7 Corn Nutrient Deficiencies to be on the look out in Iowa

Nitrogen is still the #1 nutrient when it comes to Corn. But it is joined by several other nutrients and secondary nutrients. With the...

Black Cutworm

Black cutworm moths arrive in Iowa with spring storms and lay eggs in and around fields. Emerging BCW larvae feed on winter annual weeds,...

The key for a good yielding crop...

Today as I am sitting in my office with rain pounding on my window and the outside temperature near freezing it makes me think of what...

Alfalfa weevils are now active in Iowa

As we gear up for nicer weather this spring we need to be on the look out for Alfalfa weevils. Adult alfalfa weevils become active and...

USDA Crop report is Anticipating Record Soybean Acres

On March 31, the USDA released its “Prospective Plantings Report”, as well as the “Quarterly Grain Stocks Report”. These were very...

5 key points that have the greatest impact on Crop emergence & production

When is the correct time to start planting? What conditions should we consider? Can agronomic issues be caused by our planter? There are...

Are you considering planting Non-Bt Corn traits in 2017?

Are you considering planting Non-Bt Corn traits in 2017? Better plan for more scouting. With the lower market of corn there has been a...

Tips on Managing Resistant Weeds

Herbicides are used to manage weeds by giving farmers more time to manage weeds, less soil disturbance and a high efficacy against target...

Farm Data Management: Part 3- Operation Center

In the last couple posts about Farm Data Management, we have talked about data integrity and how to collect that data with some of our...

Farm Data Management: Part 2- Agronomy Lynk Support Plan

Let's review... in our last post of our Farm Data Management we covered Data Integrity and how it is important to have a strong and solid...