Boots In The Field

Boots In The Field Report January 9, 2026

By |January 9th, 2026|Categories: Boots In The Field|

In this week’s Boots in the Field Report Ken Ferrie walks through some important aspects of doing a good year end review session as you look forward to the coming growing season. “What worked, what didn’t, and why?”  He also gives his thoughts on growers asking about cutting out insecticide on the [...]

Boots In The Field Report September 17, 2025

By |September 17th, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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 August 13, 2025

By |August 13th, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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

By |July 31st, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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 [...]

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