Tom Peters & Jeff Coulter
Corn and Soybean Pests with Fei Yang, Lizabeth Stahl, and Robert Koch.
Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist
The growing season is filled with a host of challenges, including insect, disease, and weed pests, resistance concerns, agronomic issues, and soil fertility questions. The Field Notes program is designed for farmers and agricultural professionals as a weekly webinar to address all of your crop-related questions in real-time in an interactive, discussion-based format.
Join us as we welcome Tony Cortilet, Plant protection manager at Minnesota Department of Agriculture, as he provides an update on the status of Palmer amaranth in Minnesota.
The weekly Wednesday program features a live, interactive webinar with specialists to address in-season cropping issues as they arise. Weekly sessions will reflect current conditions and topics may range from insect and disease issues to soil fertility concerns, weather impacts, agronomics, or other situations.
Field Notes is an interactive, discussion-based webinar for farmers and agricultural professionals to address crop-related concerns with experts as they arise during the growing season.
Sessions run from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from May 7 through August 13. For more information, visit https://z.umn.edu/Strategic-Farming.
We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
Field Notes is an interactive, discussion-based webinar for farmers and agricultural professionals to address crop-related concerns with experts as they arise during the growing season.
Sessions run from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from May 7 through August 13. For more information, visit https://z.umn.edu/Strategic-Farming.
We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
Field Notes is an interactive, discussion-based webinar for farmers and agricultural professionals to address crop-related concerns with experts as they arise during the growing season.
Sessions run from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from May 7 through August 13. For more information, visit https://z.umn.edu/Strategic-Farming.
We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
Join us as we welcome Dr. Axel Garcia y Garcia, Cropping systems agronomist, and Jeff Vetsch, Researcher at the Southern Research and Outreach Center, to discuss the latest research in cover crops and how they interact with nutrient management for row crops.
This program is brought to you by the UMN Extension Crops Team and is supported by the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council and the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council.
Join us as we welcome Drs. Fabian Fernandez, Extension nutrient management specialist, and Jochum Wiersma, Extension small grains specialist, as they discuss fertilizer sidedress considerations and updates on the small grain crops.
This program is brought to you by the UMN Extension Crops Team and is supported by the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council and the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council.
Boron deficiency in alfalfa resource: https://extension.umn.edu/micro-and-secondary-macronutrients/boron-minnesota-soils
Jochum Wiersma - Small Grain Disease Forecasting Model resource: https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/cropdisease/
Tips for Forage and Pasture Management: Insect Pests, Production and Harvesting
Field Notes is an interactive, discussion-based webinar for farmers and agricultural professionals to address crop-related concerns with experts as they arise during the growing season.
Join us when we welcome Dr. Jeff Coulter, Extension corn agronomist, and Dr. Seth Naeve, Extension soybean agronomist, for an update on planting progress and stand assessments.
Sessions run from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from May 7 through August 13. For more information, visit https://z.umn.edu/Strategic-Farming.
This program is brought to you by the UMN Extension Crops Team and is supported by the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council and the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council.
Join us this week when we welcome Dr. Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed scientist, and Ryan Miller, Extension educator-crops, to discuss early season postemergence weed control.
The weekly Wednesday program features a live, interactive webinar with specialists to address in-season cropping issues as they arise. Weekly sessions will reflect current conditions and topics may range from insect and disease issues to soil fertility concerns, weather impacts, agronomics, or other situations.
Join us as we welcome Dr. Jeff Coulter, Extension corn agronomist, and Matt Pfarr, Extension educator-crops, are on hand to take your questions and discuss planter tips for even establishment.
Takeaways from the cropping season and looking to harvest - August 21, 2024
We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
Resources:
Thinking about drainage after this season’s extremely wet start? Check out these two upcoming events Aug 22 & Sept 5
Considerations for soybean aphid management
Recordings, information on future sessions, and additional resources will be at: https://z.umn.edu/strategic-farming, https://z.umn.edu/SFrecordings
Contact information for today’s show:
2024 Farm Resource Guide - https://extension.umn.edu/managing-farm (top of page)
Crops Team - Upcoming Events - https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents
Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops
UMN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews
UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/
Irrigation and drainage updates after a wet summer - August 14, 2024
We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
Resources:
Rosholt Research Farm field day to be held on August 15
Thinking about drainage after this season’s extremely wet start? Check out these two upcoming events Aug 22 & Sept 5
Contact information for today’s show:
Assessing and restoring pastures after drought/flood
We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
Resources:
Leafy Spurge: https://extension.umn.edu/identify-invasive-species/leafy-spurge
Leafy Spurge: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/herbaceous/leafyspurge.html
Leafy Spurge Control in the Fall: https://extension.sdstate.edu/leafy-spurge-control-fall
Farm Field Step by Stop Soil Sampling Guide: https://extension.umn.edu/news/farm-field-step-step-soil-sampling-guide
Updated Alfalfa Weevil Management Recommendations and challenges for 2023: https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/05/updated-alfalfa-weevil-management.html
Recordings, information on future sessions, and additional resources will be at: https://z.umn.edu/strategic-farming, https://z.umn.edu/SFrecordings
Contact information for today’s show:
2024 Farm Resource Guide - https://extension.umn.edu/managing-farm (top of page)
Crops Team - Upcoming Events - https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents
Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops
UMN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews
UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/
SCN + Phytopthora and manure - July 24, 2024
We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
Resources:
*** If looking at changes in SCN it important to sample same crop stage/time of year. ***
Have our SCN sorrows been drowned? https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2024/06/have-our-scn-sorrows-been-drowned
Soybean cyst nematode management guide https://extension.umn.edu/soybean-pest-management/soybean-cyst-nematode-management-guide
Soybean aphid https://extension.umn.edu/soybean-pest-management/soybean-aphid
Manure management https://extension.umn.edu/livestock-operations/manure-management
Recordings, information on future sessions, and additional resources will be at: https://z.umn.edu/strategic-farming, https://z.umn.edu/SFrecordings
Contact information for today’s show:
2024 Farm Resource Guide - https://extension.umn.edu/managing-farm (top of page)
Crops Team - Upcoming Events - https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents
Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops
UMN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews
UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/
Corn updates and crop disease considerations - July 17, 2024
We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
Resources:
Corn IPM Pipe https://corn.ipmpipe.org/tarspot/
Crop Protection Network https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/
Minnesota Ag News – Crop Progress & Condition MN-Crop-Progress-07-15-24.pdf
Plant Disease Clinic https://pdc.umn.edu/ pdc@umn.edu
Flooded corn fields and what diseases might you expect to see https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/alison-robertson/flooded-corn-fields-and-what-diseases-might-you-expect-see
Disease Risk in White Mold and Sudden Death Syndrome of Soybean https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2024/06/disease-risk-white-mold-and-sudden-death-syndrome-soybean
Contact information for today’s show:
Insect updates and management considerations - July 10, 2024
We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.
Resources:
Recordings, information on future sessions, and additional resources will be at: https://z.umn.edu/strategic-farming, https://z.umn.edu/SFrecordings
Contact information for today’s show:
2024 Farm Resource Guide - https://extension.umn.edu/managing-farm (top of page)
Crops Team - Upcoming Events - https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents
Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops
UMN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews
UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/
