Megan Volante

This week our Test Plot Committee worked with @weberfarm1 and @SoyMeg024 at Summit Seeds as well as WR Farms to plant our Test Plot! Thanks to @NutrienAgSolutions for the fertilizer! THANK YOU to ALL our community supporters for assisting us with this hands-on learning activity!

Had a nice afternoon taking out a #Qrome plot with some local #FFA students. They did a great job handling all the measurements and calculations. @PioneerSeeds #plantpioneer

Coolest fungicide trial ever Travis McCormick @ Ag Solutions, Coulter IA used JD Exact Apply 2 spell w/fungicide "Does it Pay". Imagery shows unsprayed areas almost perfectly Very little disease in this field, so all about plant health in this case. Check out the yield diffs!!

The current #drought23 map shows the introduction of Exceptional Drought (D4) in east-central & NE #IA. At 5% coverage, this is the highest extent of D4 since the USDM was created in 2000. D1-D4 now covers 97% of IA, the widest coverage since early 2013. #IowaClimate #IowaAg

Today we teamed up w/ a neighboring @PioneerSeeds agency to host a wonderful group of women at @CortevaUS in Johnston, IA. We learned about the company’s efforts in supporting #WomenInAg & saw their industry leading facilities. #girlsday #plantpioneer @hansonrobe @weberfarm1

Many hands make light work. Huge thanks to WR Farms, @weberfarm1, @SoyMeg024, Liqui-Grow, and several FFA members for helping ensure success with our corn test plot thus far! Looking forward to seeing the progress and applying it into the classroom.

Got to celebrate and thank our agency’s NCGA National Yield Contest entrants last night. An awesome group! 🌽#pioneerseed #NCGA #corn

No-till presents unique challenge 2 soil pH. Lime moves 1/2" per year thru profile. Doesn't get thru entire 6" soil test profile. No more than 2 tons of ECCE 4 any 1 app Chart shows incorporation depth & % of full rate required to neutralize. May be best to just till it in

If you are not asking your seed companies for their Tar Spot ratings before buying seed, you may be in big trouble in 2023. We didn’t barely have the right conditions this year to blow it up, yet there are some surprises showing up late!

.@corteva and @BASFAgro announce their agreement to develop future herbicide-tolerant soybeans and complementing herbicides for farmers in North America and beyond: bit.ly/3PXl2fD

How long until the corn crop is mature or we start chopping??? Many fields are just starting to dent which means about 3 weeks to chopping and about 5 weeks until mature. When corn starts to dent we still have about 35% of the yield yet to put into the ear!!!

Say it again louder for the people in the back… Soybean Cupping 2022: Again in Iowa crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/prashant-…

If you are going to plant this week, spread your ProBoxes and stacks of seed out to warm up. It’s going to sweat this week with the warmth and gum up with talc. This is especially true in long delivery tubes in big planters.

For clarification (since I was asked last year), these are yields corrected to 13% beans & 15% corn. Harvest moisture is listed for reference.

#Harvest2021 #soybean and #corn data is in for our plot in Dysart, IA. P26T57E & P30T99E led the #E3 lineup. The new white cob warriors P1185AM & P0953AM led in corn. @PioneerSeeds @weberfarm1

#Technology that yields #babiesthatyield this is too cute! Thanks @SoyMeg024

So you want to know when your corn is ready to harvest...? Don't JUST look for black layer. Understand what #BlackLayer is, what causes it to form and how to tell when your corn is REALLY mature.

As an American-based seed company, we love talking soybeans. What we don’t love is misinformation or speculation. Get the facts:

Thanks for catching our float in action! Happy 4th of July! #FreedomDay #ThankYouFarmers @PioneerSeeds @Krafka_Suffolks

Cupped leaves, drawstring leaves.. must be dicamba off target injury right??? Nope.. these are Xtend soybeans that have had NO herbicide applications all year including a pre (not recommended!). Environmental conditions caused this.. Don't jump the gun on the diagnosis!