Agronomists Happy Hour

How does weed management differ if you are incorporating rye as a cover crop. That's the question we tackle this week from AGvisorPRO. We share how we would adapt to introducing a cover crop but also cover the other experts answers to this question. 

In the north for the past 7 years, we have heard the familiar voice of Carah Hart bringing the latest in agriculture during her farm broadcasts. Jason and Kyle are all too familiar with the call from Carah asking for a few minutes of their time to talk about current happenings, but we've turned the tables and have asked Carah to be on our podcast to reflect on her time in the north. As always...

Does a fall burn down aid in the control of Russian Thistle? You bet it does, but we lay down the good $h!t and tell it how you need to know!

We're back all! Our vacation is over and happy hour is ready to commence! 

Is geo-referencing probed locations via GPS worth it while soil sampling. It is soil sampling season when the question came into the AGvisorPRO app so how couldn't we take this question?  Speaking of AGvisorPRO, have you downloaded the app yet? What's the hold up!? https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/AHH

We end season 2 with The Man himself Larry Lunder, who plays all that is good in the world for soil health on #TillageTuesdays. Larry is a great agronomist and we get into some great discussion on all topics agronomy....and maybe a little tillage sprinkled in. 

What products are good for tank mixing with mesotrione in a burndown situation for corn and milo in a high pH soil environment. A great question asked on the AGvisorPRO app this week with an active ingredient we know well. Have you downloaded AGvisorPRO yet? Here, lets get you started and follow this link! https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/AHH

Happy hour this week we head down to southwestern Minnesota to talk to Steven Regan. You can tell immediately through our conversation that Steven is passionate for what he does as a technical seed agronomist for Bayer's Dekalb/Asgrow brand and have a great happy hour with him.  Most notably you may know Steven from the SnapChat handle he has (DEKALB/Asgrow MNWEST) and his great updates, espe...

Horseweed, Mares Tail, or Fleabane: whatever you call it, it can be a real pain in the you know what to control in no-till & minimum till situations. So we felt it appropriate to bring this question back from June in the AGvisorPRO app back during harvest time because the best control measure for this weed is a good fall burndown. We lay out our preferred strategy, from fall burndown to in-cro...

It is a real treat to talk about the FFA and this holds especially true this week when we spent happy hour with David Swanson. David is entering his 37th year as an agriculture teacher and an FFA advisor in Hawley Minnesota. 37 years is a long time and David shares his story and his passion why teaching and the FFA have been so important to him. We really think you all will enjoy listening to him...

How to determine the correct time to swath canola was the question the came up on the AGvisorPRO app this week. And we felt it appropriate to make the small delineation between timing for swathing and for pre-harvest desiccant. Have you downloaded the app yet? Find it here! https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/AHH

What grinds your gears?.....but more in an agronomic sense. We cover a short list  of things that bothered us this season: flea beetles, herbicide efficacy, poor communication, and regenerative ag....just to name a few. 

Will high soil test phosphate antagonize other nutrients in the soil, how do you know if that will happen and how do you overcome it? That's the question we tackle from AGvisorPRO this week. Have you downloaded the AGvisorPRO App yet? What's the Hold UP?? Find here: https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/AHH

Happy hour this week takes us up to Lethbridge, Alberta. Where we find Charles Geddes, a weed scientist for Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, who's most troublesome weed happens to be OUR most troublesome weed....kochia. Charles shares insight to the resistance screening that they are working on, and what they have learned over time with kochia populations. Charles also shares insights on wh...

There are LL volunteer canola (an likely RR) in Xtend soybeans that have not been controlled. What are the options to spray them out? A great question asked on the AGvisorPRO app this past week. Have you downloaded AGvisorPRO yet? What's the hold up? Find it here -> https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/AHH

Happy hour takes us all the way east to North Carolina to talk to Josh Joyner. We have a ton of fun talking to Josh and learning about North Carolina agriculture. The crops may be similar to other regions; but the field sizes, soils, and climate all differ and make for a great conversation as we learn what its like there. Find Josh on Twitter at @joyner_jd

Specifically the question asked on AGvisorPRO this week was how long can you expect insecticide residuals to be for Red Sunflower Seed Weevil and Grasshoppers as there is not much readily accessible information available. We give our take on this to help understand insecticide residual and what to expect on this weeks show. Have you downloaded the AGvisorPRO app yet? What's the hold up? Downl...

Happy hour this week is spent with the collective known as the Ag Mafia. Bridgette Readel, Jason Hanson, and Kyle Okke explain what it is they are up to and what they have planned!

It's a hot one this week, but it's also humid. We pull two questions off AGvisorPRO this week both related to the heat. 1) Can it be too hot to be applying fungicide? 2) Is applying fungicide at night a good idea? If you have been dragging your feet and haven't downloaded the AGvisorPRO app yet, what are you waiting for?? Download here!    https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/AHH

Your mesonet may be the same, but we are sure proud of ours. We spend happy hour this week with James Hyde and Andrew Thostenson. James is an instrumentation specialist for NDAWN (North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network) and Andrew our states pesticide coordinator. Both share and tie together the importance of gathering climatic data through NDAWN and how it benefits the farmers of North Dakota...

To spray for scab, or not spray for scab? That is the question, and rightfully so with the amount of heat happening this week, its a good thing to question if these conditions are still conducive for scab. Have you downloaded the AGvisorPRO app yet? If not, don't wait any longer and find here: https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/AHH

This week we spend happy hour with Andrew Friskop , NDSU's extension cereal pathologist. We talk all things Fusarium Head Blight and why its important to be paying careful attention this season. Fusarium Head Blight Risk Tool

The AGvisorPRO app had a question asking what were peoples favorite water conditioner products outside of ammonium sulfate. We felt this a great opportunity to expand and talk about the different classes of water conditioner adjuvants that existent and how they work. Have you downloaded the AGvisorPRO app yet? What's the hold up!? Download with this link ------> https://link-app.agvisorpro...

This week we share the rest of our conversation with Luke Johnson and what he shares about agriculture in Georgia. If you haven't caught up on the first part of our conversation, click here Farmin' Sand Part 1 We talk cotton, peanuts, vegetable production, and places to go see (agronomy wise) in Georgia. If would like to follow Luke on Twitter find his profile here: Luke Johnson CCA

A land owners 1 year old maple trees are dead in a mater of days, and are curious if the newly sprayed soybean field next to them is just a coincidence or something to do with it? This is a unique question that came through on the AGvisorPRO app and a great question to walk through how to handle on the landowners perspective. Have you downloaded the AGvisorPRO app yet? What's the hold up? Dow...