Agronomy Moment

The nitrogen nutrient is a challenging topic due to a variety of factors that change its bonding to the soil The nitrogen cycle also changes in its physical and chemical form. This creates nitrogen loss risks, lack of availability to the plant, and even its location in the soil and atmosphere. It can reside in the soil as ammonium with a positive charge or convert to different forms of nitrate as...

Celena Kipping agronomist for SW Missouri/SE Kansas joins me to talk about Dectes Stem Borer, a pesky insect that hides in the soybean plant for most of its larva stage. Celena covers management practices before and after to help you understand what a good response to this is. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has acc...

Celena Kipping, agronomist for SW MO/SE KS joins me today to talk about Charcoal Rot in soybeans. This disease typically impacts drought stressed soybeans that are enduring hot weather. It can greatly affect the grain fill in pods of the upper part of the plant. Have a listen.   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has a...

Celena Kipping joins me on a final wrap up for results from 2023 soybean growing season.   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to market with the best products & provide the latest, most accurate agronomic information t...

This session of the last podcast of the 2023 growing season we analyze some interesting things we observed this past season. We certainly defined some road ditches as it related to weather extremes for our area. Take a look as Celena Kipping joins me. She is an agronomist for Beck's Superior Hybrids in the SW Missouri and Kansas region.   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide...

This video covers observations of an ILeVo trial we did in 2017. The plot went on to return an approx 7 bpa advantage where SDS symptoms were present and 1.4 bpa advantage where SDS was not present.

We show what can happen to corn yield when depth is shallow or not consistent, low pop vs high pop soybean affecting node counts, and a visual of the effect of weeds on soybean plant stress with Beck's Hybrids Celena Kipping. Take the Next Step! TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and tra...

"R3" typically refers to a specific growth stage of the soybean plant. In soybean growth stages, the R3 stage is often known as the "beginning pod" stage, where pods first appear on the nodes of the plant's main stem. During this stage, the soybean plant is actively flowering and forming pods, which will eventually contain the soybean seeds.

This update covers concerns of stress in corn fields. Fields need to be checked to make sure you are on your way with pollination as we enter grain fill. Let me know if you need something or I need to walk with you in your fields. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies...

This video goes over thresholds for Japanese Beetles in your corn field and when to apply insecticide. These can be field by field, however; typically we dont see widespread damage to corn from this insect as it relates to final yield or widespread pollination effects.   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to...

Celena Kipping, the Beck's Hybrids agronomist joins me to talk about how Fungicides work, a brief history of modern chemistries and their vulnerabilities. Beck's Practical Farm Research (PFR) data tested on corn and soybeans and a reminder on the best practices to prevent these deadly diseases from taking your crop yield potential and your financial gain.   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed...

Quick update on corn nitrogen application, weed respray inspections, and soybean stand assessments coming up!   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to market with the best products & provide the latest, most accurate agrono...

Scott Dickey joins me today to go over a hail storm that hit last night. We talk about what could happen going forward and what to look for and expect. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to market with the best products &...

Beck's Hybrids agronomist for SW Missouri Celena Kipping joins me to talk about how well corn is recovering from its frost and freeze injuries. We also go over nitrogen planning for this spring and talk about corn planting depth in our project plot displaying the impact on root growth. We mentioned staging corn after it gets hailed or frosted off and how you assess the corn leaf stage without orig...

Proper setting of downforce on your John Deere, CaseIH, Kinze, or other brands of planters is important. It doesn't matter if you have hydraulic, air, or spring setting an appropriate setting for the conditions can be huge. This is especially true in drying soils as we detail in this video when planting corn and soybeans.   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Se...

The agronomist Celena Kipping joins me to talk about Nitrogen and Sulfur challenges that farmers face in corn crops. What is the response of practices of Nitrogen and Sulfur and how do we management this sometimes elusive but critical nutrient in plant growth and corn yield. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has acces...

Using data from Beck's PFR studies and from tips by the planter guru Clayton Stufflebeam Celena Kipping and I dive into the spectrum of making sure you have the information you need when its time to plant one of the world's most needed crop! TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait t...

Using data from Beck's PFR studies and from tips by the planter guru Clayton Stufflebeam Celena Kipping and I dive into the spectrum of making sure your planter is ready for go time.   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to...

Chase Scotten with Risk Solutions LLC joins us to talk about changes made to crop insurance program in 2023, disaster relief signup options before March 15, additional products outside of the regular risk protection options, and finally we setup a farm live for you to see and Chase helps me build a crop insurance plan to display the different ways we can utilize the tools how the your decisions af...

Beck's Hybrids agronomist Celena Kipping joins me today to talk P&K in your soil. What is the correct rate for your operation? TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to market with the best products & provide the latest, most...

Beck's Hybrids agronomist Celena Kipping joins me to go over a wheat management guide for making economic and high yield decisions for your crop from late winter to harvest!   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to market w...

Beck's Hybrids Field Agronomist Celena Kipping joins me to present to you a study on insects, insecticides, their management, and how all pesticides are not created equal. We talk about the effective products that can be used as well as good practices when scouting. Did you know? Some bugs cause direct yield loss and others are most effectively controlled by their own predators until we reach thre...

Knowing the best planting rate for your corn and soybeans on your farm and field can bring good ROI. FARMserver has tools to track these planting rates that cost nothing to load your planter with! This is assuming your planter already has electric or hydraulic drives. Building these out in a low risk way can bring critical information to your farm for future seed planting operations and appropriat...

Do biologicals provide yield response and positive ROI in the nitrogen space? We are diving into topics presented to us by our listeners. Take a listen to this podcast about a relatively new product type in agriculture. Feel free to reach out anytime with your topic you want researched or with feedback on how we can improve this channel. Please follow and like our show, it really does help get the...

In this podcast we cover soybean cyst nematode testing and practices to manage their presence, soil fertility testing, and also in line ripping and what it does to your soil. Joining us today is Beck's Hybrids RAM Scott Dickey and also Celena Kipping the agronomist from Beck's Hyrbrids for SW Missouri. Take Care!   TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybe...