Strategic Farming: Field Notes

By University of Minnesota Extension

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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.

Episode Date
Update on Small Grains & Cover Crop Termination
May 27, 2026
Planting progress and decisions after a cold spring
May 20, 2026
Early-season efforts impact season-long weed management
May 14, 2026
Weed management recap & corn crop status prior to harvest
Aug 13, 2025
Corn and Soybean Pests!
Aug 07, 2025
Tar spot and late-season corn and soybean disease updates
Jul 23, 2025
Field Notes offers update on Palmer amaranth in Minnesota
Jul 16, 2025
July corn update and dealing with drowned out areas of fields
Jul 09, 2025
Iron Deficiency Chlorosis: I'm Dreaming of a Green Soybean
Jul 02, 2025
What to expect after heavy June rains
Jun 25, 2025
Cover Crops and Nutrient Interactions
Jun 18, 2025
Post-Emergent Weed Control
Jun 12, 2025
Nutrient management and sidedress considerations and small grains updates
Jun 04, 2025
Tips for Forage and Pasture Management: Insect Pests, Production and Harvesting
May 30, 2025
Planting progress and stand assessments
May 23, 2025
Early Season Weed Control
May 16, 2025
Planter tips for successful crop establishment
May 09, 2025
Takeaways from the cropping season and looking to harvest
Aug 21, 2024
Irrigation and drainage updates after a wet summer
Aug 14, 2024
Assessing and restoring pastures after drought/flood
Aug 07, 2024
SCN + Phytopthora and manure
Jul 24, 2024
Corn updates and crop disease considerations
Jul 17, 2024
Insect updates and management considerations
Jul 10, 2024
After the flooding - crop disease & weed management considerations
Jul 03, 2024
Crop management considerations for soggy fields
Jun 26, 2024
Resources for crop disease ID
Jun 12, 2024
Making the most out of Postemergence Weed Control (Timing and weed ID)
Jun 05, 2024
Alfalfa weevil and nutrient management update
May 29, 2024
Seedling diseases and small grains in a wet spring
May 22, 2024
Corn and Soybean Planting Update-Are we on Schedule? or What's next?
May 15, 2024
Field Notes talks weed and insect updates
May 08, 2024
Preparing for grain storage and marketing tips
Aug 23, 2023
Corn and soybean yield updates
Aug 16, 2023
Late-season weed issues and soybean aphid management
Aug 09, 2023
Is corn rootworm getting your corn down?
Jul 26, 2023
Soybean Update and Crop Diseases (including tar spot) on the radar
Jul 19, 2023
Corn agronomy updates and preparing for soybean insects
Jul 12, 2023
Crop management considerations during this abnormally dry season
Jun 28, 2023
New small grain insect found in NW MN and armyworm updates
Jun 21, 2023
Post-emergence weed control & small grains updates
Jun 14, 2023
Field Notes talks - Moisture issues (too dry and too wet) & supplemental nitrogen updates
Jun 07, 2023
Field Notes talks cover crop termination + weed management
May 31, 2023
Field Notes talks alfalfa and early-season insects
May 24, 2023
Field Notes talks corn & soybean planting
May 17, 2023
Weather and early-season field work
May 10, 2023
Late-summer forage small grains outlook
Aug 24, 2022
Expected corn and soybean yields
Aug 17, 2022
When Pests Bite Back
Aug 10, 2022
Corn and soybean disease: Strategies for effective management in 2022
Aug 03, 2022
Getting ready for late-season insects
Jul 27, 2022
Corn pollination, atrazine herbicide use, and July insect updates
Jul 18, 2022
The latest regarding risks for and management of iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) in soybeans
Jul 06, 2022
Corn Rootworm Current Status, etc. and crop disease update/fungicides
Jun 29, 2022
Corn nutrient status and herbicide application in hot weather
Jun 22, 2022
Managing soybean insects and weeds in June
Jun 15, 2022
Prevent Plant and Late Planting Decisions
Jun 08, 2022
Early Season Weed Control and Field Scouting Tips
Jun 01, 2022
Delayed Planting, It’s been a late spring, Now What?
May 25, 2022
Early season weed control
May 18, 2022
2022 Weather and Pest Outlook
May 11, 2022
Making Cover Crop Decisions (8/25/21)
Aug 25, 2021
Late-season disease issues and soybean agronomics (8/18/21)
Aug 18, 2021
Evaluating Weed Control in 2021 (8/11/21)
Aug 11, 2021
Late-season insect and mite issues (8/4/21)
Aug 04, 2021
Forages in a Drought (7/28/21)
Jul 28, 2021
Bonus Episode: Dicamba vs. 2,4-D – a tale of cupped leaves? (7/16/21)
Jul 16, 2021
Midsummer Crop Fertility Update: Tissue Testing and Nitrogen Needs (7/14/21)
Jul 14, 2021
What’s up with Corn and Soybean Diseases? (7/7/21)
Jul 07, 2021
Insect Management in Dry Weather (6/30/21)
Jun 30, 2021
Early season crop water use and drought stress (6/23/21)
Jun 23, 2021
Weather and Pest Updates (6/16/21)
Jun 16, 2021
Weed Management and Small Grain Update (6/9/21)
Jun 09, 2021
Side dressing (6/2/2021)
Jun 02, 2021
Bonus – Freezing Temperatures? (5/28/21)
May 28, 2021
Alfalfa Production (5/26/21)
May 26, 2021
Stand Establishment and Early Season Scouting (5/19/21)
May 19, 2021
Weed Management with the Dry Conditions (5/12/21)
May 12, 2021
Crop Progress and Pest Management (5/5/21)
May 05, 2021
Crop Marketing Outlook (4/28/21)
Apr 28, 2021
Weather and Planting Outlook (4/21/21)
Apr 21, 2021
Introduction to Field Notes
Apr 14, 2021