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Boots In The Field Report For July 6, 2018

By Crop Tech|July 6th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: BIFR, boots in the field report, crop tech, ctc, disease, double ear, japanese beetle, ken ferrie, nutrient loss, pollination, root worm, rootworm|

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Boots In The Field Report for June 29, 2018

By Crop Tech|June 29th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: defoliation, disease, insects, pollination, root worm, silk clipping|

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Boots In The Field Report for June 22nd 2018

By Crop Tech|June 22nd, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: atrazine carry over, beans, BIFR, corn, drift issues, grey leaf, harvest, ken ferrie, nitrates, pollination, root worm, y dropping|

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Boots In The Field Report for June 7th, 2018

By Crop Tech|June 7th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: boots in the field report, crop-tech consulting, drought, flowering beans, green snap, ken ferrie, weeds|

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Boots In The Field Report for June 1, 2018

By Crop Tech|June 1st, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: crop-tech consulting, ken ferrie|

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Boots In The Field Report for May 24, 2018

By Crop Tech|May 24th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: cover crop, crop-tech consulting, ken ferrie, replant|

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Boots In The Field Report for May 18, 2018

By Crop Tech|May 18th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: crop-tech consulting, ctc, ken ferrie|

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Boots In The Field Report For May 11, 2018

By Crop Tech|May 11th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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Boots In The Field Report for May 4, 2018

By Crop Tech|May 4th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: bean, corn, dry soils, freeze damage, frost damage, moisture, planter, wheat|

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Boots In The Field Report for April 27th

By Crop Tech|April 27th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: furrow, ken ferrie, moisture, seed chilling, spring anhydrous, spring tillage, starter|

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Yearly Archives: 2018