Agronomy
IN THE FIELD UPDATES
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Tight Crop Input Dollars Will Increase Need to Carefully Manage Foliar Fungicide
By Nora Schultz, Sales Agronomist, CCA “To spray or not to spray?” This is one of the most common questions throughout the Corn Belt in mid-summer. Crop prices will make it more important than ever to actively manage each foliar fungicide application to get the biggest bang for your buck. Begin scouting high risk fields…
Tags: Disease, Scouting, Corn, Soybeans
June 12, 2017
ILeVo treated soybeans and the Halo Effect
There is no better defense mechanism than using iLevo seed treatment from Bayer CropScience for those growers fighting Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome. This seed treatment is industry leading in control of the SDS pathogen Fusarium virguliforme . iLevo also has activity on nematodes within the seed zone. This pioneering technology can bring 2 to 10…
Tags: Seed Treatment, Disease, Fungicide
May 21, 2017
Track Hail with Climate FieldView
Spring is Time for Bad Weather Of all the diverse weather the Midwest experiences throughout the year, hail can be the most difficult to track. Its irregular nature can leave one field extensively damaged while its neighbor across the road shows barely a bruise. According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 50% of hail storms occur from…
Tags: Scouting, Corn, Soybeans, Climate FieldView, Technology
May 19, 2017
Planting Considerations After Cold, Wet Weather Delays Planting
By Nora Schultz, Sales Agronomist, CCA Abnormally cold and wet weather has put a slight delay on planting this season in our part of the world. Before changing your current planting plan, consider the following. CORN For much of Iowa and Nebraska optimum planting window can reach all the way to May 10th. For eastern…
Tags: Planting
May 10, 2017
Start Your Season Off Right by Optimizing Planting
To achieve maximum yield from every bag of seed make sure to manage the factors at planting that can affect yield performance. SOYBEANS Both ISU and UNL have shown yield benefits in earlier planted soybeans. If you break Nebraska and Iowa into thirds North to South, optimum planting time for soybeans begins the last week…
Tags: Planting, Corn, Soybeans
April 5, 2017
Make Data-Driven Decisions on Your Farm with Climate FieldView
By Nora Schultz, Sales Agronomist, CCA Photo courtesy of Climate FieldView When we say “Our dedication is your success” we take it very seriously. One way we do that is to continually bring you the newest and best technology to maximize your farming operation. With that in mind, we are happy to announce that we…
Tags: Climate FieldView, Technology
March 6, 2017
Herbicide Notification Signs Available
Changes in Herbicide Traits Here at Jacobsen our dedication is your success. That means we are with you from planting to harvest, and everything in between. One of the most important items that lands “in between” is herbicide applications to your crop. There are a wide variety of herbicide tolerant traits in the fields around…
Tags: Herbicide, Weeds, Corn, Soybeans
February 11, 2017
Achieve Full Yield Potential And Weed Control With Liberty Link Technology
By Nora Schultz, Sales Agronomist, CCA For those growers with glyphosate resistance and are looking for a broad spectrum replacement, look no further than Liberty herbicide. Liberty (glufosinate) is the only non-selective herbicide with no known resistance. he trait can be found in U.S. crops such as soybeans, corn, cotton and canola. Liberty has a…
Tags: Weeds, Corn, Soybeans, Herbicide
February 5, 2017
Managing Corn Harvest
By Nora Schultz, Sales Agronomist, CCA Water Use Corn that is at ½ milk line requires about 2.25 inches of water (or 0.1-0.2 inches per day) to reach physiological maturity (black layer). Once corn reaches black layer it stops accumulating dry matter and does not require water. Corn Drydown According to Iowa State University…
Tags: Disease, Scouting, Harvest
October 16, 2017
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