Yearly Archives: 2015

Boots In the Field Report September 18th

By |September 18th, 2015|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , |

Ken gives a yield report as people call in yield averages, indicating the crop is bigger than he expected. Ken also covers things to think about when making your harvest plan and what to do about the weed escapes this fall.

Boots In The Field Report September 11th

By |September 11th, 2015|Categories: Boots In The Field, Corn|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Ken reports on yields coming in and gives some advice on creating a harvesting plan. He also stresses the importance of calibrating your yield monitor to make sure we are getting all the information we can use to improve the farming operation moving forward.

Boots In The Field Report

By |August 28th, 2015|Categories: Boots In The Field|

The nice weather predicted for central Illinois next week means big changes ahead for crop conditions. Listen to this week’s Boots in the Field Report as Ken describes what to expect in the coming weeks and does a crop report of Ohio and Indiana.

Boots In The Field Report for August 21st

By |August 21st, 2015|Categories: Boots In The Field|

In this week’s episode of Boots In The Field Report, Ken gives a crop report on his travels from New York to Alabama. Ken also discusses what he thinks that farmers need to be on the lookout for, which includes the real threat of aphids, warning everyone to be vigilant when scouting soybean fields. [...]

Boots In The Field Report for July 31st

By |July 31st, 2015|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

While the weather was good this week, Ken talks about some of the issues we are facing in our corn and bean crops in Central Illinois. This week’s Boots In The Field Report will cover white mold, SDS, frog eye, and insect damage in our soybeans. In the corn fields Ken covers dealing [...]

Boots In The Field Report July 22nd

By |July 22nd, 2015|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This week’s Boots In The Field Report is packed with information on timely topics for the 2015 crop in Central Illinois. Some of the hot topics Ken covers includes: the current pollination state, pollination issues with insects and hybrids, corn disease showing in area fields, white mold issues, a sudden death update, a [...]

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