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Comparing ‘24 Seed Options

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Determining which hybrids and varieties are the best fit for your operation in the new year. 

Harvest is underway and NOW is the time to lock in your seed for 2024. Although there are a ton of good options for seed in 2024, here are five corn hybrids and soybean varieties we recommend you look at as you head into the new year:

5 Corn Hybrids for ‘24

 

Brevant B11C37AM 

B11C37AM is a 111 day hybrid that offers a high level of resistance to a variety of common diseases, specifically:

  • Gray Leaf Spot
  • Northern/Southern Corn Leaf Blight 
  • Goss’s Wilt

Additionally, this seed hybrid showcases strong stalk and root structure, and good green snap tolerance. We have also been pleased with its performance on drought acres. Keep your eyes peeled in the fall as B11C37AM has great stay green tolerance and harvest appearance, so it can stand well into the season and offers up the ability to be harvested later.

 

Brevant B14H38AM

B14H38AM is a 114 day, late-maturing hybrid. It is strictly an Acre Max (AM) product, and performs best when planted into bean stubble.

This product is the real deal! It’s a true 114, with a nice combination of yield and agronomics to back it up! Keep it on your highly productive acres to maximize its potential. Here’s what you can expect to see from B14H38: 

  • Good green snap tolerance. 
  • High response to fungicide applications. 
  • Strong tolerance to Gray Leaf Spot, Northern/Southern Corn Leaf Blight and Goss’s Wilt.

 

DeKalb DKC66-04SS/DKC66-06TRE  

This hybrid comes in 2 trait options: SmartStax (SS) & Trecepta (TRE) and is a 116 day hybrid. DKC66-04/06RIB has great agronomic performance and yield potential across all acres, but performs best on well-drained soils. As for disease tolerance, DKC66-04RIB has good tolerance to: 

  • Northern Corn Leaf Blight
  • Gray Leaf Spot
  • Goss’s Wilt
  • Anthracnose Stalk Rot

As we move South where Southern Rust is common, we recommend a fungicide application. We’re excited about the yield potential this 116 day hybrid brings to our farmers with good dry down to be able to manage harvest.    

In 2022, DKC66-04RIB had a 67% win rate against 187 comparisons in local research plots. DKC66-04RIB is once again having a very good year across a lot of acres.  Be sure to ask us about it!

 

DeKalb DKC56-26TRE

DKC56-26TRE is unique in that it comes only in a Trecepta trait package. Ask our Liqui-Grow reps on how to place Trecepta! DKC56-26TRE is a solid early corn hybrid that has the ability to perform on any acre including sand, stress or high yielding fields. This corn has some ear flex, so don’t push the populations too high. This seed option performs exceptionally well in high heat and drought years, but like always, if we’re going to ask it to work, we need to apply a fungicide on it to help it along.  

Additionally, DKC56-26TRE has a strong tolerance to the following diseases: 

  • Southern Rust
  • Gray Leaf Spot
  • Anthracnose Stalk Rot

If your field’s are prone to Northern Corn Leaf Blight, consider a fungicide application.

In 2022, DCK56-24TRE ranked 16 out of 111 hybrids in our Liqui-Grow Research Plots.  It’s a head turner for sure, and has been once again as combines have started to roll here in 2023!

 

DeKalb DKC110-10SS

**New Hybrid in 2024!

DKC110-10RIB is new for 2024, and what a year it will make its debut! Even through all the stress and drought, it’s still performing to expectations. This hybrid will only be available in a SmartStax trait package.  

This seed option has very good root and stalk strength, with some ear flex, so don’t overpopulate. If you’re used to the Fast Die/Fast Dry products from DeKalb, this is going to look a little different as it has more staygreen into the fall. DKC110-10RIB is a good candidate for a fungicide application. 

 

5 Soybean Varieties for ‘24

 

Asgrow AG24XF4

**New Variety in 2024!

Packaged to perfection, AG24XF4 is an overall upgrade to the AG24XF1 with more yield potential. It offers a nice defensive package within the 2.4 maturity range. Consider AG24XF4 on acres where White Mold and Sudden Death Syndrome are a concern.

