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#AskTheAgronomist: Top 10 Soybeans for Your Christmas List

This morning we are bringing you some NEW and some TRIED & TRUE products for Christmas! What’s on our top 10 list? Tune in for soybean product highlights on our top 10 list! #AskTheAgronomist

1:09 – L 0124 R2X

1:52 – L 0225 E3

2:39 – L 0282 R2X

3:26 – L 0995 E3

4:39 – L 1769 R2X

5:50 – L 2084 R2

6:31 – L 2186 L

7:24 – L 2228 R2

8:13 – L 2295 R2X

8:54 – L 2887 R2X

Laura Cunningham

December 26, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Crop, Industry News, Seed Technology, Soybeans
Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds

#AsktheAgronomist: Corn on Corn

Tune in for the top three practices to remember when planting continuous corn. #AskTheAgronomist

1:25 — Insect protection

3:20 — Agronomist traits

5:30 — Fertility and nitrogen rates

Laura Cunningham

December 12, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Corn, Crop, Industry News, Seed Technology
Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds

#AskTheAgronomist: Product Placement 2020

It’s time to begin planning for 2020. Tune in as we discuss product placement and 3 important factors to consider! #AskTheAgronomist

:34 — Product placement for 2020 introduction
2:07 — Product placement can affect yield by 19 to 20%
3:05 — Use 2019 yield data cautiously
5:50 — Defensive hybrids vs. Offensive hybrids
8:45 — Keep plans in place and stay the course
11:15 — Population placement

Laura Cunningham

December 5, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Corn, Crop
Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds

#AskTheAgronomist: Old Yield Data

Is it time to clean up old yield data from your monitors? Tune in to learn why old yield data is valuable for your operation. #AskTheAgronomist

Laura Cunningham

November 21, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Agronomics, Precision Ag
Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds

#AskTheAgronomist: Fall Fertilizer
Tune in for today’s #AskTheAgronomist as we discuss Fall fertilizer application.
- 0:20 — Crop Report Update
- 1:30 — Topic Introduction
- 1:40 — Soil sampling and fertility
- 4:15 — Know critical test levels
- 5:15 — Yearly fertilizer application
- 7:15 — Corn and soybean must-haves
- 10:15 — Organic manure advantage
- 12:00 — Know your pH levels
Laura Cunningham

November 14, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Agronomics, Corn, Crop, Fertility, Soybeans
Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds

#AskTheAgronomist: Late Season Cover Crops

Today on #AskTheAgronomist we are discussing late season cover crops and the benefits below the ground.

0:40 — Crop report update
1:50 — Dec. 1 Iowa cover crop planting deadline
2:42 — Cover crops and compaction
3:33 — Cover crop below-ground benefit
6:50 — Cover crop investment
8:30 — Cereal rye germination
11:35 — Final thoughts

Laura Cunningham

November 7, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Cover Crops, Crop
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#AskTheAgronomist: Population Test Analysis

Is 40,000 plants per acre the answer every time? Tune in for a deeper dive into our LH 5245 VT2 PRO RIB hybrid and the results from our population test. #AskTheAgronomist

0:25 Crop Report Update
1:28 Population test introduction
2:30 LH 5245 VT2 PRO RIB hybrid introduction
4:15 Low population to high population and flex
5:20 Yield Estimates
7:00 How does LH 5245 VT2 PRO RIB flex?
8:13 Stalk quality
10:43 Final thoughts

Laura Cunningham

October 31, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Corn, Crop
Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds

#AskTheAgronomist: Scout for Tar Spot this Fall

Could Tar Spot be the next Gray Leaf Spot? Tune in for our #AskTheAgronmist discussion!!

0:25 Crop report update

1:21 Tar spot topic introduction

2:10 Identification of tar spot

3:25 Favorable tar spot conditions

5:05 Where to find tar spot in your fields

6:25 The spread of tar spot

9:35 How does tar spot survive through winter

10:45 Take home points on tar spot

Pictured above are vulnerable areas in the Midwest for Tar Spot. “Threats of Tar Spot Complex disease of maize in the United States of America and its global consequences” (Mottaleb et al. 2018).

Laura Cunningham

October 24, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Agronomics, Corn, Crop, Disease, Fall, Spring, Summer
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#AskTheAgronomist: Soybean Cyst Nematode

Is SCN really a problem in your fields? Tune in to find out! #AskTheAgronomist

:40 — Topic introduction

2:10 — What is SCN?

2:50 — The life cycle of SCN

6:20 — Soil sampling

8:55 — SCN egg populations

9:45 — Product selection for 2020

The maps below sourced from ISU show the growth of SCN from 1990 to 2017.

Laura Cunningham

October 17, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Agronomics, Crop, Insects, Soybeans
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#AskTheAgronomist: High Moisture Corn in October

How many points per day does corn dry down in October? Tune in to find out!

:25 — Topic introduction
:50 — Crop report update
1:50 — High moisture corn in October – how long should you wait?
4:30 — Example 1: LH 5965 VT2 PRO planted May 15
6:25 — Example 2: LH 5245 VT2 PRO planted June 4
7:33 — What happens if frost hits before black layer?
10:08 — Final thoughts

Data is sourced from the University of Wisconsin.

Laura Cunningham

October 10, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Corn, Crop, Fall, Season