by Chris Adams | Feb 20, 2020 | Agronomy
We’ve observed many instances of heavy corn earworm infestations over the last few years throughout NuTech Seed’s footprint. Corn earworm are a migratory pest that overwinter in warmer areas in the southern states. Overwintering mortality rates may likely be less...
by Chris Adams | Jan 21, 2020 | Agronomy
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...
by Katie Allen | Nov 26, 2019 | Agronomy
Early results are starting to come in for the first commercial season of Enlist E3™ soybeans. NuTech Lead Agronomist and Product Manager Brad Johnson and soybean farmer Jeff Boston give their perspectives on what they saw this inaugural year. Introducing Enlist E3...
by Brad Johnson | Sep 30, 2019 | Agronomy
Meet Brad Johnson, Lead Agronomist and Product Manager Brad Johnson grew up on a cattle farm just west of Des Moines, Iowa. A self-described “show jock” in his teens, he had little interest in agronomy until a college internship changed his path. “I spent a summer in...
by Ryan Booton | Sep 4, 2019 | Agronomy
We sat down with Ryan Booton, Sales Agronomist for southeast Iowa and central/northern Illinois, to get his take on Enlist E3™ soybeans and the Enlist™ system. Q: What’s been the buzz from customers about Enlist E3 soybeans? Since we received approval for...