 

 

Brevant B283EE  

**New Variety in 2024!

B283EE is out of the Next Gen of soybeans for Brevant, bringing more yield and genetics to Brevant’s lineup. B283EE is a great bean for farmers who want to start their planting early in the spring.

With its exceptional disease package, B283EE has great tolerance to Sudden Death Syndrome, Brown Stem Rot, Charcoal Rot and White Mold diseases.

 

 

Merschman Cherokee 2429E 

Cherokee 2429E is a 2.9 soybean that is developed to be better on Sudden Death Syndrome acres and increase standability than the varieties that came before it. This seed option is packaged to perform East to West on a variety of soil types. After seeing heavy Phytophthora Root Rot (PRR) this year, we have found that this variety has exceptional tolerance to PRR. 

In 2022, Cherokee 2429E  yielded 106.7% through Merschman testing. We’re very excited to get this bean out into our customers' fields!

 

 

Xitavo XO3131E 

XO313E is good out of the ground and a go-to option for farmers who want to start planting early. XO3131 is versatile enough to go across a variety of acres.

It’s a medium bush plant type so to maximize branching & yield within your soybean crops, consider a moderate to lower plant population. XO3131E can handle both wide row or narrow row planting.

In 2022, Cherokee 2429E  yielded 106.7% through Merschman testing. We’re very excited to get this bean out into our customers' fields!

 

 

This is just the tip of the iceberg for seed options for your farm! As ‘23 harvest rolls on, be sure to check out our seed variety plot data results!

To hear more of what we have to offer heading into the new year, and to lock in your seed hybrids and varieties, talk with your local Liqui-Grow Sales Rep! Some varieties have limited supply, so we recommend securing your seed options as soon as possible. 

Questions? Give us a shout! 

Text us at 564-220-2508 or email questions@liqui-grow.com.

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Guide to Disease Management and Fungicides for Corn and Soybeans

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“What diseases should I be looking for this season? How can I prevent or treat them?”

These are questions we commonly hear from customers this time of year. As we progress through the hot summer months, the threat of disease looms in fields. 

Kurt Maertens, technical agronomist at BASF, joined Dr. Jake Vossenkemper to discuss what to expect for fungal diseases this season and best management practices for fungicide application in our latest L.E.A.D. Academy Webinar.

If you have high-performing fields, you may wonder whether a fungicide application is necessary. In a 2020 study on soybeans, we found that high-yielding fields actually see an even bigger impact from fungicide and insecticide applications.

In the study, we tested a set of “normal management” plots and a set of “high yield management” plots. The study was conducted over three sites and replicated a minimum of six times per site. 

In the end, we saw a yield increase of 5.5 bushels per acre in the normal management and 8.1 bushels per acre in the high yield management category, all from an R3 fungicide and insecticide application.

Identifying Fungal Diseases in Corn

Common diseases we are seeing in corn in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois include Gray Leaf Spot, Northern Corn Leaf Blight and, on the top of many farmers’ minds, Tar Spot. Generally, moisture and temperature determine which of these diseases we see in fields, and to what extent.


Gray Leaf Spot

Gray Leaf Spot is distinguished by long, rectangular lesions that may resemble a cigar. Some hybrids handle Gray Leaf Spot a little bit differently and may have smaller lesions. If left untreated, Gray Leaf Spot will continue to grow and take over the leaf area throughout the season, affecting yields.

Tar Spot

Tar Spot has become fairly familiar to farmers in the Eastern portion of the Corn Belt, but others in the West may experience the disease for the first time this season. As its name implies, Tar Spot lesions look like small raised flecks of tar on the leaf surface—almost like a paintbrush was flung towards the plants—and cannot be rubbed off with a fingernail.  

This disease can be very hard to see at first because those first few tar spot lesions are often very small and infrequent. But, as the disease progresses, the spores multiply and the quantity of lesions on your leaves are very noticeable. By the end of the season, you may have leaves completely covered in them. And, based on what we’ve seen in fields, this progression can be very rapid.

