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Boots In The Field Report July, 14, 2025

By |July 14th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|

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

By |July 3rd, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

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 [...]

Boots In The Field Report June 20, 2025

By |June 20th, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

In this week "Boots In The Field Report" Ken Ferrie dives deep into the "carbon penalty." He explains what this is, what specific conditions trigger it, and why growers are seeing a significantly worse impact this year compared to previous seasons. Additionally, Ken warns growers that current weather patterns are creating ideal [...]

Boots In The Field Report June 13, 2025

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

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken Ferrie catches up with Matt Duesterhaus in the western part of the state and they talk about beans caught in the carbon penalty, herbicide carryover, sulfur deficiency, in season look at plot fields, insect pressure, and how the clock starts now for how [...]

Boots In The Field Report May 30, 2025

By |May 30th, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken talks evaluating stands and diagnosing causes of non-uniformity. He covers why growers may have seen even emergence initially but now are seeing uneven plants. Ken stresses the importance of knowing if the difference is a height difference or a collar difference. Plants can [...]

Boots In The Field Report May 23, 2025

By |May 23rd, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

This week on the "Boots in the Field Report," Ken discusses the recent weather and dust storms, highlighting concerns about residue, sandblasting, and replant decisions. He also addresses nutrient and herbicide loss due to the lack of rain after application, and issues like rootless corn, sidewall smearing, and down pressure, noting how [...]

Boots In The Field Report May 16, 2025

By |May 16th, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken Ferrie covers why timeliness is important when it comes to making replant decisions and how accurate stand counts and ear counts are crucial in making the right call. For beans, the count is more for weed control concerns in most fields, but for [...]

Boots In The Field Report May 2, 2025

By |May 2nd, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken Ferrie covers the good coming from this rain delay for spreading out our crop stages and reducing risks. He also reminders growers to switch up planting order for beans now that we are back in the normal planting window and gives a heads [...]

Boots In The Field Report April 22, 2025

By |April 22nd, 2025|Categories: Boots In The Field|

With a green light for planting corn in central IL this week, Ken advises growers to spend a lot of time on the ground checking planter settings to make sure it is set correctly before going full out. He covers setting down pressure, checking row cleaners, and maturity planting order. But he [...]

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