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2 qts of Roundup will do a great job of burning down regrowth and weeds in stubble fields.

Tyson Goossen

If Zeal didn’t get good enough control on spider mites, you can chemigate a pint of Dimethoate.

Eddie Gonzalez

Why do I have Physoderma in my corn when I post applied fungicide? Although fungicide may have been utilized it is NOT specifically labeled for this disease. Physoderma brown spot and stalk rot is common. Some products are just NOT labeled.

Hybrids have differing susceptibility to this crippling disease, and crop debris and soils can host it for 2 – 7 years. Corn is most susceptible to infection between stages V5 to V9. It becomes visually prominent and can affect standability at reproductive stages after VT.

Paul Helland

Which variety will perform best in 2020? I recommend spreading risks with a minimum of five varieties. In August field walks be investigating insect pressure, leaf color, cob quality, kernel depth, kernel count, stand counts, and stalk quality. Planning for 2021 planting began when the planter dropped its first kernel in 2020.

The common denominator for corn issues in 2020 has been residue. Fight back this fall with the following:

• • • • • • • • • 8 oz per 100 gal Water-Rite
                • 10 gal water
                • 3 to 5 gal UAN 28%
                • 1 qt D-Comp

Todd Robeoltman

Does faster emergence with Hefty Complete really matter? Yes, emergence pays. During a recent pre-harvest field walk, in a parcel with three different varieties from the same planter on the same day, there was a visible difference in emergence.

Hefty Complete: Chalk line ear placement 100% brown silk.

Competitor: Some silks not yet brown and erratic ear placement.

Mike Jaeger

There’s little left you can do to change soybean and corn yield, but it’s important to keep scouting. The time you take to scout can help come harvest, to avoid any surprises. Taking notes on hybrids and varieties will help in next year’s seed selection. I suggest to even be checking for weed concerns in soybean fields when the leaves start to fall off, and to take note of what is out there.

Haley Wagenaar

We are seeing pollination issues in corn fields around the area. Early season stress and dry soil caused uneven emergence. This issue followed by dry, hot conditions during pollination has caused tipback and missing kernels. The crop looks really good, but we may have lost some of the top end.

Adam Sauer

Keep scouting, there have been a few areas with bugs.

Aaron Elam

Guessing and getting the wrong fertility is one of the worst mistakes that can hurt your farm on yields. An easy way to fix that is by getting soil and tissue samples pulled and sent into a lab. The soil test will tell you what’s out there. Tissue samples will tell you what the plant is taking up and what is available. Your fertilizer applications can be dialed in to get your crop exactly what it needs, which raises your yield potential.

Jordan Loewen

With the recent weather, many fields have had the canopy ripped back open, allowing weeds to get sunlight again. Application of glyphosate can be beneficial, but make sure to read the label. Applications can mostly be applied at/around black layer according to many labels.

Travis Parsons

As our soybean crops are getting closer to harvest, now would be a great idea to apply a fungicide for your maximum yield potential! Remember 30-45 days prior to harvest! Pictured below are Hefty 37X8 soybeans.

Guy Pugh

Don’t give up on spraying beans until they start to turn. We’ve had a lot of calls from farmers asking when they can stop scouting soybeans, but the answer is dependent on the situation. In general, I suggest continuing scouting until the soybean leaves start to change color.
There are two things to keep looking for, spider mites and soybean aphids. Spider mites can be very damaging till R7 stage, and soybean aphids are around R6 or full seed pods before they don’t need attention. Keep scouting for the next 20 days or so, till around September 1st. The soybeans are looking great and you don’t want to cost yourself bushels when insecticide is only about $4 per acre.

Mike Bates

Being out in the countryside, some fields have waterhemp/ragweed starting to poke through in soybeans. In most fields there aren’t many, but it’s something to keep an eye out for. If these weeds are left alone and make it through the combine this fall the weed seeds will get spread across the field. Something to keep in mind next spring is to put a good pre-emergence in corn down for those types of weeds.

Sam Geistfeld

Soybean aphids continue to increase in population in all areas. Newer to aphid threshold levels are soybeans into Stevens County. In addition to this pest, we have also been seeing spider mites in some fields. Spider mites favor soybeans or edible beans where they are drought stressed, so the first place to look is in beans that are showing drought stress. Mites are found on sandy or gravel veins in fields and in irrigation corners. They are small white and black pests that are found on the lower side of the lowest living leaves on the plant. We recommend pulling plants and shaking them over a white or black surface and look for them crawling around. We are still recommending Lorsban for all treatments because it kills both aphids and spider mites, other sprays are not nearly as effective.

Adam Gibson

Weather conditions in our area are not favorable for disease to develop currently, we have not seen much for white mold developing in soybeans. Warm and dry conditions are, however, favorable for aphid populations to multiply quickly. If you’re looking to spray aphids, Lorsban, or a generic, can be applied for $4-5 per acre. Please do not spray neonecotinoid insecticides post. This family of insecticides has the potential to be harmful to bee populations when applied post-emerge. We need to keep the neonic family available for seed treatments, where bees will not be harmed.