Overwintering is another important consideration for Gray Leaf Spot and Tar Spot. The spores from disease last year overwinter in the crop residue, just waiting for the right weather conditions to multiply and infect fields this season.

Rust

Rust is another disease to keep in mind. Tar Spot is easily confused with rust, especially early on. However, Tar Spot lesions are much deeper brown—almost black—compared to  the orange or red appearance of rust.
There are two primary species of rust we see in our customers’ fields: Southern Rust and Common Rust.

Common Rust is more frequently seen in our service area than southern rust, but Southern Rust has a more serious impact. Common Rust typically shows up as a raised lesion with a dark red color, and there may be three or four lesions in any given area.

Southern Rust lesions are more light red to orange in color and have a lot of powder. If you knock a leaf and orange powder comes off, it’s most likely Southern Rust. We see some instances of Southern Rust almost every year, but the big concern is when it arrives. If you suspect you have Southern Rust in your fields, contact us right away for help controlling this very aggressive species.

Identifying Fungal Diseases in Soybeans

Septoria Brown Spot

The most common soybean disease we see around Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois is Septoria Brown Spot. This disease usually starts at the lower canopy and works its way up, slowly impacting yield potential and resulting in significant losses at harvest.  It’s important to protect all of the leaves on soybean plants, because they all help build sugar, produce pods and increase yields. Learn more in one of our weekly short videos on the soybean fungicides.

Frogeye Leaf Spot

In other areas, Frog Eye Leaf Spot is of greater concern. We are seeing some resistance to certain fungicides in that disease. If Frog Eye Leaf Spot infects a field, it produces a larger lesion that can have detrimental effects on soybeans.

Frog Eye Leaf Spot in soybeans is similar to Southern Rust in corn. It’s not a common occurrence every year, but when it does appear, it can drastically lower yields. 

Much like the corn diseases, Frog Eye Leaf Spot and Septoria Brown Spot overwinter in last year’s crop residue, waiting for the right weather conditions to appear.

Treating Fungal Diseases

Corn

The best way to avoid disease pressure is through prevention with fungicide applications. Our recommendation is applying at VT/R1 on corn. 

In recent years, two applications of fungicide has become a viable management consideration for many. The general recommendation from Liqui-Grow is a second application three weeks after the first VT/R1 application, which provides enough residual to protect the crop through the black layer stage. We recommend two applications in years with heavy disease pressure and in regions heavily infected with Tar Spot.

Fields with higher disease susceptibility are irrigated fields, high fertility fields, fields that receive manure applications, and long term corn-on-corn fields. Since moisture is one of the key drivers for developing these diseases, irrigated fields should plan on two applications for maximum effectiveness.

Soybeans

For soybeans, R3 is the optimal time for a fungicide/insecticide application. At this stage, the plant has produced a majority of its nodes, including the main yield-producing nodes that develop in the middle of the R3 stage. Plus, there is adequate leaf cover to protect the plant and absorb the fungicide and insecticide that’s sprayed.

Fungicide Selection

Along with timing, fungicide selection and resistance can be a concern for growers.

In certain pockets across the Midwest, we do see Frog Eye Leaf Spot and Septoria Brown Spot start to become resistant to a certain mode of action of fungicide—strobilurons. But, most of our fungicides are formulated with multiple modes of action. 

Fungicides formulated today use a combination of demethylation inhibitors (DMIs) and succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) along with the strobilurons. Combining all these modes of action is the best way to prevent resistance and to get good control over disease.

Disease can be damaging to yields, under the perfect growing environments, but with properly timed fungicide and insecticide applications, you can help protect your fields. 

Give us a call today at 563-359-3624 to schedule your fungicide application. You can also text us at 564-220-2508 or email questions@liqui-grow.com.

Sculpting Soybean Potential: How weather and post-emerge applications build soybean performance throughout the season.

