Boots In The Field Report
342 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsOne of the founding pillars of Crop-Tech Consulting is integrating a systems approach to farming. Crop-Tech is continually adding to their expertise and services. To aid in this process, CTC conducts over 150 test plots every year and works in conjunction with Farm Journal to gather research data on the industry’s equipment, practices, and technology. The Boots in the Field Report features Crop-Tech Consulting agronomist Ken Ferrie. He will keep you up-to-date by describing what he is seeing while in the field.
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Boots In The Field Report January 4, 2019
January 04, 2019 00:00 - 7 minutes - 12.6 MBWhile it is still fresh in your mind Ken recommends a thorough evaluation of your operation's harvest plan. He discusses what he sees as key factors of success in getting the crop out in a timely manner in operations he works with. He suggests some options to help operations that are struggling and reminds farmers their harvest capacity is only as large as their weakest link allows.
Boots In The Field Report For December 21, 2018
December 21, 2018 00:00 - 10 minutes - 17.4 MBKen tackles the issue with removal rate minimum clauses and clarifies what your soil test is telling you in The Question of the Week. Also Crop-Tech Crew would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Holidays!
Boots In The Field Report December 14, 2018
December 14, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes - 15 MBWe make the switch to Question of The Week and this week Ken tackles all things Sulfur. He goes over products, placement, timing and risk to help farmers choose the best options for their operation.
Boots In The Field Report November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.58 MBIn this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken covers why you might see more brown silk spraying next year and what your options are for getting anhydrous on for next year.
Boots In The Field Report November 16, 2018
November 16, 2018 00:00 - 6 minutes - 11.2 MBIn this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken answers the question of missing the fall burn down window and shares some early results from the hand harvest.
Boots In The Field Report November 9, 2018
November 09, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes - 15.9 MBKen starts this week's Boots In The Field Report with the crop report as harvest winds down and then he spends some time on working through the thought process of what to plant next year and what switching rotations can mean for your yield.
Boots In The Field Report November 2, 2018
November 02, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 7.94 MBIn this weeks Boots In The Field Report Ken covers what he is hearing about rootworm pressure in down corn and why some people aren't aware of it until now, the Dicamba Label new restrictions with extension, and max temperatures for most of the state still too high to apply anhydrous.
Boots In The Field Report October 26th 2018
October 26, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.13 MBKen reports beans are coming out in a hurry in northeast Iowa, gives encouragement for finishing strong even if you have to put your header down, and reminds farmers to make sure they are getting full width shatter in their tillage passes
Boots In The Field Report For October 19, 2018
October 19, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes - 14.8 MBStalk quality, green stems, and harvest lists dominate this week's Boots In The Field Report.
Boots In The Field Report For October 12, 2018
October 12, 2018 00:00 - 15 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken gives the run down of harvest progress in parts of IL, IA, and OH. He also calls the pest team back into action and gives tips for making sure we don't leave yield in the field in a rush to be done with #Havest18.
Boots In The Field Report For September 28, 2018
September 28, 2018 00:00 - 2 minutes - 10.2 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken gives harvest yield updates, and gives warning about staying on top of harvest loss. Ken discusses some results from plots that have already been harvested this year.
Boots In The Field Report for September 21, 2018
September 21, 2018 00:00 - 11 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken gives the crop report, covers what farmers will need to do to manage the leftovers of this big bean crop, and what data we can collect now to help make more informed hybrid decisions in the future.
Boots In The Field Report for September 14th 2018
September 14, 2018 00:00 - 10 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this weeks Boots In The Field Report Ken covers the yields and moisture reports coming in from harvest across the state. He offers encouraging news for those in the tougher areas that good calibrated maps from those fields can be an excellent resource moving forward for creating management zones. Ken also covers why the outside of your bean fields may be behind in maturity and warns of the need for making adjustments from day to day to keep header loss to a minimum. He also covers...
Boots In The Field Report For September 7th 2018
September 07, 2018 00:00 - 6 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers moisture and yield reports being called in throughout the state and shares issues with stink bugs and ear-worms being found.
Boots In The Field Report for August 31, 2018
September 04, 2018 00:00 - 6 minutes - 11.1 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken gives his traveling crop report as he visits Iowa and Minnesota and reports on white mold and sudden death pressure in the beans and what the intense rain means for their corn crop.
Boots In The Field Report For August 24, 2018
August 24, 2018 00:00 - 10 minutes - 18 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken starts talking about making plans for Harvest. He advises the pest team on what to watch out for as the season comes to a close and to switch their main focus to checking for stand ability and making harvest priority lists. Ken also recommends making plans now for harvest storage to avoid bottlenecks later.
Boots In The Field Report for August 17th 2018
August 17, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes - 32 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken has his eyes on harvest. He shares yield check numbers for this week and what a difference a rain can make. He also advises the pest team what to be on the lookout for to make sure this crop finishes strong.
