Strategic Farming: Field Notes – Details, episodes & analysis

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: 

• Jeff Coulter, Extension Corn Agronomist, coult077@umn.edu     
• Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist, naeve002@umn.edu 
• Dave Nicolai, Extension Educator Crops, nico0071@umn.edu     

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: 

• Vasudha Sharma, Extension Irrigation Specialist, vasudha@umn.edu     
• Lindsay Pease, Extension Specialist Nutrient & Water Management, lpease@umn.edu    
• Anthony Hanson, Extension Educator Crops, hans4022@umn.edu    

Alfalfa weevil and nutrient management update  - May 29
Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024 

Contact information for today’s show:

• Anthony Hanson, Regional Extension Educator, IPM, hans4022@umn.edu
• Brad Carlson, Extension Educator, Water Resources, bcarlson@umn.edu
• Claire LaCanne, Extension Educator, Crops, lacanne@umn.edu

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Transcripts are auto-transcribed. If you need more accurate transcripts of an episode for ADA purposes, please contact Anthony Hanson - hans4022@umn.edu.

Seedling diseases and small grains in a wet spring - May 22
Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024 

Contact information for today’s show:

• Jochum Wiersma, Small Grains Specialist, wiers002@umn.edu 
• Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist and Program Leader, Crops, dmalvick@umn.edu
• Anthony Hanson, Regional Extension Educator, IPM, hans4022@umn.edu

Some of the diseases discussed:

• Phytopthora
• Pythium
• Fusarium
• Rhizoctonia
• barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV)
• asters yellows
• tan spot

Resources:

• DigitalCropDoc - https://extension.umn.edu/crop-production/digital-crop-doc  (z.umn.edu/DigitalCropDoc)
• UMN Plant Disease Clinic - https://pdc.umn.edu/
• Grasshoppers in Minnesota soybean - https://extension.umn.edu/soybean-pest-management/grasshoppers-minnesota-soybean

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Transcripts are auto-transcribed. If you need more accurate transcripts of an episode for ADA purposes, please contact Anthony Hanson - hans4022@umn.edu.

Corn and Soybean Planting Update-Are we on Schedule? or What's next? - May 15, 2024
Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024 

Contact information for today’s show:

• Dr. Jeff Coulter, UMN Extension Agronomist, coult077@umn.edu
• Dr. Seth Naeve, UMN Extension Agronomist - Soybeans, naeve002@umn.edu
• Dave Nicolai, Extension Educator - Crops, nico0071@umn.edu

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Transcripts are auto-transcribed. If you need more accurate transcripts of an episode for ADA purposes, please contact Anthony Hanson - hans4022@umn.edu.

Field Notes talks weed and insect updates - May 8, 2024
Strategic Farming: Field Notes 2024 

Contact information for today’s show:

• Debalin Sarangi, UMN Extension Weed Scientist, dsarangi@umn.edu
• Bruce Potter, UMN Extension IPM Specialist, bpotter@umn.edu
• Anthony Hanson, Regional Extension Educator, hans4022@umn.edu

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Transcripts are auto-transcribed. If you need more accurate transcripts of an episode for ADA purposes, please contact Anthony Hanson - hans4022@umn.edu.

Preparing for grain storage and marketing tips  - August 23, 2023

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

NDSU Grain Drying and Storage - https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/graindrying 

https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/crop-production/drying-storage

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Ed Usset, Extension Professor, Applied Economics, Grain Marketing Specialist - usset001@umn.edu
• Kenneth Hellevang, NDSU Professor & Extension Engineer - Kenneth.Hellevang@ndsu.edu 
• Anthony Hanson, Extension Educator - Crops - han4022@umn.edu

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

Subscribe and share this link with your networks: https://z.umn.edu/fieldnotespodcast 

Crops Team - Upcoming Events https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents

Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

Corn and soybean yield updates  - August 16, 2023

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Jeff Coulter, Extension Corn Agronomist - coult077@umn.edu 
• Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist - naeve002@umn.edu 
• Anthony Hanson, Extension Educator - Crops - han4022@umn.edu

Hail Damage to corn and soybeans in August - https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/08/hail-damage-to-corn-and-soybeans-in.html

MN Crop News:  Northern corn rootworm and extended diapause problems increase in areas of Minnesota – https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/07/northern-corn-rootworm-and-extended.html 

Handy Bt Trait Table for 2023:

https://www.texasinsects.org/uploads/4/9/3/0/49304017/bttraittable_march_2023.pdf 

Scouting for Corn Rootworm:

https://extension.umn.edu/corn-pest-management/scouting-corn-rootworm 

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

Subscribe and share this link with your networks: https://z.umn.edu/fieldnotespodcast 

Crops Team - Upcoming Events https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents

Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Bob Koch, Extension Soybean Entomologist - koch0125@umn.edu 
• Tom Peters, Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist and Weed Scientist - pete7440@umn.edu 
• Dave Nicolai, Extension Educator - Crops - nico0071@umn.edu 

MN Crop News:  Northern corn rootworm and extended diapause problems increase in areas of Minnesota – https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/07/northern-corn-rootworm-and-extended.html 

Handy Bt Trait Table for 2023:

https://www.texasinsects.org/uploads/4/9/3/0/49304017/bttraittable_march_2023.pdf 

Scouting for Corn Rootworm:

https://extension.umn.edu/corn-pest-management/scouting-corn-rootworm 

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

Subscribe and share this link with your networks: https://z.umn.edu/fieldnotespodcast 

Crops Team - Upcoming Events https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents

Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/

We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

Contact information for today’s show: 

• Bruce Potter, Extension IPM Specialist - bpotter@umn.edu 
• Fei Yang, Extension Corn Entomologist - yang8905@umn.edu 
• Lizabeth Stahl, Extension Educator - crops - stah0012@umn.edu 

MN Crop News:  Northern corn rootworm and extended diapause problems increase in areas of Minnesota – https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2023/07/northern-corn-rootworm-and-extended.html 

Handy Bt Trait Table for 2023:

https://www.texasinsects.org/uploads/4/9/3/0/49304017/bttraittable_march_2023.pdf 

Scouting for Corn Rootworm:

https://extension.umn.edu/corn-pest-management/scouting-corn-rootworm 

Strategic Farming: Field Notes Podcast site -  https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ 

Recordings of sessions will be available as a podcast at: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/episodes  

Subscribe and share this link with your networks: https://z.umn.edu/fieldnotespodcast 

Crops Team - Upcoming Events https://z.umn.edu/UMcropevents

Crop production website - https://z.umn.edu/crops

MN Crop News - https://z.umn.edu/cropnews

UMN Crops YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/UMNCrops/