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No doubt, drought conditions are hitting Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois pretty hard these past few months. But know we’re not alone. In fact, most of the Midwest is facing D1 level drought conditions according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. Let’s dive into how these conditions, if continued, may impact your crop this season. 

How Are Soybean Acres Being Impacted - What Are We Seeing?

You may have noticed thicker cracks within the soil from lack of moisture recently, but that’s not the only thing we’re seeing as a result of the current drought conditions. 

  1. Herbicides

Given the dry conditions we’ve experienced over the past couple of years, we’re seeing a carryover of herbicides in soybean acres, especially HPPD-inhibitors and atrazine applications. Most of this carryover can be found along the many miles of gravel roads that surround our territory, or in the soils of North-Central Iowa that tend to have naturally high soil pH.

  1. Crop Health

Due to the minimal rainfall early in the season, we haven’t seen as many early post-emerge diseases arise at this time. Instead, soybean plants are efficiently soaking up enough available water to help them continue to develop until the next rainfall occurs. 

Looking to the Future - What’s to Come?

As we’re still early in the season, it’s hard to determine what yield potential will look like this fall. On the bright side, it looks like there is some rainfall in the forecast later in the growing season (30-40% increase in rainfall predicted.) Yield potential isn’t typically determined until around the R3 growth stage, so the lack of rainfall isn’t impacting yields quite yet.

Hope is on the Horizon

We’re heading into the El Niño weather pattern cycle, which results in more moisture from evaporation across the Pacific Ocean. This moisture then gets pushed into the air and carried across the nation. 

With soybeans, we see a longer seed setting phase than other crops. They start developing around the R1 growth stage, and don’t stop producing until the R5.5 growth stage. With the predicted rainfall to come later this growing season, there is still hope for a profitable crop at harvest. 

Fungicides & Insecticides - To Apply Or Not?

At this time, we’re gambling with Mother Nature for much-needed moisture. If the forecast is correct, and we do receive more rainfall as the growing season progresses, fungicides and insecticides will be needed. 

We recommend holding on to your products until the weather is more definite and you can determine if an application is necessary. The last thing we want our farmers to encounter is not having the products they need when the time comes to make an impact on their crop.  

Pests - What to Watch for this Season

Bean leaf beetles are persisting through the growing season at their normal rate, whereas we’re seeing stink bugs at a higher rate in cover crop fields. 

Take a close look at your fields as you’re out scouting. Though the bean leaf beetles are at their typical rate of infestation, the virus they bring to your crops could be even more deadly. 

Bean Pod Mottle Virus is a virus that is transmitted by these bean leaf beetles. This virus has the ability to take three to four bushels off of your yield without you even knowing it. 

A few years back, Iowa State University performed a study testing fields that were clear to the human eye for this virus and found that around 62% of the fields sampled had Bean Pod Mottle Virus. So, it is more common than you may think. 

Crop Diseases - What to Watch for this Season

Frog eye leaf spot and septoria brown spot are no new diseases. Frog eye leaf spot becomes more common as hurricane season approaches.

Did you know? This disease is transmitted through the air and needs to be blown up to the Midwest from the southern states. The intensity of hurricane season that year is what determines the impact of this disease here in the Midwest. 

Septoria brown spot reduces yield potential in almost every field in our territory. The more rain we receive, the more severe this disease will be this season, and the greater the need for control. 

When looking for the ideal fungicide or insecticide to tackle these pests and diseases, our recommendations are to: 

  1. Look for a fungicide with 2-3 modes of action. This will help slow down the development of fungal diseases that are resistant to fungicides for an extended period of time. Consider applying your fungicide applications around the R3 growth stage. 
  2. Invest in a cost-effective pyrethroid insecticide. These insecticides are relatively inexpensive yet target a broad range of yield robbing insects. 
  3. Apply two-in-one. If you are needing to apply both a fungicide and insecticide, we suggest applying these at the same time to receive a more consistent economic payback. 

To talk more of the specifics of what may be best for your operation this season, contact a member of our Liqui-Grow Sales Team.  

Text us at 564-220-2508 or email questions@liqui-grow.com.

