by Chris Adams | Jul 18, 2019 | Planting
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...
by Chris Adams | Jun 6, 2019 | Planting
Yesterday, I checked eight corn fields in north-central Missouri and south-central Iowa with emergence and stand issues. All of these fields were planted on either May 16th or 17th. While most of the emerged plants appeared to be healthy, rotted seeds were found in...
by Chris Adams | May 29, 2019 | Planting
Focus on the things that we can control including these practices: Maintain normal planting depth, no shallower than 2” Research suggests normal planting populations Certainly, we’ve lost part of any applied nitrogen, in-season N management will be crucial for yield...
by Chris Adams | May 21, 2019 | Planting
It looks like we’ll finally see some sun, warmer temperatures and soils fit for planting. Certain areas of our footprint had a good run on corn planting a few weeks ago. Not much has occurred since, other than cold and wet conditions. This sunshine and warm...