Strategic Farming: Field Notes

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Join the University of Minnesota Extension Crops team in addressing all your crop-related questions this growing season, from soil fertility, agronomics, pest management and more. We will tackle issues as they arise to help you make better crop management decisions this season.

  1. 08/13/2025

    Weed management recap & corn crop status prior to harvest

    Tom Peters & Jeff Coulter

    33 min

  2. 08/07/2025

    Corn and Soybean Pests!

    Corn and Soybean Pests with Fei Yang, Lizabeth Stahl, and Robert Koch.

    32 min

  3. 07/23/2025

    Tar spot and late-season corn and soybean disease updates

    Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist

    29 min

  4. 07/16/2025

    Field Notes offers update on Palmer amaranth in Minnesota

    The growing season is filled with a host of challenges, including insect, disease, and weed pests, resistance concerns, agronomic issues, and soil fertility questions. The Field Notes program is designed for farmers and agricultural professionals as a weekly webinar to address all of your crop-related questions in real-time in an interactive, discussion-based format. Join us as we welcome Tony Cortilet, Plant protection manager at Minnesota Department of Agriculture, as he provides an update on the status of Palmer amaranth in Minnesota. The weekly Wednesday program features a live, interactive webinar with specialists to address in-season cropping issues as they arise. Weekly sessions will reflect current conditions and topics may range from insect and disease issues to soil fertility concerns, weather impacts, agronomics, or other situations.

    31 min

  5. 07/09/2025

    July corn update and dealing with drowned out areas of fields

    Field Notes is an interactive, discussion-based webinar for farmers and agricultural professionals to address crop-related concerns with experts as they arise during the growing season. Sessions run from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from May 7 through August 13. For more information, visit https://z.umn.edu/Strategic-Farming. We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

    30 min

  6. 07/02/2025

    Iron Deficiency Chlorosis: I'm Dreaming of a Green Soybean

    Field Notes is an interactive, discussion-based webinar for farmers and agricultural professionals to address crop-related concerns with experts as they arise during the growing season. Sessions run from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from May 7 through August 13. For more information, visit https://z.umn.edu/Strategic-Farming. We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

    33 min

  7. 06/25/2025

    What to expect after heavy June rains

    Field Notes is an interactive, discussion-based webinar for farmers and agricultural professionals to address crop-related concerns with experts as they arise during the growing season. Sessions run from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from May 7 through August 13. For more information, visit https://z.umn.edu/Strategic-Farming. We want to thank our sponsors the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, along with the Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council.

    31 min

  8. 06/18/2025

    Cover Crops and Nutrient Interactions

    Join us as we welcome Dr. Axel Garcia y Garcia, Cropping systems agronomist, and Jeff Vetsch, Researcher at the Southern Research and Outreach Center, to discuss the latest research in cover crops and how they interact with nutrient management for row crops.

    33 min
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Join the University of Minnesota Extension Crops team in addressing all your crop-related questions this growing season, from soil fertility, agronomics, pest management and more. We will tackle issues as they arise to help you make better crop management decisions this season.

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    University of Minnesota Extension
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    78
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