Generic Vs Branded Fungicide for Soybeans

Posted on by Jake Vossenkemper

One factor at our intensive soybean management trial is a Fungicide/ Insecticide application at R3. This is one of the more consistent measurement factors that you can implement on your farm to increase yield and ROI.

Generic Vs Branded
I understand farmers want to save a few bucks with the generic fungicide. However, that tech was built in the 70s and 80s. Newer fungicides have longer residual, more systemic and multiple modes of action, making them a more reliable investment. In my research and field experience, the extra yield you will receive from branded fungicides exceeds the added cost.

 

How to Spot Potassium Deficiency in Soybeans

Posted on by Jake Vossenkemper

Potassium deficiency in soybean plants can be confusing. Typically in corn we see signs of deficiency worst at the bottom of the plant. This is because the nutrient is very mobile and potassium will prioritize leaves at the top of the plant. However, in soybeans, we often see the deficiency towards the middle to top of the plant with yellowing edges and necrotic leaf margins, while lower leaves can remain healthy and green.

Agronomy Research Summary Book 2019

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Since the spring of 2015 we have been conducting research on new products and management practices farmers can potentially use to increase both corn and soybean yields and profitability. By now I have amassed a bunch of results that are finalized and ready to share.

These results are now in the form of a book, which contains research on fertilization products and practices, seed treatments for soybeans, fertilizer additives and much more. These research summary books are now available at all of our Liqui-Grow locations. You can also download the PDF or request a book.
Call: 563-359-3624
Or email:  questions@liqui-grow.com

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Dr. Jake Vossenkemper
Agronomy Research Lead

Quarterly Newsletter: October 2019

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OCTOBER

Liqui-Grow’s
Agronomy Research Book

Hidden Genetic
Potential in Seeds

Potassium Deficiencies in Soybeans, 2019

 

Owner's Update

Liqui-Grow is committed to sourcing farmer crop input financing on your behalf. We know that you have many choices when making your 2020 input partner decision. We have diligently worked on our customer’s behalf to line up options for 12-15 mo. financing choices at VERY LOW APR’S.

Many of these are through John Deere Financial & Rabobank, but there are also other options available. Liqui-Grow is able to offer fertilizer financing as well as Crop Protection & Seed. Ask us for further details.

-Scott, Hov & Bruce Tinsman

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Agronomy Research Book Coming Soon

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Since the spring of 2015 I have been conducting research on new products and management practices farmers can potentially use to increase both corn and soybean yields and profitability. By now I have amassed a bunch of results that are finalized and ready to share.

I will share these results in the form of a book, which will contain research on fertilization products and practices, seed treatments for soybeans, fertilizer additives and much more. These research summary books will be available later this fall at any of our Liqui-Grow locations. You can also request a book by calling the main office (563-359-3624) or via email by emailing Tammie Suhl at tjs@liqui-grow.com.

 

Hidden Genetic Potential in Seeds

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Katie Hess
Seed & Seed Treatment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"A kernel of corn or a soybean still appears to be the same as it was 30-50 years ago. What potential seed has, is what has changed."

Technology can come in many forms. Most of the time it looks and feels new. Seed is not that way. A kernel of corn or a soybean still appears to be the same as it was 30-50 years ago. What potential seed has, is what has changed. More precise research and development has brought us more yield potential, 2019 is proof of that. As farms are being harvested, and in areas not lost completely to Mother Nature’s dealt hand, yields are meeting or exceeding expectations. So, as I continue to get the question, “Why does this seed cost so much?” I will continue to answer with, “Because of the genetic potential and technology suppliers are putting into it.”

Seed is the first decision to make when setting yield goals. It can’t be the only decision. There has to be a solid fertilizer, weed management, and plant health program put together to help seed reach its genetic capabilities. Our staff at Liqui-Grow is fully trained to help you reach yield goals and the return on your investment. Over the past year we have been training on hybrids and varieties more than ever to help you make the right decision on your own acre.

