Boots In The Field Report
One of the founding pillars of Crop-Tech Consulting is integrating a systems approach to farming. Crop-Tech is continually adding to their expertise and services. To aid in this process, CTC conducts over 150 test plots every year and works in conjunction with Farm Journal to gather research data on the industry’s equipment, practices, and technology. The Boots in the Field Report features Crop-Tech Consulting agronomist Ken Ferrie. He will keep you up-to-date by describing what he is seeing while in the field.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 370
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Boots In The Field Report February 28, 2020
In this week's Boots in The Field Report Ken runs the number on Starter. While he shares the advantage he has seen to starter, he also cautions that you can spend yourself into a negative ROI if you …
00:15:22 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Boots In The Field Report February 10, 2020
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken advises to think the opposite when planting early season beans. Unlike normal planting, when going for early beans the key is planting longer season beans…
00:07:22 |
Mon 10 Feb 2020
Boots In The Field Report January 30, 2020
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken tackles the topic of starter, ranging from product, placement, rate, and desired outcome.
00:10:33 |
Thu 30 Jan 2020
Boots In The Field Report January 10, 2020
In the first Boots In The Field Report podcast of 2020, Ken tackles the question of hybrid selection. He lays out a process for selecting the right hybrid for each specific field and advises that eve…
00:12:06 |
Fri 10 Jan 2020
Boots In The Field Report December 24, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken covers winners of the hand-shelling day, how to overcome fallow syndrome next year, and reminds growers to check their bins and bags if they put away grai…
00:07:24 |
Tue 24 Dec 2019
Boots In The Field Report December 9, 2019
Its December, do I still need to protect my nitrogen applications?
Ken discusses the risk of nitrogen loss and when protection is required.
Ken also talks about tillage and strip till conditions, a…
00:06:32 |
Mon 09 Dec 2019
Boots In The Field Report November 29, 2019
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken Ferrie advises that you can't just dream of planting early beans, you have to put a plan in place to make it a reality. He walks through what conversation…
00:12:49 |
Fri 29 Nov 2019
Boots In The Field Report November 22, 2019
In this edition of Boots In the Field Report Ken gives the harvest report for this week as growers are dragging their operation across the finish line of #harvest19. He also previews some of the data…
00:07:06 |
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Boots In The Field Report November 15, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field report Ken covers how much is left to harvest, average yields, and gas shortage concerns from our customer base and also announces the Hand Harvest and Basics Meetin…
00:07:43 |
Fri 15 Nov 2019
Boots In The Field Report November 11, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken advises, from here on out, field dry down will be "slow as molasses in January" and hopes farmers took him seriously in the June podcast that advised maki…
00:06:51 |
Thu 07 Nov 2019
Boots In The Field Report October 31, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken takes a deep dive into what our soybean plots have been telling us about where yield comes from. He poses the question of can flowering before the solstic…
00:14:33 |
Thu 31 Oct 2019
Boots In The Field Report October 23, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken talks surprising bean yields, crown rot, and advice on fall tillage as harvest rolls on.
00:07:31 |
Wed 23 Oct 2019
Boots In The Field Report October 16, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken gives a recap of harvest from across the US and spots throughout IL. He advises to keep a close eye on harvest order and encourages growers to harvest cor…
00:08:31 |
Wed 16 Oct 2019
Boots In The Field Report October 8, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken focuses on harvest loss and how to avoid it. From header loss to threshing loss, he works through suggestions to make sure you are hauling away as much of…
00:06:22 |
Tue 08 Oct 2019
Boots In The Field Report October 1, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken covers the rainfall and yield reports coming in across the state and also issues the challenge of taking the time to calibrate yield monitors for this abn…
00:38:04 |
Tue 01 Oct 2019
Boots In The Field Report September 23, 2019
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken covers early harvest reports, warns about early planted fields that were not sprayed coming apart and being on the lookout for ear mold due to earworm dam…
00:09:49 |
Mon 23 Sep 2019
Boots In The Field Report September 17, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report, Ken covers tough conditions in Ohio, his prediction on which fields won't make black layer, and warns that the size of the yield hit due to Top Kill will be…
00:06:13 |
Tue 17 Sep 2019
Boots In The Field Report September 12, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken covers the need for sunshine and encourages pest teams to watch how their soybean fields are turning, indicating that if it is turning unevenly then there…
00:08:48 |
Thu 12 Sep 2019
Boots In The Field Report September 4, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken covers tar spot movement, an increase of Northern Leaf Blight and Common Rust showing up, and reports of tip and ear mold present. He shares some positive…
00:10:35 |
Wed 04 Sep 2019
Boots In The Field Report August 26, 2019
In this week's Boots In The Field Report Ken recaps his farm visits this week from the Blue Mound area all the way up to Canada. Ken covers what the pest bosses need to be on the lookout for and what…
00:13:46 |
Mon 26 Aug 2019
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