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Author Archives: Mark Grundmeier Product Manager
Now is optimal soybean planting time
“Early planting” has taken on a new definition for many farmers this spring as unusually warm, dry weather allowed them to finish planting corn in record time. It’s also causing some farmers to question how early to plant soybeans. Benefits … Continue reading
How early is too early?
Recent conversation on Farmers for the Future centered around a very good question: just how early is too early to plant corn? Since the 1970s, the time for planting corn in the spring has moved up 10 to 14 days. … Continue reading
Month-Long Window for 95% Yield Potential
Despite the trend of farmers planting earlier and earlier, research results recently released by Iowa State University Extension agronomists show that farmers have nearly a month-long window to plant their crops and still realize 95 percent of the crop’s yield … Continue reading
Tips to deal with soil compaction
As you head into the fields this spring, take a moment to remember what it took to get your crop out last fall. Extremely wet weather led to combines rolling through muddy conditions, and the wet extremes were followed by … Continue reading
Soybean Aphid numbers increasing in north central Iowa.
Over the past eight days, Soybean Aphid populations in the Alexander, IA area have been increasing dramatically. I’ve been monitoring the aphid populations for the past several weeks and noticed a significant increase in numbers on August 6th. That day, … Continue reading
Update on soybean rust
There are a number of online sources starting to report that conditions may be favorable for soybean rust to hit Midwestern fields this season. Iowa State University Extension runs a site called The Rust Report. A recent posting on June … Continue reading
Black Cutworm Alert – Scout Your Fields
Latham is a partner in the Iowa State University Extension Corn and Soybean Initiative. That means we get timely alerts when any farming condition emerges that could impact a number of growers. We recently received an alert about possible emergence … Continue reading