All Episodes
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When Pests Bite Back
Dr. Tom Peters, Weed Scientist and Sugarbeet Agronomist with U of MN Extension and NDSU, discusses how irresponsible herbicide applications could backfire, and several...
Corn and soybean disease: Strategies for effective management in 2022
Dr. Dean Malvick, U of M Extension plant pathology specialist and crops program leader and professor of plant pathology discusses corn and soybean diseases he has obse...
Getting ready for late-season insects
Dr. Robert Koch, U of M Soybean Extension Entomologist, and Bruce Potter, U of M Extension IPM Specialist discuss soybean and corn insects to keep an eye out for as we...
Corn pollination, atrazine herbicide use, and July insect updates
Dr. Jeff Coulter, U of M Extension Agronomist, updated us on the current status and outlook of corn pollination. Significant progress across much of the state should b...
The latest regarding risks for and management of iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) in soybeans
Drs. Dan Kaiser and Seth Naeve discussed iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) in soybean on today’s episode. IDC is a result of the plant not being able to take up sufficie...
Corn Rootworm Current Status, etc. and crop disease update/fungicides
The months of July and August typically brings new challenges for corn and soybean growers in Minnesota. In this week’s episode, Bruce Potter, Extension Integrated Pe...
Corn nutrient status and herbicide application in hot weather
In this episode, Brad Carlson, water resources extension educator, and Dan Kaiser, extension nutrient specialist, discussed nutrient availability in corn, especially n...
Managing soybean insects and weeds in June
The month of June typically brings new challenges for soybean growers in Minnesota. In this week’s episode, Dr. Bob Koch, Extension Soybean Entomologist and Bruce Pot...
Prevent Plant and Late Planting Decisions
Although much progress has been made, there are still fields farmers have not been able to plant yet, or areas that may need to be replanted. In this week’s episode, ...
Early Season Weed Control and Field Scouting Tips
June weed management was the focus of the first half of this week’s episode with U of M Extension Weed Scientist Debalin Sarangi. Late planting has likely helped some ...
Delayed Planting, It’s been a late spring, Now What?
Delayed planting and high soil moisture issues for existing plantings were the focus of this week’s episode with UMN Extension Agronomists Drs. Jochum Wiersma (small g...
Early season weed control
This episode featured special guest Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed scientist. Hosts are Dave Nicolai, Ryan Miller and Dr. Jared Goplen. This session discusses the gro...
2022 Weather and Pest Outlook
This episode featured special guest Dennis Todey, Director of the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, Iowa in addition to Bruce Potter, UMN Extension IPM specialist and Dr. J...
Making Cover Crop Decisions (8/25/21)
This episode featured Anna Cates, Extension soil health specialist, Liz Stahl, Extension educator - crops, and Troy Salzer, Ag production systems educator in St. Louis...
Late-season disease issues and soybean agronomics (8/18/21)
This episode featured Drs. Dean Malvick and Angie Peltier to talk about current disease issues in the state. Dr. Seth Naeve was also online to discuss soybean agronomy...
Evaluating Weed Control in 2021 (8/11/21)
This episode featured Drs. Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed management specialist and Tom Peters, Extension sugarbeet agronomist to discuss what worked and what didn’t ...
Late-season insect and mite issues (8/4/21)
This episode featured Dr. Ken Ostlie, Corn Extension Entomologist, and Dr. Bob Koch, Soybean Extension Entomologist, both with the University of Minnesota Department o...
Forages in a Drought (7/28/21)
This episode featured Dr. Craig Sheaffer, University of Minnesota Forage Agronomist, Nathan Drewitz, Extension Educator in Stearns, Benton, and Morrison counties, and ...
Bonus Episode: Dicamba vs. 2,4-D – a tale of cupped leaves? (7/16/21)
This episode featured featured Drs. Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed management specialist, Tom Peters, Extension sugarbeet agronomist, Seth Naeve, Extension soybean ag...
Midsummer Crop Fertility Update: Tissue Testing and Nitrogen Needs (7/14/21)
Our University of Minnesota Extension staff: Dr. Dan Kaiser, Extension Soil Specialist and Brad Carlson, Extension Educator in Nutrient and Water Quality discussed the...
What’s up with Corn and Soybean Diseases? (7/7/21)
This episode featured Dr. Dean Malvick, Extension plant pathologist, and Dr. Angie Peltier, Extension Educator-crops in northwestern MN, to discuss corn and soybean pa...
Insect Management in Dry Weather (6/30/21)
This episode featured Dr. Ian MacRae, University of Minnesota Extension Entomologist, and Bruce Potter, Extension IPM specialist, to discuss insect management issues t...
Early season crop water use and drought stress (6/23/21)
Dr.'s Seth Naeve, Jeff Coulter, and Vasudha Sharma discuss current soybean and corn growth, development, water use, and irrigation for Minnesota crops.
Weather and Pest Updates (6/16/21)
This episode featured Dr. Dennis Todey, Director of the USDA Midwest Climate Hub, and Bruce Potter, Extension IPM specialist, to discuss weather and pest updates. Dr. ...
Weed Management and Small Grain Update (6/9/21)
This episode featured Drs. Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed management specialist, Tom Peters, Extension sugarbeet agronomist, and Jochum Wiersma, Extension small grain...
Side dressing (6/2/2021)
This episode featured University of Minnesota Extension Specialists, Dr. Dan Kaiser, Dr. Fabian Fernandez, Dr. Jeff Vetch, and Dr. Melissa Wilson to discuss Nitrogen f...
Bonus – Freezing Temperatures? (5/28/21)
This bonus episode featured University of Minnesota Extension Specialists, Dr. Jeff Coulter, Dr. Seth Naeve, Dr. Jochum Wiersma, and North Dakota State University Exte...
Alfalfa Production (5/26/21)
This episode featured University of Minnesota Extension Educator, Nathan Drewitz, who works in Stearns, Benton, and Morrison Counties, to discuss the Alfalfa Harvest a...
Stand Establishment and Early Season Scouting (5/19/21)
This episode featured University of Minnesota Extension Agronomists Dr. Seth Naeve, Dr. Jeff Coulter, and Dr. Jochum Wiersma to discuss early season stand establishmen...
Weed Management with the Dry Conditions (5/12/21)
This episode featured special guests Dr. Debalin Sarangi, University of Minnesota Extension corn & soybean weed specialist, and Dr. Tom Peters, University of Minnesota...