Unfortunately, we lost some planned plots to the spring weather events. The remaining plot results will be posted once again on our website: www.liqui-grow.com. It’s a great start to see the genetic potential these hybrids and varieties have.

 

Potassium Deficiencies in Soybeans - 2019

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Dr. Jake Vossenkemper
Agronomy Research Lead    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"While higher than normal soybean yields are clearly a good thing, high soybean yields also remove large amounts of potassium from the soil."

In the summer of 2019, I observed more potassium deficiencies in soybeans than I have ever seen in my 12 years as an agronomist. Why? These deficiencies in 2019 could be explained by a number of factors, including poor root development from early saturated soils, the dry soil conditions that most of us experienced from mid-June to mid-August or that potassium soil test levels are well below the optimum in some fields.

Dropping soil test potassium levels could be a key culprit given many of us have had exceptional soybean yields over the past few years (2016, 2017 and 2018). While higher than normal soybean yields are clearly a good thing, high soybean yields also remove large amounts of potassium from the soil.

Many may be surprised that a 65 bu/ac soybean crop removes nearly 80 lbs of potassium per acre from the soil. Ramp that up to 80 bu/ac and removal increases to nearly 100 lbs of potassium per acre. While it’s hard to complain about above average soybean yields in the not so distant past, it’s also important to replenish your soils with fertilizer potassium so that high soybean yields can be maintained.

Potassium Removal Chart

Yellow tinted soybean leaves showing potassium deficiencies.

Potassium deficient soybeans near Morning Sun, IA in 2019. Potassium deficiencies in soybeans are indicated by yellowing and or necrotic leaf margins often in the upper half of the canopy.

 

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Focus Seed Catalog

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Focus: the center of activity, attraction, or attention.

 

That’s what we are committed to do. We know not every hybrid fits every acre or management style but here are the hybrids we are excited to use in 2020.

 

 

 

 

   PDF File Download

 

 

   Dekalb Corn Hybrids


   Mycogen Corn Hybrids

 

   Armor Corn Hybrids

   Mycogen Soybean Hybrids

   Asgrow Soybean Hybrids

   Armor Soybean Hybrids

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Quarterly Newsletter: July 2019

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JULY

Dr. Brad Bernhard joins Liqui-Grow

Soybean Industry Updates

Risk Factors for Foliar Diseases in 2019

 

Owner's Update

There are many changes & consolidations happening within the Ag world. Liqui-Grow is a family owned company with more than 60 years of service in many rural communities. The owners and all of our employees have a shared commitment to each of the local communities where we serve. Liqui-Grow represents many families, that live where they work, and they are devoted to helping you raise a profitable crop each and every year.

This year has REALLY proven to be a challenge for both our customers and our employees. Through it all we have tried to help you meet the spring challenges and will continue to do our very best for you and your operations. Thank you for your support. We look forward to providing to you the same quality products and services that we have provided over the last 60 years.

-Scott, Hov & Bruce Tinsman

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New Addition to the Liqui-Grow Team

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Dr. Brad Bernhard
Agronomy Research Manager

Brad Bernhard was born and raised on a hog and grain farm in Elwood, IL. Recently, he earned his Ph.D. in Crop Sciences from the University of Illinois under the advisement of Dr. Fred Below. As part of the Crop Physiology Laboratory, Brad’s research focused on characterizing hybrids that would yield greater when planted at higher planting populations and/or narrower row spacings. In addition, Brad evaluated different nitrogen management strategies including band vs. broadcast nitrogen prior to planting along with different nitrogen sidedress application technologies (coulter vs. Y-drop).

The key takeaways from his research include:

Nitrogen Management

Study

Nitrogen supplying power of the soil is a good indication of plant yield-response to split applied N.

Plants that received banded N at preplant produced the greatest grain yields.

When sidedressing N, placing the N in close proximity to the crop row resulted in greater yields.

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X Row Spacing Study

Corn yields in Illinois maximized at 44,000 plants/acre in a 20 inch row spacing.

Corn grown in a 20 inch row spacing out-yielded 30 inch row spacing by 12 bu/acre.

