Fun Fact: It takes 91 gallons of water to produce one pound of corn….that’s roughly 5,000 gallons per bushel! TOPICS FOR THIS UPDATE: Temperatures/Precipitation & GDU accumulation What’s going on in my fields right now…. Disease Update & Fungicides…. Insect Update Soybean Update TEMPERATURES/PRECIPITATION & GDU ACCUMULATION: As of June 29th, we have accumulated […]
How dry I am….that’s what plants are singing currently! TOPICS FOR THIS WATER USE UPDATE: Crop stage of growth and rooting depths ET Usage over the last 14 days Crop Response to Drought Stress What are the AquaSpy Moisture Probes showing? What to think about going into the next few weeks heading into pollination… CROP […]
It feels like summer has finally arrived as temperatures are heating up over the next 7-10 days. Also, it feels good to see the ‘summer activities’ also showing up in our local communities…it is nice to return to a more normal condition! TOPICS FOR THIS UPDATE: Temperatures/Precipitation & GDU accumulation What’s going on in my […]
When to Plant?…..Temperature Update…. The above photos are the latest 6-10 and 8-14 temperature outlooks as well as the latest three month temp and precip outlooks. The current 7-10 day outlook is for much below normal temperatures throughout the cornbelt. However, many recent forecasts are talking about a warming trend starting towards the end […]
2021 Pioneer ‘Crop Shop’ Agronomy Meeting, March 3, 2021 If you were unable to attend the meeting, or if you would like to review again the information, below are the video links to the Pioneer ‘Crop Shop’ Agronomy meeting. The video links cover the following topics: 2020 Year in Review and Yield trends — https://corteva.showpad.com/share/cB8rMW4zZnDtM4ObiXLPW […]
November 9, 2020 2020 Harvest Newsletter 2020 has been a year of unprecedented outcomes and unknown; of the world seeming to turn upside down. However, one constant for the year has been Mother Nature; as usual, she played the final role in overall yield for the 2020 growing season. GROWING SEASON REVIEW: Let’s look at […]
Topics: Growing Degree Day Update Harvest Weather Update Harvest update…things to think about and watch for…. As of September 28th, we have accumulated approximately the following for Growing Degree Days in 2020: Planting Date GDD’s2020 Average GDD Departure from average April 21 2938 […]
This should be the only ‘frost’ warning we should be seeing this time of year, and we don’t even get to experience this one….however, temps forecasted next week are too close for comfort!….2020 just keeps on giving…. Topics: Growing Degree Day Update/Weather Update Current Corn & Soybean Conditions…. As of September 4th, we have accumulated […]
A little farm physics humor….I’m not sure many of us needed to be home schooling to come up with something like this when we were kids…. Topics: Growing Degree Day Update What’s going on in my fields?….Corn Development, Disease, Crop Water Use, Maturity Timeline…. Soybean Development Update…. Pioneer Seeds – Yield Estimator App… […]
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