Managing for Higher Corn Plant Populations
Higher plant populations can be managed by planting in narrower row spacings.
Agronomy Blog Archive
Quarterly Newsletter: October 2019
12 – 15 Month Financing, Agronomy Research Book arriving soon, Seed Genetics, Potassium Deficiencies in Soybeans
Focus Seed Catalog
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.
Quarterly Newsletter: July 2019
Dr. Bernhard joins Liqui-Grow, Soybean Industry Update, & Risk Factors for Foliar Diseases in 2019
Late Planting & Fall Killing Frost Concerns
The 2019 growing season has been anything but “normal” thus far. We have had well above normal precipitation, below normal heat unit accumulation and delayed planting. Moreover, the extended 3 month forecast published by NOAA and the National Weather Service calls for higher than normal probabilities of precipitation and lower than normal temperature probabilities thorough…
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2019 Nitrogen Loss and Recommendations
Nitrogen loss will be a big concern in 2019 given all the wet weather. As such and for good reason, there have been many questions regarding how much N may have been lost and what we can do to go about correcting these N loss problems. To address these concerns and questions I have made a video discussing these various issues.
Liqui-Grow Employees Recognized by Iowa Certified Crop Advisers
Working farmland requires tried and true strategies, which is why 50% of Liqui-Grow’s sales staff has dedicated themselves to becoming Certified Crop Advisers (CCA). Being a CCA is the standard of expertise and competence in the crop and soil management services industry. Trained CCA professionals can help increase per acre profit (depending on the crop…
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New Research Comparing Ortho/Poly-Phosphate Ratios
Given poly-phosphates are not immediately plant available and ortho-phosphates are immediately plant available, this gives the promoters of “high” ortho-phosphate starters ample opportunity to muddy the waters. Nevertheless, the facts are, poly-phosphates are rather rapidly hydrolyzed (converted to) into ortho-phosphates once applied to soils, and this hydrolysis process generally takes just 48 hrs or so to complete.
Waterhemp now resistant to Group 15 herbicides
The troublesome weed Waterhemp has recently shown resistance to Group 15 herbicides in Illinois research plots. Experts recommend changing weed control techniques now. Continue Reading
Urea – A Poor Choice of Nitrogen Fertilizer for In-Season N Applications
Summary Urea fertilizer, if not incorporated by tillage or precipitation, is highly susceptible to ammonia volatilization (loss to the atmosphere as ammonia gas). Uniform application of urea can be problematic due to segregation of larger and smaller urea prills and due to physical spread pattern interference from standing corn during in-season applications. Liquid UAN…
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