Crop-Tech Consulting

Crop-Tech Consulting is an independent business that offers soil testing and recommendation services as well as running a multitude of test plots each year.

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It is that time of year again. Prepare to see Ugly Corn Syndrome come on strong over the next 10 days.

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Ken gives an update on: planting progress, stand evaluations, and nitrate levels in this week’s Boots In The Field https://t.co/M2H7LRKdat

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Ken digs up a 2 collar plant and a 3 collar plant to see what could be making the difference below ground.

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Got the last bean plot planted for the year just in time to celebrate and enjoy the Memorial Day weekend!

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Ken was doing some stand counts in three passes of a plot that were all planted the same day, interesting to see how the tillage systems affect the amount of time it takes to get out of the ground.

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In this week's #BIFR Ken gives a recap of some of the issues being called in from the field, planting updates, and a warning to map the gullies in fields that will get fixed this fall to avoid equipment damage this season in tall corn: https://t.co/lZTbbTW3hs

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A look at what seed chilling and loss of spike down plants looks like from a video we filmed a couple of years ago: https://t.co/ze2B6AfXni

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This week's #BIFR, Ken Ferrie breaks down:
✅ How to read CTC stoplight signals.
✅ Why uniform emergence is the key to top yields.
✅ The "5-7 day" planting strategy that allows growers to wait for greenlight conditions.
https://t.co/2E22Ng6pHI

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Ken Ferrie gives a quick update to the planting window warnings according to current forecasts in this week's #BIFR : https://t.co/Wz1K4CLCHX

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We filmed “Teaching The Planter To Dance” a couple years ago but always a good review for getting your planter set right for tough conditions: https://t.co/a9UGLmnWwM

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Red Light: Too wet (concern for compaction and seedbed environment) and/or too cold (soil temps below 50). Concerns of both seed chilling and losing ears on spike down plants.

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Ken Ferrie talks frost damage on beans and planting windows for corn in this week's Boots In The Field Report:https://t.co/PPXarF89dU

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2. Dip slightly in the 48-hour window but will rise following that. This is a concern for seed chilling.

In a yellow light either seed chilling or spike down plants are a concern but not both.

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Ken also filmed a more in-depth frost tutorial a couple of years ago for those that would like a more detailed version: https://t.co/3skOBzrEw3

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If you are trying to evaluate today what the frost did to the bean crop that was up, Ken Ferrie covers what to look for to start getting an estimate on what will make it:

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Ken was in Lindsay Ontario giving a presentation for the Durham Soil and Crop Improvement Association and got the chance to talk to a couple of Canadian farmers about what 2025 looked like for them and what they are planning for the 2026 crop year. https://t.co/Wx840OKZRi