NEWS & BLOG
North Dakota State University’s More Than Manure Experience
Gerry Erickson, NDSU Farm Manager, and Todd Molden, NDSU Dairy Research Specialist, are happy with More Than Manure’s effectiveness on reducing crusting and solids in their lagoons while cutting down on overall odor. Check out their MTM experience in their testimonial video below!More
Learn from this Year’s Weed Management Triumphs and Failures
By: Meaghan Anderson, eastern Iowa field agronomist & Iowa State University Extension Program Specialist
Most herbicide applications have ceased for the year, but it is not too late to evaluate how well the program worked and what changes might be necessary for next year. Rather than just falling back on old habits, analyze your program closely to look for improvements for future years.
Surviving weeds from this year will affect weed pressure in next year’s crops. Identifying this season’s management successes and failures will make weed management and herbicide purchase decisions easier this winter.More
Meet the Man in the Plane
By: Katie McWhirter
Sometimes when my phone rings during aerial application season, it’s not always a pleasant call, but last year, I had several calls regarding how well our pilot flew fields and how low he was, ensuring that he was being efficient with the product he was applying. Usually, I write about fungicide and the benefits that our growers have been seeing, but this month I’ll spend more time on the people that get the job done.More
July Disease Outlook
With slim margins in markets right now, it is more important than ever to protect your investment. You have already been through fertilizing, planting, side dressing, topdressing and pre and post herbicide application. The last thing you want is for it all to be for naught, lost to some deadly disease outbreak like we have seen in years past. Although our conditions may have not exactly been ideal for disease formation thus far, we have had some heavy rains, some heavy dew mornings, and a lot of humidity. As a result, there are already cases of Northern Corn Leaf Blight popping up. It is important to continue to scout your fields to know what to look for and where to look.More
VitaFerm Heat; Keep ’em Cool, Keep ’em Grazing
VitaFerm HEAT is a natural vitamin and mineral supplement used to reduce heat stress during temperatures of 70 degrees and above, or any time cattle are grazing fescue. While fescue may serve as an abundant and hardy forage for cattle to graze, it can contain a fungal endophyte that is actually toxic to cattle and can interfere with the animal’s ability to cool itself, causing heat stress, weight loss and reproductive complications.More
Live from the Field: June Scouting Report
The month of June has been a dry, hot, and quiet one for our 2016 interns. The scouts have really enjoyed watching the crop take off and grow out of its ugly duckling stage. They are doing a great job of finding issues and keeping us on our toes with questions. They were also very excited to enjoy their first rain day this season on June 22nd after mother nature dumped buckets of rain on us over night. More