Eastern Iowa Agronomist. Corridor Agronomy. UNI and ISU Alum

Marion, IA
Joined November 2018
Hmmm….Not was I was expecting to find this morning. For all the haters, if I had a newspaper I would include it in the picture. @alisonrISU we may want to have a look at this. @corndisease @CropNetwork – at Cedar Rapids, IA
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Wind and hail damage has pushed this to the top of the list in 2025
So much bacterial leaf streak in central Iowa. Big differences observed in hybrid susceptibility. Do NOT misdiagnose this for gray leaf spot.
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Plant architecture helps corn beat the heat!
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NC Iowa will be seeing adult CRW emergence next week! These are likely NCRW - I assume Extended diapause playing a part here.
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Late season plant health differences showing up drastically! Tar spot came in hard on this later planted trial. For reference, each of these treatment blocks have 4 different hybrids. Excited to see what the combine shows! @SyngentaUS @GldnHarvest
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Even with the cool down last weekend, grain moistures are getting pulled down quickly. Likely close to a point per day. I’d expect to see that average potentially even rise with the 7 day forecast. Still some color in the crop though!@GldnHarvest
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Check out the 4 bean pods on these GH3023XF @GldnHarvest
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Soybean population trial near Traer, IA with @HunterDDanker. Very cool to see branching differences and how podded up these beans can get! @GldnHarvest
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Picket fence stands lead to picket fence ears. Pretty little maids all lined up in a row. G13U96 with ear consistency, great disease package, and comes with the Duracade trait. Great fit for that rough and tough acre
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Some crazy bad Tar Spot in some fields out there. This field might be one of the worst I’ve ever came across! We knew the environment was ripe for it, now we’re seeing some fields really falter. Better get out a scout to get your harvest plans ready!
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Southern Rust blowing up a bit in the canopy at our @KirkwoodCC Agronomy in Action site. Corn is about a quarter to half milkline. Same hybrid and Fungicide vs Untreated is about 100 feet apart. @SyngentaUS
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Hard to find a better hybrid characteristic than brown husks on a green & clean plant (yea yea I know….YIELD). G03U08 along I-80 planted on May 6th. Could be shelling corn and testing out the dryer in a few short weeks
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This G03U08 is some attractive corn ✅Short, Stocky Plant Structure ✅Late Season Plant Health ✅Ear and Tip Fill + Test Weight ✅Knockout Yield Punch @ZacharyRKing and his team is making things easy for us! 🚀🌽🚀
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Some stark visuals on how that extra in-season N pass might be paying off this season. Nitrogen programs will really be showing differences come harvest time! ⁦@GldnHarvest⁩
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G08U00-V lookin’ like the real deal in Northern IA. ⁦@Austin_Dobbels⁩ might’ve done alright with this one! 😉⁦@GldnHarvest⁩
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Starting to find some Tar Spot work its way up the canopy. This is in a field near Iowa City. Get out and scout, not too late for a fungicide app to keep that canopy clean! ⁦@SyngentaUS⁩ ⁦@GldnHarvest⁩
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Some Pythium and seedling diseases showing up in NE Iowa nibbling away at corn stands. Not surprising considering the rainfall we’ve seen in that area. Saw it across hybrids and across seed brands. Fields looking pretty good from the road, but need to get out to find the damage!
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Soybean flowering has commenced in Central IA! Plot was planted on April 15th and each variety earlier than a 2.7 has started blooming! ⁦@GldnHarvest⁩ ⁦@GHXSeed⁩ – at Ames, IA
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Think you’re wasting $$$ on seed treatment?? Think again!! Seed corn maggots doing a number on the untreated checks. ⁦@GldnHarvest⁩ ⁦@SyngentaUS⁩
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