Early Planted Fields Followed by Cold Weather

Early Planted Fields Followed by Cold Weather

A number of corn and soybean acres were planted in NuTech’s central and southern footprint before this current 4-5-day cold snap.  Soil temperatures along I-80 in central Iowa dropped from 54°F on April 7th to 43°F a week later and will likely drop a couple more...
Agronomy Update:  Fallow Syndrome by Chris Adams, CCA

Agronomy Update: Fallow Syndrome by Chris Adams, CCA

Record numbers of acres went to preventative planting after the challenging spring of 2019, and fallow syndrome is a concern if nothing was grown on these acres.  The following is a description of fallow syndrome by the University of Minnesota Extension, “When there’s...
Summer Scouting in East Central Iowa

Summer Scouting in East Central Iowa

Kyle Strohbehn and I checked a lot of corn fields and plots last week in Blackhawk and Grundy Counties. We found minor instances of Common Rust pustules and Anthracnose Leaf Blight, both of which are not concerning at this time. We also evaluated the number of leaves...