-pest-management/scouting-corn-rootworm 

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

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Crops Team - Upcoming Events https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents

Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist - [email protected]
• Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist - [email protected]
• Lizabeth Stahl, Extension Educator - crops - [email protected] 

Crop Protection network: web book and fungicide efficacy table. https://cropprotectionnetwork.org

Corn IPM PIPE; Known distribution of tar spot maps. https://corn.ipmpipe.org/tarspot/

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

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Crops Team - Upcoming Events https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents

Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Jeff Coulter, Extension Agronomist - [email protected]
• Bob Koch Extension Entomologist - [email protected]
• Anthony Hanson - [email protected] 

Soybean Gall Midge https://soybeangallmidge.org/soybean-gall-midge-distribution

Spider-mite https://extension.umn.edu/soybean-pest-management/managing-spider-mite-soybean

Aphids and mites https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2022/07/management-of-soybean-aphids-and.html

Visual guide for defoliation https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2019/08/defoliating-insects-still-making-their.html

Early season drought effects on corn and soybeans

https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2021/06/early-season-drought-effects-on-corn.html 

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

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Crops Team - Upcoming Events https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents

Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

Crop management considerations during this abnormally dry season - June 28, 2023

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Debalin Sarangi - [email protected] 
• Tom Hoverstad - [email protected]u
• Dave Nicolai - [email protected] 
• Ryan Miller - [email protected] 

Early season drought effects on corn and soybeans

https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2021/06/early-season-drought-effects-on-corn.html 

Rochester Tour https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/06/save-date-for-rochester-crop-management.html

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

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MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

Join us for this session when we welcome Dr. Ian MacRae  and Bruce Potter, Extension entomologists, as they discuss the reemergence of a small grain pest, the cereal leaf beetle, and armyworms.

 The weekly Wednesday program will feature a live webinar with interactive discussion with attendees, addressing in-season cropping issues as they arise. Weekly sessions  may include topics related to soil fertility, agronomics, pest management, equipment, and more.

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Ian MacRae - [email protected]
• Bruce Potter - [email protected]
• Anthony Hanson - [email protected] 

Cereal leaf beetle: a new insect pest in Northwest Minnesota - 

https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/06/cereal-leaf-beetle-new-insect-pest-in.html 

Armyworm - https://extension.umn.edu/corn-pest-management/armyworm 

Black cutworm - https://extension.umn.edu/corn-pest-management/black-cutworm 

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

U of MN Cover Crop Website:  https://extension.umn.edu/soil-and-water/cover-crops 

Cover Crop Termination article:  https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/04/what-are-my-best-options-for.html

Midwest Cover Crop Tool:  https://midwestcovercrops.org/covercroptool/

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

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MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

Post-emergence weed control & small grains updates - June 14, 2023

The dry, late spring has impacted herbicide effectiveness and management decisions. Join in as we welcome special guest Dr. Rodrigo Werle, University of Wisconsin – Madison Extension cropping systems weed scientist, to address weed control concerns. He is joined by Dr. Jochum Wiersma, Extension small grains specialist, to discuss how the 2023 spring conditions have affected small grain pests and development.

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Jochum Wiersma - [email protected]
• Rodrigo Werle - [email protected]
• Dave Nicolai - [email protected] 

2023 Spring Badger Crop Connect & Post Weed Control slides - pdf

Wisconsin Cropping Systems Weed Science - https://wiscweeds.info/

Agronomy Day - Waseca - June 20 

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

U of MN Cover Crop Website:  https://extension.umn.edu/soil-and-water/cover-crops 

Cover Crop Termination article:  https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/04/what-are-my-best-options-for.html

Midwest Cover Crop Tool:  https://midwestcovercrops.org/covercroptool/

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

Subscribe and share this link with your networks: https://z.umn.edu/fieldnotespodcast 

Crops Team - Upcoming Events https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents

Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

Join us for this session when we welcome Drs. Fabián Fernández, Extension nutrient management specialist, and Vasu Sharma, Extension irrigation specialist, as they discuss moisture issues - both too wet and too dry - and how they are impacting nitrogen management decisions.

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Vasudha Sharma - [email protected]
• Fabian Fernandez - [email protected]
• Anthony Hanson - Moderator - [email protected]

Calculating nitrogen credit: https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2021/07/how-to-calculate-nitrogen-credit-from.html

U of MN Cover Crop Website:  https://extension.umn.edu/soil-and-water/cover-crops 

Cover Crop Termination article:  https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/04/what-are-my-best-options-for.html

Midwest Cover Crop Tool:  https://midwestcovercrops.org/covercroptool/

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

Subscribe and share this link with your networks: https://z.umn.edu/fieldnotespodcast 

Crops Team - Upcoming Events https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents

Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/