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Ankeny, IA
Joined February 2014
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An analysis quantifying financial implications of farm conservation practices shows transitioning from conventional tillage to no-till and strip-tillage statewide could save Iowa farmers millions of dollars.
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@EPA , Growing @iowa_corn and @IowaSoybeans is a family affair. 15 billion gallons is 15 billion gallons. #MakeItRight
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Lots of recreational tillage going on today. Friends don't let friends get out their disk chisel.
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Successful management of #SCN starts with soil sampling.
"You can't manage something that you don't know if you have or you don't know how severe it is," says @IowaStateU nematologist @GregTylkaISU.
Watch the video and #TakeTheTest #BeatThePest > bit.ly/2ItJTXd
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We've upped the lunch number and are looking forward to the Harvest Weed Seed Control Clinic on Monday (Oct. 21) at @ISUFieldLab! The forecast has a chance of rain Sunday night (booo!), so don't hesitate to join us if you're rained out Monday morning! #ISUCrops
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Harvesting the #RelayCrop! This plot did 30bu wheat and is currently averaging 44bu soybeans! Looking like the most profitable pieces on the farm! Plus, self seeding #CoverCrop! #SoilHealth @OnFarmNetworkIA @MultiIowa 🌱🇺🇸🌱
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Harvest Considerations for Freeze-Killed Corn and Soybean Fields dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag…
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Smartest way to add cover crops ahead of corn in northern Iowa. Best solution for water quality, soil health, and still maintain those great corn yields.
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4th year #CoverCrop trial going in at the home farm. Harvested yesterday, did great, planting cereal rye at 50lbs/ac now! #SoilHealth Thanks @OnFarmNetworkIA
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Weighed 2 acres in this spot at 88.34 bu | ac after 50 bu wheat in this area of the field.
So to recap
60" wheat 25R40 at 600k
4 rows 19" wide 41" gap
19"..41" P42A52X soybeans at 125k
Used wheat for water mngmt and weed control and to maximize soybeans genetic expression.
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Iowa gets redder - & I am not talking politics! Here's an updated map of #tarspot in IA. Scout. Target fields w leaf disease (GLS, NCLB, S.rust). Send suspect samples to ISU Plant Clinic. @badgercropdoc @DTelenko @MartinChilvers1 @ILplantdoc @dsmuelle @NicoleStecklein @tjcksn
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Another example of checkoff dollars hard at work: The North Central Soybean Research Program and @UnitedSoy have come together to advance (pesky) parasitic nematode control. bit.ly/2msrbbU
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"We've drastically reduced our rates, so even if you're not as timely with your termination, you don't have as much out there,” @ContinuumAgLLC tells @farmmillennial about how he overcame an early #CoverCrop disaster. youtube.com/watch?v=Op4l9_Op…
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Self seeding #CoverCrop at the #RelayCrop trial. Plenty growing but nothing that is a worry come harvest. 🌱😎 @OnFarmNetworkIA @MultiIowa
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Scouting soybean fungicide trials today - this is impressive but will let combine tell me the winner. Treated on LH, untreated RH @OnFarmNetworkIA #soybean – at Iowa, USA
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ISA directors this week elected officers to serve 1-year terms. Joining President Tim Bardole of Rippey on the executive committee are: Dave Walton, Wilton, Treasurer; Robb Ewoldt, Davenport, Secretary; Randy Miller, Lacona, At-large; and Jeff Jorgenson, Sidney, President-elect. – at Iowa, USA
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A significant part of the soybean checkoff contributes to research. The findings and data from this study will equip our teams with the knowledge to better meet the needs of current and existing customers– domestically and internationally. buff.ly/32bwLyB
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“The farmer plays the long game,” said Randy Miller, who grows soybeans and corn and raises pigs in Iowa. “I look at my job through my son, my grandkids. So am I willing to suffer today to get this done to where I think it will be better for them? Yes.”
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