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Boots In The Field Report for April 20th

By Crop Tech|April 20th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: eary soybean, ferrie, frost, ken, plant2018, planting, soil temperature, sudden death|

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Boots In The Field Report For April 13th

By Crop Tech|April 13th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: crop-tech consulting, ken ferrie, planting, planting 2018, preperation, soil, soil conditions|

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Boots In The Field Report for March 30th

By Crop Tech|March 30th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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Boots In The Field Report for March 23rd

By Crop Tech|March 23rd, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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Boots In The Field Report for March 16th

By Crop Tech|March 16th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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Boots In The Field Report for March 9th

By Crop Tech|March 9th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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Boots In The Field Report For March 2nd

By Crop Tech|March 2nd, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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Boots In The Field Report for February 23rd

By Crop Tech|February 23rd, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: early planting beans, effectiveness, sds, seed treatment, soybean|

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Boots In The Field Report for February 16th

By Crop Tech|February 16th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: BIFR, conservation, department of ag, ken ferrie, maryland, question of the week|

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Boots In The Field Report for February 5th 2018

By Crop Tech|February 5th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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