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Boots In The Field Report January 30, 2020

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In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken tackles the topic of starter, ranging from product, placement, rate, and desired outcome.

Boots In The Field Report July 12, 2019

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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 for May 24, 2019

By |May 24th, 2019|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

Boots In The Field Report April 25, 2019

By |April 25th, 2019|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Ken talks weather delays and the importance of not letting your fertilizer plans delay your planting window in this week's Boots In The Field Report. He also covers what to look for in compaction culprits and which environments need to wait and which ones can move ahead. [...]

Boots In The Field Report for June 7th, 2018

By |June 7th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for June 1, 2018

By |June 1st, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , |

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Boots In The Field Report for May 24, 2018

By |May 24th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , |

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Boots In The Field Report for May 18, 2018

By |May 18th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , |

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Boots In The Field Report For April 13th

By |April 13th, 2018|Categories: Boots In The Field|Tags: , , , , , , |

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