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Impacts of rainfall on soybean grain quality and storage
This growing season has been a roller coaster ride for soybeans. An early warm window allowed for some early planting of beans, with a...

Rachel
Oct 16, 20185 min read
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The Emergence Exploration, Part 2! Results from our 2018 Study.
Earlier this year, I posted a blog about the emergence studies we had conducted the past couple years. Uniform emergence is often cited...

Rachel
Oct 9, 20184 min read
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Stepping Up Your Management Game: Fall Burndown Applications
This is the second part of our "Stepping Up Your Managment Game" series, designed to focus on steps and practices we can do to intensify...

Rachel
Oct 2, 20184 min read
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Stepping Up Your Management Game: Soil Sampling
You’ve probably been hearing it from us a lot lately: its time for soil sampling, get your soil sample acres booked, have you made your...

Rachel
Sep 25, 20184 min read
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Harvest Compaction: What to do and not to do.
With recent rainfalls getting us closer to average September precipitation, wetter field conditions could lead to compaction during...

Rachel
Sep 18, 20184 min read
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Finding Profitability in Soybean Harvest
It seems like we often over look soybeans. We sometimes neglect our management of them, partially because we may not feel that we make as...

Rachel
Sep 11, 20184 min read
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Does it Pay to Calibrate? Collecting Quality Yield Data.
It’s the time of year we need to start thinking about yield data quality. We hear this every year: “make sure to calibrate your yield...

Rachel
Aug 28, 20185 min read
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Management Steps for Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans
As you are driving around the county you may begin to notice yellow patches popping up in soybean fields. This can be attributed to...

Rachel
Aug 21, 20185 min read
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Combine Adjustments: Setting You Up for Success
Taking a little bit of time to make the appropriate combine adjustments for grain retention can go a long way towards increasing harvest...

Rachel
Aug 14, 20185 min read
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THANK YOU!, Harvest Considerations, Conducting A Push Test
The Agronomy Advisor 8/9/18 Thank you for a great field day! We were so excited and pleased to see so many of you turn out for our final...

Rachel
Aug 10, 20181 min read
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Harvest Considerations for Drought Impacted Crops
The 2018 growing season has been tough to say the least. Early season heat, very low soil moisture, and severe lack of rainfall during...

Rachel
Aug 7, 20185 min read
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The Final Summer Seminar And Trying Out Tissue Tests
The Agronomy Advisor 8/2/18 Tissue Testing Its been the hottest topic in farm publications and from yield contest winners. Tissue...

Rachel
Aug 2, 20182 min read
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Taking on Tissue Testing
Its been the hottest topic in farm publications and from yield contest winners. Tissue testing. Many individuals are touting the benefits...

Rachel
Jul 31, 20185 min read
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Do You Know When To Spray? Corn Drought Lapse, And Save The Date!
The Agronomy Advisor 7/26/18 We filmed a section of corn during the hot and dry week of July 9th through the 15th. Watch and see how the...

Rachel
Jul 26, 20181 min read
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Soybean Insecticide Investigation: Should I Spray?
Last week we covered foliar fungicide management in soybeans. We discussed when to apply, thresholds and yield response. However, in most...

Rachel
Jul 24, 20185 min read
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Fungicide Application In Soybeans, And Opportunities From Kansas Corn!
The Agronomy Advisor 7/19/18 July Summer Seminar Success! Thanks to all who attended the July session of our Summer Seminar Series. We...

Rachel
Jul 19, 20182 min read
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Foliar Fungicides: Take 2. Soybeans.
A couple weeks ago we took a stab at foliar fungicides in corn, including the thresholds for application and economics. Today we are...

Rachel
Jul 17, 20184 min read
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Drought, Defoliation, And Dates To Remember
The Agronomy Advisor 7/12/18 Dealing with Drought and Heat: How plants compensate during times of heat and drought stress We've had a hot...

Rachel
Jul 12, 20181 min read
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Dealing with Drought and Heat
Our ten day forecast looks discouraging. Highs above 95 degrees every day for the next nine days, with no real chance of rain in that...

Rachel
Jul 10, 20186 min read
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Happy 4th Of July!, Insect Pressure, And Upcoming Dates To Know
The Agronomy Advisor 7/5/18 Jump to:  Armyworms, Summer Seminar Series, A Foray into Foliar Fungicide, North Central Region SARE Field...

Rachel
Jul 5, 20181 min read
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