Agronomist, writer, shepherd, Studebaker driver and part-time janitor in South Central MN. Opinions expressed are those of whoever I happen to be at the time.
Joined August 2011
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Coming off #pftour24 with a bang. Dylan Nohner & his crack staff had our PKA Cheviots looking like a million bucks all day. Lotsa class winners. Congrats to Avary Hopper on her Reserve Champion w/a PKA March ewe lamb today & in 4-H yesterday.
Thanking Pro Farmer, the entire team, scouts, @BGrete, @ChipFlory, @emily_floryag14, @brent8320r, & @iwatchcorn for the great week on #pftour24. Time to exhale a bit then on to MN State Fair Sat.
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Thanks MN Soybean. It was a great run. Hope to be able to continue to support MN in other ways. mnsoybean.org/blog-msrpc/all…
Done sampling Benton Co. & IN on our route! Buh bye bean leaf beetles! Buh bye Japanese beetles! #pftour24
Half milk line corn 🌽 in White Co. IN. Dan Sturgill today's hand model. Check is in the mail! #pftour24
Hmmm...wonder what all these ladybugs are doing? Eating soybean aphids in White Co. IN, that's what. Parasitic wasps helping themselves too. #pftour24
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Waterhemp vs. Palmer amaranth: look for the length of the petiole on a mature leaf to tell the difference! Palmer amaranth will have long petioles; waterhemp has short ones. #ISUCrops
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Soybean aphids are present on Early planted V4 soybeans in SW MN.
Very low numbers at this point. Hope they stay that way.
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Here is this week's installment of the Crop & Weather Update! University of Minnesota Extension has an Alfalfa Harvest Alert system which provides growers with data related to the 1st cut of their hay harvest. You can read more at this link: blog-crop-news.extension.umn…...
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We have quite an update related to our early planting demo! Tom & Kara dug a few corn seeds from each planting to show where they are in the germination stage. Our 2 earliest dates soybeans have also emerged! You can read more in the Crop & Weather Update included below.
ALT Corn seeds from our three early planting dates and their germination stages. The corn seeds from our February 26th planting date did not survive the cold snaps and wet soil we have experienced since they were planted.
ALT Soybeans, planted February 26th. Picture taken 5/1/2024.
ALT Soybeans, planted March 19th. Picture taken 5/1/2024.
Mrs. Cheviot comes thru w/the 1st rhubarb pie of the season. Can't wait to tear into this bad boy tonite! 😋
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A perfect storm - if you were a migrating black cutworm moth. A significant influx of black cutworm moths arrived in Minnesota April 16-17. To follow the arrival of moths this spring and info on biology, scouting and management see swroc.cfans.umn.edu/research…
