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Articles by Amanda Fruland
Scouting is a necessity each and every season
By Amanda Fruland, LG Seeds Scouting fields and monitoring crops throughout the growing season arms farmers with the information they need to make the best management decisions and stay on top of potential yield threats. Whether you’re in the season’s garden spot or facing weather challenges, there’s value in crop scouting, says LG Seeds National Agronomy Leader Kirsten Garriott.
Don’t skip these 4 steps when planting into conservation systems
#1. Tune up the planter While the erosion control and soil health benefits associated with cover crops and limited tillage have piqued farmers’ interest, the management shifts they require can be daunting. Justin Krell, area agronomy manager with LG Seeds, shares four steps for successfully planting into conservation systems. “Whether you’re planting into a living cover crop or a terminated one, row cleaners are No. 1,” Krell says.
Slow-emerging crops may be vulnerable to pest pressure
By Amanda Fruland, AgriGold Seed Each season brings a different set of disease challenges. Cool late-April weather that slowed soil warming has AgriGold Agronomist Nick Frederking concerned about below-ground pests like wireworm, white grub and seed corn maggots. Frederking is concerned the insecticide protection included in a seed treatment could wear off before plants are ready to defend themselves. “That seed treatment is only active for 21 days,” he explains.
Don’t let weeds hold back crop potential
By Amanda Fruland, AgReliant Genetics and Cory Prosser, LG Seeds Agronomist A wetter spring outlook for some areas of the Midwest has farmers eying the calendar, but timely planting isn’t their only concern. “A good spring burndown program with some residual control will be extremely important, as a wet spring could result in some weed-ridden fields,” says LG Seeds Agronomist Corey Prosser. A burndown in the spring is popular in Prosser’s Ohio, where no-till and cover crop acres are common.
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