Cereal leaf beetle larvae are moving into small grains. One way to control them is by spraying Serpent.

– Justin Picklesimer

For corn planting that has occurred over the last 3 weeks, beware that later planted fields are more susceptible to cutworm concerns. If your fields are less than V5 stage, continue scouting for black cutworm (BCW), as young plants are especially susceptible. Effective products to apply are Warrior, bifenthrin, Silencer, and Mustang Maxx. I’ve included some helpful links on scouting for BCW as well as trapping updates for this year by county.

https://corn.ipmpipe.org/insects/

https://corn.ipmpipe.org/insects/black-cutworm/

https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/ashley-dean/final-iowa-moth-trapping-network-update-2023

– Paul Helland

A crop oil concentrate (COC) adjuvant is a must for superior control of volunteer corn. If it is larger in height or you’re seeing clumps of volunteer corn, you may wish to do this as a separate application from broadleaf herbicides. If tank mixed, a rate increase is required with Fusilade DX or Clethodim.

– Todd Robeoltman

Be sure to watch height and leaf stages when spraying corn, as generally you don’t want to ‘whorl blast’ corn at any stage. Most herbicide labels suggest utilizing drop nozzles for application below whorl at V7 stage or 30-inch corn. Impact herbicide is safest. Add in PowerMAX 3 to increase control on RR trait corn.

– Courtney Nederhoff

We are seeing a lot of woolly cupgrass in the area this year, and many residual herbicides struggle with this grass. The best action is multiple applications of Glyphosate to get on top of this.

– Adam Sauer

If you’re planning to spray volunteer corn with Enlist herbicide in your soybeans, make sure you are using Clethodim, raising the rate to counteract antagonism, and adding crop oil.

– Emily Stevermer

The corn is growing very fast, and it won’t be long before it will be hard to judge differences in hybrids. It is a good plan to go out and evaluate and take notes about what you do and don’t like about the differences. You can correlate those notes when you go through the fields with the combine to help make seed decisions for next year.

– Jesse Lundebrek

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When spraying Enlist on soybeans, the beans always go through a “droopy” stage. This is not something to worry about, they’ll come out of it in a day or two.

– Grant Lunning

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Make sure to check the rotation restrictions of applied chemicals for the crops you are planting next spring. For example, Laudis has a 10-month rotation restriction to planting sugar beets. Flexstar containing products have a 10-month rotation to planting corn. I have seen carryover issues with both of these products, when it is dry, especially.

– Brandon Howard

If you plan to spray soybean acres with Enlist One or Enlist Duo soon, you may see speckling or bronzing on the leaf surface. This is due to the recent high temperatures and humidity. Adding in a Group 15, such as Warrant or Dual, can enhance this effect. It’s usually just cosmetic, and the crop will grow out of this stress.

– Dean Christiansen

For control of alfalfa weevil larvae in alfalfa fields, Silencer at a rate of 3.84 oz/acre is inexpensive and will provide good control.

– Brendan Nicholson

When spraying Xtendimax, products like Water Rite, that lower pH and tie up hard water ions, can be used in place of ammonium sulfate to allow for optimal weed control and plant uptake.

– Connor Nolan

If spraying Liberty, never leave out the AMS. It plays a huge part in how the chemistry kills weeds.

– Danny Widhelm

Adding in a cheap insecticide on your soybean post-emerge has become very common the last few years. Make sure to scout your fields before you start spraying.

– Jared Steffensmeier

Degree Xtra is labeled up to corn 11 inches in height. If your corn is getting close to that mark, or past it, Warrant makes a great substitute.

– Ty Swanson

Roots are standing out treated with Hefty Complete when compared with the competition.

– Ryan Brick

If you are spraying XtendiMax this year, do not forget to use a drift reduction agent (DRA), such as Lockamba, and a volatility reduction agent (VRA), such as Voliminate. You can get these products in two separate jugs, or you can get a product such as Lockamba Maxx, which has both the DRA and the VRA in the same jug.

– Blayne Martinez

If you have waterhemp in your soybean fields, try using Warrant Ultra on your farm. Flexstar provides a great post-emerge broadleaf control, and Warrant is a great soil residual Group 15 for help on the next flush of small-seeded broadleaves. Warrant Ultra can be sprayed on conventional beans. You may see a little bit of burn from the Flexstar, but it should not harm the soybeans.

– Lauralee Eaton

If you are looking for a drift reduction agent (DRA) for your XtendiMax herbicide, try Intact. Intact is not only a DRA, but also a foliar retention agent and deposition aid. This product will help increase coverage, droplet size, and provide better herbicide uptake.

– Dylan LeBrun

Soybean gall midge is hatching in parts of Nebraska. Iowa and South Dakota have not reported any midge flies in traps yet, but you can keep up with the hatch at https://soybeangallmidge.org/. The flies lay eggs in the soybeans where the crack in the “skin” of the stem is at ground level after the V1-V2 growth stage. As the midge larvae develop, they start girdling the plant from the inside out and you will eventually see a wilting plant, or one that easily breaks over just above the ground later this summer. There is a lot of research going into this topic, but not a lot of chemical options known at this time other than Thimet in-furrow at planting time.

– Matthew Petersen

I have been noticing some iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) in soybeans starting to show up. I recommend MegaGro to help push them through.

– Ty Iverson

If you are seeing yellow flashing in corn from post-emerge application of herbicides, one product to add to the mix is MegaGro at 2 oz/acre. It is the only patented Roundup safener, and it reduces or eliminates the yellow flash. As some herbicide mixes are very hot, with warmer temperatures and rapidly growing crops, there is a greater chance of seeing some yellow flash.

– Mark Swanson

When using Roundup this year, be sure to add in ammonium sulfate (AMS). Ammonium sulfate increases the performance of Roundup under hard water conditions, drought conditions, and helps with certain residual herbicides added to the tank. Add 8.5-17 lbs of dry AMS per 100 gals of water, or the liquid equivalent.

– Conner Edelman

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Continue to scout for weevil larvae in your alfalfa fields. Use a Lambda type product (Warrior or a generic) at 3.84 oz/acre.

– Jarid Bechen

Wheat is rapidly approaching heading in our area. Don’t forget to get out at 10-15% flowering and get fungicide applied to help prevent diseases, such as head scab. Products such as Prosaro or a generic Folicur will work great.

– Jeremy Nedved

Start scouting for grasshoppers. Hot and dry weather is where grasshoppers thrive. Alfalfa fields are filling up fast.

– Mike Erickson

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For Enlist soybean fields with severe waterhemp pressure, I like a combination of Liberty plus Enlist One. Spray when the weeds are small and remember to add 3 lbs of dry AMS per acre. Spray at a minimum volume of 15 gallons per acre, with 20 gallons per acre preferred.

– Dave Mack

There is a lot of side dress nitrogen getting knifed in, this is a great time to add in a micronutrient pack such as Micro 500 or Micro 1000 to help get nutrients such as Zinc, Manganese, and Boron into the soil profile.

– Preston Barragan

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