First soybean plot going in by Highview. Excellent soil conditions!

Pioneer Field Agronomist estimated planting progress in IA... along with similar progress the past two years. Thanks to Pioneer Field Agronomist Matt Vandehaar for putting it together.

Central Iowa Emergence Progress

It never gets old to look at a nice stand of corn!

Hard to beat a freshly signed plot!

One happy corn plant!!

Sometimes Mother Nature wins.

No-till versus striptill. Broadcast fertilizer on both sides. Which will win the yield comparison??

Tar Spot in Poweshiek County, IA. We’ve learned over time that fields with the earliest observed stroma don’t always turn into higher pressure fields.

Anyone else seeing a lack of planter down pressure impacting seeding depth during the May planting window for corn and soybeans? Seeing it in all ages of planters including those with hydraulic downforce.

Ron is a crop protection encyclopedia!! The best in the business!

Areas in NC Iowa with excess moisture during the month of June are starting to show significant nitrogen deficiency.

Varietal improvement in iron chlorosis tolerance is impressive! The image on the left is from 2 years ago with an average rated iron bean in a hot pH pocket. The image on the right is from the same location this year with P20Z14E’s.

Wright County, Iowa has reached full saturation.

Bruce Voigts sent some great aerial photos in of the Clarion area. The northern part of Iowa is known as the prairie pothole region, and these potholes become especially evident after long stretches of wet weather. The depressions were formed by blocks of ice left behind after

P1027AM. North Central Iowa. Mid April planted. Plenty of pollen load and just has the tip left to finish pollinating.

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After a wet last 2 months, nitrogen deficiency is putting a lid on yields in many fields.

A few examples of how numerous fields look in NC Iowa that will put a lid on yields.