Farm4Profit Podcast
No Two Springs Alike with Bodie Kitchel (Agronomy Update)
Episode Summary
Delayed planting, too wet, too dry, supplies are hard to come by, and don't forget to try something new! Bodie Kitchel from BW Fusion stops by to help answer some of your questions around the spring planting for 2022. Listen in to learn about the changes that might be necessary for your farm!
Episode Notes
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Introduction
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- Today we are going to pick his brain about making sure we maximize the potential of our available farm ground and the crop we plant. Then make sure we feed that potential
- Remind us realistically today, talking corn and soybeans, what is the true potential of the hybrids we have access to for yield?
- Why is it important to take a systems approach to managing your crop?
- Spring 2022 has been a wild/weird one. What are we seeing in regions around the US? – What does it mean?
- Midwest
- Southern
- East
- West
- Clearly this is a high-stake crop growing season. What is available to help jump start this crop or help mitigate the stress it is in or will be going under?
- 65% the current La Nina conditions continuing….. Does that mean hot and dry again for the Midwest?
- Is this still the right time to try something new?
- Should we do whole fields or leave check strips?
- Ok, so we’ve started to take care of our soil and have the crop planted. What can we do in season to help boost the potential of our crop?
- Supply challenges…..
- Rumors about fungicides running short
- How are doing on post emergent?
- What does BW’s supply look like?
- What is new on the biologicals front?
- Advancements
- Results
- Additional crops
- Field Sampling Reminder
- How often
- What kinds
- What does it cost?
- Potential unlocked, how do we feed this potential?
- How do we know we are maximizing the potential?
- 365 plug
- Understanding the why behind the what
- Any additional advice for the listeners?
- What do you know now that you wish you would have known sooner?