2016 weather in IA: one extreme is compensated by another. Check out the grain harvest index this year.

Aug 11 FACTS forecast released. Note that historical average is the target yield set by planting date x cultivar

#corn Nashua IowaState_FACTS plots at late dough stage (R4.5) with 530-580 kernels per ear Sotirios Archontoulis #grow16

Pods counting at Southeast soybean FACTS plots. ArchontoulisLab IowaState_FACTS

Early (left) and late (right) corn Southwest_ FACTS_plots. What is your yield prediction ArchontoulisLab mike castellano

Aug 26 - new FACTS forecast released: crops.extension.iastate.edu/facts/ IowaState_FACTS corn yield central IA, early planting

Found some shade 2 hear about the FACTS Yield Forecasting Model @ the SERF Fall Field Day! Meaghan Anderson Virgil Schmitt

This is how roots look like. First trial picture of our root study_FACTs. More coming soon ArchontoulisLab mike castellano Ranae Dietzel

Pics from travels today. #harvest16 will be a big challenge in some places in NC Iowa. Sadly, more rain expected.

How does drainage intensity affect optimum N rate? Soon, we'll know IowaState_FACTS crops.extension.iastate.edu/facts/ x.com/a_ordonezrazie…

FACTS 2016 yield forecast validation: crops.extension.iastate.edu/facts/ ArchontoulisLab @marklicht mike castellano

Reasons for the 2016 high yields IowaState_FACTS fields: crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2016/… @marklicht ArchontoulisLab

Spent the morning with ISU Biomass as they planted #Miscanthus at ISU Sorenson Farm. Thanks for letting us tag along. More photos coming...

Getting ready for the first plant sampling IowaState_FACTS plots @marklicht mike castellano

1st soil nitrogen forecast for 2017 available: crops.extension.iastate.edu/facts/ Sotirios Archontoulis mike castellano @marklicht

A look at soil moisture from IL state climatologist - climateillinois.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/dry…

Woo hoo! Major funding for bioenergy research coming to University of Illinois! ht.ly/UPSU30dGQ6i

Lots of ET being measured today -hot and sunny after a rainy day. Emily Marrs Heineman

Wrapping up harvest talk! x.com/A_OrdonezRazie…

It was quite a meeting! x.com/isuagronomy/st…