Boots In The Field Report For August 10, 2018
August 10, 2018 00:00 - 10 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken details what he has been seeing on farm visits. He covers how the dry area is getting bigger, what a tip down in ears can mean, and the increase of SDS in April planted untreated beans. Ken also warns what lodging in soybeans will mean for yield, how fields are going to get dirty fast, and keeping an eye out for spider mites. He advises farmers to use these perfect conditions for Gray Leaf to calibrate your GLS ratings on your hybrids betw...
Boots In The Field Report for August 6, 2018
August 06, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes - 16.5 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken shares that he has spotted: sudden death, pompous root rot, Stewart’s wilt, aphid colonies in the corn, and gray leaf spot. He talks about his concern of what could take the top off this corn crop and what we need to finish out the season strong.
Boots In The Field Report For July 20, 2018
July 20, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 8.9 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers what the concern is with tall beans and cool nights and gives an insect report for the pest teams. Ken also recaps the field day and looks ahead to Corn and Soybean College next week.
Boots In The Field Report For July 13, 2018
July 13, 2018 00:00 - 11 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers a host of pests including: Gray Leaf, Northern Leaf Blight, Brown Spot, Corn Aphids, Japanese Beatles, Western Bean Cutworm, and Rootworm. He also recaps how pollination is going, Being ahead on GDUs and what the As Applied Downforce maps are telling us.
Boots In The Field Report For July 6, 2018
July 06, 2018 00:00 - 10 minutes - 18.5 MBKen talks about the current crop conditions he is seeing in the field. Many plants have pollinated two ears, is this actually a good thing? He also gives a scouting report of what he has seen including disease, Japanese beetles, rootworm in traited corn, and nutrient deficiencies.
Boots In The Field Report for June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018 00:00 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MBThe pollination window is here. What to watch for in the way of insects and disease as we move forward in both corn and beans. Don’t let defoliation, silk clipping, disease, or rootworm damage catch you by surprise as we are seeing a little bit of everything in our travels across the state. Yield potential is still high in most areas, don’t drop the ball in this crucial part of the season.
Boots In The Field Report for June 22nd 2018
June 22, 2018 00:00 - 15 minutes - 26.1 MBKen is back and covers the gamut in this week’s Boots In the Field Report. He touches on: doing rootworm floats, checking now for grey leaf to make harvest order lists for later, what happens if the wet conditions continue, pulling nitrates for y-dropping, what diseases to be looking for in beans and why it is good they are dying now, what it means if you have yellow beans and what will change it, Atrazine carryover and drift issues, and warnings about making sure you aren’t sleeping...
Boots In The Field Report June 7th, 2018
June 07, 2018 00:00 - 10 minutes - 18 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken covers why the much needed rains have also caused some issues, the need for being aware if you have any green snap damage, and what to do about taking care of weeds in fields with flowering beans.
Boots In The Field Report for June 1, 2018
June 01, 2018 00:00 - 8 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers how the conditions in the field now will be indicative of how they will pollinate later and what that means for your crop. He also issues a warning to dry areas to watch out for spider mites at the borders.
Boots In The Field Report for May 24, 2018
May 24, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes - 31.2 MBKen went on several SOS calls for fields this week which led to a lot of things to cover in this week’s podcast, prepare yourself. In this week’s Boots In The Field report Ken covers: Iron chlorosis in areas that got rain, growth standing still and slowed down metabolism in dry areas, and the catch 22 of dinging corn or killing weeds. Ken also spends a lot of time in this podcast discussing what your options are if you have bean fields that got planted in dry dirt.
Boots In The Field Report for May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes - 16.2 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken announces the kick off of ugly corn week for a lot of folks. He covers who is most likely to see this and what some of the causes are. Ken discusses rootless corn and what dry weather has to do with a lot of the issues you might be seeing in your field like sulfur deficiency and bird damage.
Boots In The Field Report for May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes - 12.8 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers what a difference 350 miles makes in planting progress. He touches on the need for pest teams to be hitting the fields to spot issues before they get worse and document what happened while the evidence is still there to tell you. Ken also shares times that will most likely have high cutworm pressure and advises to be on the lookout for bean leaf beetle. He also touches on getting either an NDVI or Thermal image on fields that will ...
Boots In The Field Report for May 4, 2018
May 04, 2018 00:00 - 12 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers what to look for in corn, beans, and wheat when checking for freeze damage, why fields planted into dry soil are the worst service calls to go on and what changes to make to your planter to get back in the field before we lose this recent moisture.
Boots In The Field Report for April 27th
April 27, 2018 00:00 - 11 minutes - 18.5 MBKen covers a lot in this week’s Boots In The Field Report including: night time temperatures, what to watch with spring anhydrous, when to shut off your in-furrow starter, and how you can lose too much moisture with your spring tillage.
Boots In The Field Report For April 20th
April 20, 2018 00:00 - 11 minutes - 18.5 MBKen has been getting calls left and right asking “Can we go yet? Can we go yet?.” He tackles that question in this week’s Boots In The Field Report. He also covers what conditions we are waiting for and why early planted beans are no longer an option.