As population increases, the size of each individual root system gets smaller.

Later maturity hybrids tended to yield more with higher populations and/or narrower rows.

 

Standard Population 

32,00 plants / acre

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High Population 

44,00 plants / acre

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At higher populations, the size of the root system is smaller necessitating the need for better crop management especially soil fertility.

 

Soybean Industry Updates

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Katie Hess
Seed & Seed Treatment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"We are currently testing soybeans to bring forward in 2020."

2019 has been a year for the books! We have seen a lot of mergers, buy-outs and technology advancements, so here are some key take-aways and highlights from what has happened and how it affects the soybean industry.

First I’d like to start with our new exclusive Armor dealership. Because of Armor’s agreements, we will be able to provide soybeans in various trait platforms to give our customers the options they have been asking for. We are currently testing soybeans to bring forward in 2020, and you can see those in plots across our trade area.

Bayer became the proud owner of Monsanto back on August 21, 2018. To make this happen, Bayer sold their Credenz soybean product line to BASF. We have been able to keep our Credenz dealership because of our strong partnership with BASF. Bayer has a new soybean technology to get excited about as well, XtendFlex. ®Xtendflex® soybeans are tolerant to glyphosate, glufosinate and dicamba offering more options to control weeds. Xtendflex soybeans are currently not approved for commercial use, but are in the testing phases to bring the best yield and genetics to farmers.

Dow and DuPont became one company, and then split into three different companies. As of June 1, 2019 the stand-alone agriculture company which evolved from, is called Corteva Agriscience ™. Under the Corteva umbrella is seed, chemical and digital products. Mycogen Seeds is part of the Corteva portfolio.  This merger is beneficial to farmers, because Mycogen Seeds will have a greater traits and genetics platform to pull from creating better products for the farm. We are excited to see the product and yield advancements in the Mycogen line-up because of this change, and what we will be able to offer our customers in the fall.

Enlist E3 ™ soybeans were finally approved! In Feb 2019 the Philippines approved Enlist E3 ™ soybeans for import, this was the final step before Enlist E3 ™ soybeans would be fully released for commercial use.  Enlist E3 ™ soybeans are available through us in the Merschman, Mycogen and Armor brands.  They are tolerant to glyphosate, glufosinate and 2,4-D choline, allowing flexibility to control weeds.

LibertyLink GT27 (LLGT27) soybeans are tolerant to glyphosate, glufosinate and HPPD group 27 herbicide. As of today, you cannot utilize the HPPD portion of this trait package. These beans are available through us in the Merschman and Credenz brands.

Soybean Trait Options by Brandchart of Soybean Trait Options by Brand

 

Risk Factors for Foliar Diseases in Corn - 2019

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Dr. Jake Vossenkemper
Agronomy Research Lead    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The wet weather will allow foliar diseases to more easily infect corn leaves."

Nothing about 2019 has been easy thus far. For many of us, saturated soils and excessive rain have delayed planting and have made all other field operations difficult. While I’d rather not give you another worry, I’d be remiss as your agronomist if I did not inform you that several risk factors for significant foliar diseases in corn are developing.

Lack of tillage in the fall of 2018 and colder winter and spring temperatures have resulted in higher than normal corn residue and foliar disease inoculum carryover into the 2019 growing season.

NOAA and the National Weather Service predict higher than normal precipitation to continue (bit.ly/noaa3monthoutlook). The wet weather will allow foliar diseases to more easily infect corn leaves.

Disease pressure builds and reaches its maximum toward mid and late Aug. In 2019 much of our corn will still be accumulating significant amounts of grain yield well into late Aug, and therefore more susceptible to yield losses from foliar diseases.

Fungicides: multiple mode of action are far superior

I also wanted to remind you that if you chose to use a fungicide it can be tempting to select single mode of action fungicide (normally strobilurin or group 11) given their reduced cost, but University studies clearly show that dual or multiple mode of action fungicides (strobilurin+triazole or group 3+11) are far superior at protecting yield.

Chart on fungicide group 11 vs group 11+

 

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