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

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

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

The @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.

Not all plants were affected, the current stand in this area ranges from 30-55k.

One of those practices is managing residue. Tillage or aggressive row cleaners to move all reaidue away from the soybean will help plants survive a frost after emergence. Heat from the soil gets trapped beneath the residue allowing the plant tissue to frost.

🥶Frosted! These beans were planted March 30 and were off to a good start before Monday morning’s frost. Early planted soybeans can be successful, but there are certain practices that help reduce the risks that come with planting ultra early. 🧵

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.

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

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

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!

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

“In addition to reflecting a portion of incoming light, smoke also scatters it, making the light available to plants more diffuse. Wildfire 💨 can increase the diffuse fraction of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), which benefits plants by increasing 🔆use efficiency.

According to this article, smoke and haze from 🔥reduces photosynthetic radiation ~3-11%. Cloudy days are ~20 less than a sunny day. Rainy day is 60% less. 💨 can also increase surface ozone levels which could damage soy leaves.

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Friday Afternoon Poll: What do you call the structure shown below?

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.

"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.” - @DanEmmert. Learn more from one of our Lead Agronomists in our most recent video series!

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.