Aaron Giese

If you have seen Goss’s Wilt in your corn fields this year, consider rotating away from corn in those fields, or planting a hybrid with good resistance to the disease. Tilling to reduce leftover corn residue can help minimize places for the bacteria to overwinter as well.

Todd Brinkman

Continue to be on the lookout for aphids in your soybeans. I have had some calls of populations going up. With the cool weather, the populations can double every couple of days.

Grant Lunning

Now would be a great time to take a late season leaf tissue sample from your corn to get an idea of what you did right or wrong for the year. Take the leaf opposite and below the dominant ear of the plant.

Mike Homandberg

I would still recommend checking fields for spider mites. Over the weekend, strong storms came through. Some of the spider mites were knocked off, but I was still finding quite a few healthy mites after the storms. Additionally, some farmers have had trouble killing spider mites with Lorsban. It seems the fields where the Lorsban is not working have had a history of the product being used for other insects in the last 5-6 years. If you have a history of using Lorsban in specific fields, consider a Bifenthrin product.

Brent Larson

Spider mites flared up the last week. Be scouting for them and other insects.

John Scheibel

Within the next month would be a good time for a late summer burndown of weeds, especially in a no-till situation. This can help drastically for a clean start to next season. Post-harvest, 2 pts of 2,4-D tank mixed with 1 qt of Roundup would be a good choice for broad spectrum control.

Scott Younggren

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There have been reports of rust and northern corn leaf blight. Make sure to continue checking your corn fields for late diseases.

Kody Urwiler

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If you want to see what the limiting factor is in your fertility program, pull some end of season tissue tests and pair them with soil tests from the same area of the field. These tests can show you what nutrients are lowest in your crops and in the soil. By knowing this, you can plan an application of the missing nutrients to hopefully overcome the deficiency in 2021.

Michael Wiese

We are still seeing high pressure of female adult root worm beetles in corn on corn fields that have been treated. If you are able to treat one more time before the females go into the ground, it would be worth it for years to come.

Josh Dexter

Many cover crop acres are being planted now. Rye is a nice cover crop that provides good weed control next year and has a great root system that makes a mellow seedbed. Turnips and radishes are a good option for breaking up soil compaction.

Spencer Schultz

Soybeans are at the R2 – R4 stage, so promote plant health with a fungicide to help boost the yields. We prefer the fungicides in the SDHI family like Priaxor at 4 oz.

Charlie Adams

With all the PP in our area now would be a good time to consider applying fertilizer, like P and K, for next year’s crops to get the application out of the way early.

Jay Barnett

I have started to see spider mites flare up in some fields in the area. A Warrior product will not take care of this problem, you need to run Lorsban to eliminate spider mites. If you prefer a product with some residual, you can also run Capture at a full rate to kill spider mites.

Tyler Koenig

If you had any disasters that ruined your fields this year, such as hail, keep in mind that if you are putting a cover crop in those areas that there could be certain herbicide rotation restrictions. This is dependent on what you sprayed on your crop.

Ty Iverson

I got to look at a field that was just showing signs of gall midge. Best practices for a farmer to prevent them from growing into a bigger problem are to rotate to corn the next year and burn your road ditches or grass waterways every fall.

Koty Short

Continue to scout your fields for bugs. Aphid pressure tends to increase around this time of the year. Spraying an insecticide will benefit you by reducing stress from insect feeding on the crop.

Lane Konrad

Make sure when you are burning down wheat stubble that you are watching the plant back time frame to winter wheat planting.

Kyle Hawkinson

We have confirmed Palmer amaranth in Potter county. Make sure you are checking your fields of any suspicious weeds and getting them taken care of before they go to seed. Palmer can grow 3″ per day and produce 2 million seeds per plant, so it’s important to be scouting regularly.

Eric Butz

I have been seeing a lot of waterhemp breaking in soybean fields. If you have this problem, it would be a good idea for next year to use a residual product like Warrant, Dual, or Outlook on your first in-crop pass on soybeans.

James Thompson

If you’re planning on putting any sort of cover crop in after wheat harvest, be sure to use a burndown product with no residual. Liberty, Paraquat, and Roundup are a few of the options you have.

Kyle Wiese

If you’ve never tried it before, this is the year to try planting a cover crop on your wheat stubble. Crops like turnips and radishes can help immensely with compaction.

Mike Erickson

I know it’s early, but now is the time to think about what to do in front of your winter grass crop. Sharpen at 2 oz per acre is a great choice to burn down what broadleaves are there and give you residual for at least 3 weeks with good environmental conditions.

Jeremy Nedved

Keep scouting, there have been a few areas with bugs.

Beau Wensing

If you have white mold on your farm this year, consider using a seed treatment such has Heads Up on your soybeans next spring. This, combined with a fungicide application, can help suppress white mold extremely well.

Jacob Ronke

Wheat harvest is just starting up for us on this side of the state. I’ve been noticing in some of the wheat fields that there are a lot of weeds like dogfennel and China lettuce under the canopy. Once the wheat is cut these will take off like wildfire, so we need to be diligent in getting them sprayed right away before they get too out of control. 48 oz of RT3 and 0.5-1.0 oz of Aim with AMS and MSO (1-2 qts/100) does a great job of burndown without any plant back restrictions.

Jamie Rovey

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