Boots In The Field Report July 12, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken covers growth stage progress, insects and diseases to be on the lookout for, and what this weed pressure will mean for next year.
Boots In The Field Report July 3, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken warns not to let looks fool you when comparing early planted corn and the June planted corn. While the early corn has height, most of it is lacking in evenness, Ken covers what that means for pest bosses. He also explains what fallow [...]
Boots In The Field Report June 28, 2019
Ken touches on a lot of topics in this week's Boots In The Field Report. He starts with a report on percent planted, then covers keeping fields clean, row crop cultivating, rootworm floats, and the effect of heat on this short corn.
Boots In The Field Report June 21, 2019
Ken gives a crop report from Il to Canada and recommends getting plans in place now for a wet harvest to get yourself in a good position come fall.
Boots In The Field Report June 7, 2019
Ken talks weeds in prevent plant fields, stand evaluation and replant in marginal fields, and sightings of yellow corn and beans in this week's Boots In The Field Report.
Boots In The Field Report May 31, 2019
Ken hits on a lot of topics in this week's Boots In The Field Report but the main focus is not throwing in the towel too soon. There is a lot of growing season left and farmers need to bring their A-game. He talks what to do with population for both corn [...]
Boots In The Field Report for May 24, 2019
Ken Ferrie focuses on two things in this week's Boots In The Field Report: 1. In the scramble to get this crop in, don't drop the ball on fields that did get planted. Never walk away from a growing crop. 2. Farmers have some tough decisions to make, but they need to [...]
Teaching The Planter To Dance
With the window for planting getting tight, Ken Ferrie covers what farmers can do to get off to a good start even in challenging conditions. We can't control the weather but that means paying special attention to what we can control is even more important
Evaluating Late Spring Field Readiness!
Are You Ready? Ken Ferrie walks through how to tell if a field is ready to plant and how to move forward, aware of the consequences, when you have to push marginal conditions.
Boots In The Field Report May , 2019
Once farmers get this crop in the ground, they will have to use all of their resources to hang onto their yield all the way to the finish line. Ken Ferrie talks about #plant19 and how later planting affects the need for starter and insecticide in this week's Boots In The Field [...]