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389
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Jun 2026
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One of the founding pillars of Crop-Tech Consulting is integrating a systems approach to farming. Crop-Tech is continually adding to their expertise and services. To aid in this process, CTC conducts over 150 test plots every year and works in conjunction with Farm Journal to gather research data on the industry’s equipment, practices, and technology. The Boots in the Field Report features Crop-Tech Consulting agronomist Ken Ferrie. He will keep you up-to-date by describing what he is seeing while in the field. ]]>
This week’s episode of Boots In The Field Report, Ken discusses the recent weather impacts across the region, including crops standing in water, nitrogen concerns after heavy rains, the importance of staying ahead on weed control, scouting for rootworm pressure, and preparing for early tar spot risk.
Ken gives an update on: planting progress, stand evaluations, and nitrate levels in this week’s Boots In The Field.
In this week's Boots In The Field Report 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.
In this week’s episode, Ken Ferrie defines what constitutes a CTC “A+” planting rating and the specific environmental conditions needed to achieve it. He breaks down the CTC stoplight signals, showing growers how to use these metrics to guide their planting decisions for maximum success.The goal is simple but critical: ensuring every seed emerges as evenly as possible. Ferrie explains why growers should have a plan to plant their entire corn acreage in just 5–7 working days, allowing them to wait for the perfect weather window to chase their highest yields yet.
Ken gives a quick update to the planting window warnings according to current forecasts.
Ken Ferrie talks frost damage on beans and planting windows for corn in this Boots In The Field Report
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.
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken Ferrie talks about how in the early planted beans, growers need to be watchful for a need to replant the ponds and to keep a close eye on conventional tillage fields for crusting. He encourages growers to hoe before they know, check on their seed quality, and to use the rain delay to finish up last minute items so they can be ready to go once we dry up.
We need warm temperatures, moisture, and time for decomposition of last year’s crop. Due to the dry fall and cold winter temperatures, we will be facing a heavier carbon penalty this spring since we didn’t get much decomposed last fall. In this episode of Boots In The Field Report Ken Ferrie walks through making sure you are taking care of the corn crop and avoiding being caught in the “ugly corn phase” for long.
Ken talks about what to consider in several areas due to drought conditions; tillage, anhydrous applications, topdressing wheat, population and hybrid selection and more in this week’s Boots In The Field Report!
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