Strategic Farming: Field Notes

Join us as we welcome Dr. Jeff Coulter, Extension corn agronomist, and Matt Pfarr, Extension educator-crops, are on hand to take your questions and discuss planter tips for even establishment.

Takeaways from the cropping season and looking to harvest - August 21, 2024 We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council , along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council . Resources: Thinking about drainage after this season’s extremely wet start? Check out these two upcoming events Aug 22 & Sept 5 Considerations for soybean aphid management...

Irrigation and drainage updates after a wet summer - August 14, 2024 We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council , along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council . Resources: Rosholt Research Farm field day to be held on August 15 Thinking about drainage after this season’s extremely wet start? Check out these two upcoming events Aug 22 & Se...

Assessing and restoring pastures after drought/flood We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council , along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council . Resources: Leafy Spurge: https://extension.umn.edu/identify-invasive-species/leafy-spurge   Leafy Spurge: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/herbaceous/leafyspurge.html   Leafy S...

SCN + Phytopthora and manure - July 24, 2024 We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council , along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council . Resources: *** If looking at changes in SCN it important to sample same crop stage/time of year. *** Have our SCN sorrows been drowned? https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2024/06/have-our-scn-sorro...

Corn updates and crop disease considerations - July 17, 2024 We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council , along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council . Resources: Corn IPM Pipe https://corn.ipmpipe.org/tarspot/   Crop Protection Network https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/   Minnesota Ag News – Crop Progress & Condition MN-Crop-Progress-07...

Insect updates and management considerations - July 10, 2024 We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council , along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council . Resources: European corn borer - https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2024/02/european-corn-borer-new-pest-old.html European corn borer in Minnesota field corn https://extension.umn.edu/c...

After the flooding - crop disease & weed management considerations - July 3, 2024 We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council , along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council . Resources:   Flooded corn https://extension.umn.edu/growing-corn/flooded-corn#:~:text=Corn%20plants%20that%20survived%20flooded,stress%20later%20in%20the%20season . ...

Crop management considerations for soggy fields - June 26, 2024 We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council , along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council . Jeff’s slides - referenced during presentation. Resources/links: Flooding resources - https://extension.umn.edu/disaster-preparedness-and-recovery/flooding Crops and flooding - https://ext...

Resources for crop disease ID - June 12 Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024   Contact information for today’s show: Angie Peltier, Extension educator - crops, apeltier@umn.edu  Brett Arenz, CFANS plant pathology, aren0058@umn.edu   Liz Stahl, Extension educator - crops,  stah0012@umn.edu    Resources: Plant Disease Clinic  https://pdc.umn.edu/     pdc@umn.edu Digital Crop Doc https://z.umn.edu/Dig...

Making the most out of Postemergence Weed Control (Timing and weed ID) - June 5 Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024   Contact information for today’s show: Joe Ikley, NDSU Extension Weed Specialist, joseph.ikley@ndsu.edu  Debalin Sarangi, Extension Specialist, Weed Management, dsarangi@umn.edu Ryan Miller, Regional Extension Educator, Crops, mill0869@umn.edu Resources: US Wind Climatology - https:...

Alfalfa weevil and nutrient management update  - May 29 Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024   Contact information for today’s show: Anthony Hanson, Regional Extension Educator, IPM, hans4022@umn.edu Brad Carlson, Extension Educator, Water Resources, bcarlson@umn.edu Claire LaCanne, Extension Educator, Crops, lacanne@umn.edu We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion...

Seedling diseases and small grains in a wet spring - May 22 Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024   Contact information for today’s show: Jochum Wiersma, Small Grains Specialist, wiers002@umn.edu  Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist and Program Leader, Crops, dmalvick@umn.edu Anthony Hanson, Regional Extension Educator, IPM, hans4022@umn.edu Some of the diseases discussed: Phytopthora Pythium...

Corn and Soybean Planting Update-Are we on Schedule? or What's next? - May 15, 2024 Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024   Contact information for today’s show: Dr. Jeff Coulter, UMN Extension Agronomist, coult077@umn.edu Dr. Seth Naeve, UMN Extension Agronomist - Soybeans, naeve002@umn.edu Dave Nicolai, Extension Educator - Crops, nico0071@umn.edu We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybea...

Field Notes talks weed and insect updates - May 8, 2024 Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024   Contact information for today’s show: Debalin Sarangi, UMN Extension Weed Scientist, dsarangi@umn.edu Bruce Potter, UMN Extension IPM Specialist, bpotter@umn.edu Anthony Hanson, Regional Extension Educator, hans4022@umn.edu We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council...

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 sho...

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 - coult077@umn.edu  Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist - naeve002@umn.edu  Anthony Hanson, Extension Educator - Crops...

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 - koch0125@umn.edu  Tom Peters, Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist and Weed Scientist - pete7440@umn.edu  Dave Nicolai, Extension Educator - Crops - nico0071@umn.edu  MN Crop N...

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 - bpotter@umn.edu   Fei Yang, Extension Corn Entomologist - yang8905@umn.edu   Lizabeth Stahl, Extension Educator - crops - stah0012@umn.edu   MN Crop News:  Northern corn ro...

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 - naeve002@umn.edu Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist - dmalvick@umn.edu Lizabeth Stahl, Extension Educator - crops - stah0012@umn.edu   Crop Protection network: web...

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 - coult007@umn.edu Bob Koch Extension Entomologist - koch0125@umn.edu Anthony Hanson - hans4022@umn.edu  Soybean Gall Midge https://soybeangallmidge.org/soybean-gall-midge-distri...

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 - dsarangi@umn.edu  Tom Hoverstad - hover003@umn.ed u Dave Nicolai - nico0071@umn.edu  Ryan Miller - mill0869@umn.ed...

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...

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 discu...

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 a...