Wilting corn plants: seedling blight? Dig affected plants and examine the mesocotyl (the part of the plant between the seed and first nodal roots). shriveled and discolored=blight. If mesocotyl is firm and healthy examine seed and plant for signs of insect feeding.

"We know every single field is going to encounter risk at some point, so our goal is to set up a solid foundation and mitigate that risk.” - Dan Emmert. Learn more from one of our Lead Agronomists in our most recent video series!

In SW IN Early April planting and late group 2/Early 3 soybeans has been a consistent recipe for early flowering, longer podfill, better high yield chances. One of many factors, but an important one.

Anyone know of an app that will count kernels for you? @GranularAg and Pioneer Seeds U.S. used to have one, but it’s gone. Counting kernel rows and length on several ears gets tiresome and time consuming. #AgTwitter

This week, our team from southern IN & KY had a productive meeting with Pioneer agronomists & territory managers. We dove into in-field observations, learning valuable insights about product performance this season. Stay tuned for more updates as we head toward harvest!

4 beans/ft2 = 1 bushel/acre of harvest loss. moistures of 9-10% in the afternoon increases the risk of loss. 🔗 offers several tips to minimize losses, including: -Keeping knife sections sharp -Matching reel speed to ground speed -adjust reel forward pioneer.com/us/agronomy/re…

Spent a couple great days in Indy with the eastern corn belt Advanced Agrilytics team sharpening our skills.

Seed corn maggot making their presence known. Fields were planted March 30-Apr2. Vertical tillage incorporated winter annuals and stalks right at seeding depth attracting flies to lay eggs. Beans were treated with Thiamethoxam or imidacloprid.

The Advanced Agrilytics S IN KY team worked together this AM to collect V6 plant samples on 19 hybrids. We’ll analyze early growth and plant mass for each product as impacted by mgt & environment. Our goal is to help customers place and manage products to reduce risk and increase yields.

Getting easier to (tar)spot. SW Indiana, Gibson county. #Tarspot

Big jump in presence of tar spot over the past week for the late April planted fields in S Indiana.

Want better ROI on nutrient inputs with less waste? Check out this new article from Advanced Agrilytics' Director of Agronomic Technology Travis Kimmel, listing Five Things to Consider During Fall Fertility planning. Check it out here loom.ly/Mn9Pvtc. Advanced Agrilytics

It’s been a wet spring in SW Indiana. Found this guy today while getting stand counts.