Boots In The Field Report November 6, 2025
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken Ferrie talks all things fall tillage including adjustments for dry soil and warnings about anhydrous applications in these drought conditions.
Boots In The Field Report October 24, 2025
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken talks on streaks from aerial fungicide applications can skew plot data if not accounted for, tough tillage situations, why spreading out your planting window is so crucial, checking stalk quality of standing fields and keeping an eye on harvest loss till the last [...]
Boots In The Field Report October 1, 2025
Beans are disappearing fast, but make sure to keep an eye on stalk quality while waiting for corn to dry down, especially in fields that didn’t get sprayed. Everyone at the field be on the lookout for signs of a field fire and of team burnout in these long dry stretches. These [...]
Boots In The Field Report September 17, 2025
Drier areas showing some crazy swings in bean yields within a field. Ken shares that corn that dies before black layer will dry down slower, reminds growers to recalibrate yield monitors as need with moisture swings between fields, and for operations to have a fire plan for these dry conditions. [...]
Boots In The Field Report September 8, 2025
“Don’t ignore your gas gauge” Ken Ferrie talks initial yields coming in from early April corn and breaks down why a statement taken out of context can be very dangerous for approaching phosphorus applications this fall in this week’s Boots In The Field Report.
Boots In The Field Report August 26, 2025
In this Boots In The Field Report Ken Ferrie recaps his Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois farm visits comparing disease and insect pressure, pollination progress, moisture status, and yield estimates across the different territories.
Boots In The Field Report August 13, 2025
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken Ferrie reports high variability from field to field in pollination issues and disease pressure for corn in central IL. Between tip pull back, tar spot, and southern rust some of the top end yield has been reduced in comparison to last year’s crop. [...]
Boots In The Field Report July 31, 2025
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers how heavy fog delayed pollination and what problems that caused. He advises scouting the fields and noting the issues with pollination now when the cause is evident instead of being mystified by the lack of yield at harvest. With all this wet weather Ken [...]
Boots In The Field Report July, 14, 2025
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken Ferrie covers how current weather patterns are setting the stage in Tar Spot Alley and shares an update on three new counties where tar spot has been confirmed. Ken also dives into pollination concerns showing up in hybrids planted around April 14th and [...]
Boots In The Field Report July 3, 2025
Ken covers how pollination uniformity can change the amount of silk clipping pressure a field can take, wide spread potassium deficiencies, how bean stage needs to be evaluated before doing rescue applications, and the elephant in the room - Tar Spot. He covers reports coming in, next steps, and reminders of what [...]