Boots In The Field Report for April 13th
April 13, 2018 00:00 - 8 minutes - 13.9 MBKens three tips for this week: take a chill pill, be ready to go when it is fit, and do not give up your chance to grow the best crop ever in your career.
Boots In The Field Report for March 30th
March 30, 2018 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.58 MBDrought 2018? This week Ken talks about the importance of weather proofing your management system!
Boots In The Field Report for March 23rd
March 23, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes - 15.3 MBThis week Ken covers fertilizer burn in sprayer tracks in wheat fields. He walks through why it is showing up and the effects of it.
Boots In The Field Report for March 16th
March 16, 2018 00:00 - 6 minutes - 10.8 MBThis week Ken covers what the February rainfall means for our nitrogen program.
Boots In The Field Report for March 9th
March 09, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 37.7 MBPrepare yourself, this week’s “Question of the Week” is long and detailed. Ken dives in deep answering the questions of how you can mitigate risk using hybrid/variety characteristics. He walks through matching up population and leaf structure with weather patterns and soil types. Ken also covers limitations to mixing hybrids to mitigate risk and what obstacles make it inadvisable to mix hybrid in the box or by row. If you are a Crop-Tech Customer and need a copy of the Seed Pod 1 pa...
Boots In The Field Report for March 3rd
March 02, 2018 00:00 - 6 minutes - 10.9 MBKen answers the question of the week: Things to consider if converting coulters on your sidedress bar to Y-drops.
Boots In The Field Report for February 23rd
February 23, 2018 00:00 - 8 minutes - 15.8 MBKen talks about early soybean planting, the risks of SDS, and seed treatment effectiveness.
Boots In The Field Report for February 16th
February 16, 2018 00:00 - 14 minutes - 25.7 MBKen got to take part in an eye-opening experience visiting with the Maryland Department of Ag and seeing how the act of farming changes under a blanket of regulations. In this week’s episode he shares what he gained from the enlightening weekend.
Boots In The Field Report for February 5th
February 05, 2018 00:00 - 8 minutes - 13.7 MBFor this week’s “Question of the Week” Ken tackles the subject of sulfur: Is it needed, when to apply, how much to apply, and how to apply it?
Boots In The Field Report for January 26th
January 26, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.52 MBKen kicks off “Question of the Week” with: Do fungicide applications still pay in $3.50 corn?
Boots In The Field Report for December 8th
December 08, 2017 00:00 - 6 minutes - 11.1 MBAll the plots have finally been harvested!! A big thanks to all involved in our and handshelling day, and some general housekeeping notes for the weeks ahead.
Boots In The Field Report for November 22nd
November 22, 2017 00:00 - 3 minutes - 5.97 MBKen gives a reminder of the events coming up from now until the end of the year and sends out a plea for help with the hand harvesting day.
Boots In The Field Report for November 17th
November 17, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 12 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken gives out the latest numbers rolling in for percent harvested and covers the quandary of letting it dry in the field vs paying for drying this time of year. He also cautions against throwing out proven hybrids based on this year’s weather conditions and making sure you are sealing when applying anhydrous.
Boots In The Field Report for November 10th
November 10, 2017 00:00 - 4 minutes - 8.29 MBKen starts this week’s Boots In The Field Report off with a plot harvest update and sends out a BIG thank you to all the farmers and plot partners that put time and resources into making the plots such a successful program for all to learn from. He also extends a reminder about getting yield data in ASAP so we can start processing it. Ken looks at the weather data from Nov. 8th showing that some parts of the state finally hit the mark for being able to apply anhydrous using the 4R st...
Boots In The Field Report for November 3rd
November 03, 2017 00:00 - 15 minutes - 26.2 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken starts with a crop report, then touches on elevator slowdowns, crown rot, and ear droppage. He gives a warning about getting caught up with harvesting down fields, instead of moving on and catching your other fields before they go down. Ken finishes up the report discussing the missing spots in beans and how to handle the increase in vole populations.
Boots In The Field Report for November 3rd
November 03, 2017 00:00 - 15 minutes - 26.2 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken starts with a crop report, then touches on elevator slowdowns, crown rot, and ear droppage. He gives a warning about getting caught up with harvesting down fields, instead of moving on and catching your other fields before they go down. Ken finishes up the report discussing the missing spots in beans and how to handle the increase in vole populations.
Boots In The Field Report for October 27th
October 27, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken gives a harvest update and a comparison to where we were at this time last year. He also touches on planting date studies in beans, standability, dropped ears due to corn borer damage, fall burn down, farmable waterways and tillage considerations.
Boots In The Field Report for October 20th
October 20, 2017 00:00 - 15 minutes - 24.1 MBKen discusses recent yield results including replant areas. Kens also covers in-depth some considerations when contemplating beans on beans including: fertility, disease, seed treatments, nematodes and more.