It is now one year since the last blog on foliar feeding (check out that blog from last year) and a lot has been going on through out the world. There are some things in short supply, especially in the tech field. Commodity prices have the experts baffled. And...
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Virtual Plot Tour Info – John Viertel
Sep 16, 2020
I was invited to attend a Virtual Plot Tour that was put on by FMC last week. They were talking about herbicide trials and showing how the different treatments were working. What I was really interested in was the new fungicide Xyway 3D and Xyway LFR. This new...
What is a Devastator? – John Viertel
Aug 12, 2020
YETTER 5000 STALK DEVASTATORS It's almost the middle of August! Since I wrote this Monday morning, a huge portion of the Midwest was hit by the very powerful “derecho.” After getting out yesterday, it looks like most of central MO was spared except for some flash...
Elist Speckling & Drooping – E 3 Beans – John Viertel
Jul 7, 2020
Last week was interesting, as I started to get calls and texts about what was going on with the E 3 beans that were being burned by the herbicide. One call wanted to know if the Landoil was causing the problem. The other, the custom sprayer had not cleaned his sprayer...
Foliar Feeding.. Why do it? – John Viertel
May 8, 2020
Planting has been going pretty smoothly all over the state of Missouri, with a lot of the corn in the ground (emergence looks pretty good) and soybeans are going in now. So now, the focus is going to be finishing planting corn and getting the rest of the...
Effects of an Early Season Frost – Derek Porter
May 8, 2020
Effects of an Early Season Frost With temperatures dipping down to the freezing mark and lower Friday night to early Saturday, I thought it would be good to cover the potential effects of a frost on this 2020 crop. Both corn and soybeans should be able...
Planting 2020, Missouri – John Viertel
Apr 24, 2020
Well, here it is planting season 2020, and this is only my second blog of the year. With all that is going on in the world, I hope that you and your family(s) are well! What has been going on the past few weeks? Some have had to stay home. For essential...
Missouri Update – John Viertel
Feb 25, 2020
As we go into March, I am sure most of you will agree that it is wet across the Mid-West. We talked to producers from several states at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, two weeks ago, and they agreed. I have also been talking to cattle producers...
2020 Herbicide Programs
Dec 12, 2019
2019 is finally coming to an end! There were many challenges this year for a lot of us, but I am not going to dwell on those. Instead, let’s think about 2020! One of the comments which I have heard from many of you last summer and this fall has been, “Can I use...
Follow-Up on Rogue VT Job in Missouri – John Viertel
Nov 18, 2019
As the snow melted on November 14, I was able to get these pictures from the field where the Rogue VT® worked 20 acres in the same field that was being worked with an Aerway/Remlinger harrow. Wheat was drilled behind both machines. The photo on the right was run...
Rolled Cereal Rye Update from Missouri – John Viertel
Oct 30, 2019
October 21, 2019 Harvest in the “Rolled” Cereal Rye Field Notice the amount of residue still covering the ground Clean field with just one herbicide and Foliar Opp® application Rolled Cereal Rye Update from Missouri Last week we started the soybean harvest in...
Harvest Update from Missouri – John Viertel
Oct 30, 2019
October 14, 2019 Harvest Update from Missouri Corn harvest has been going on for several weeks now, and we have heard of some pretty average yields, along with some pretty good yields. Soybean harvest is getting started, but the rain that we had last week has slowed...
Nutrient Recycle Program – John Viertel
Sep 12, 2019
NUTRIENT RECYCLE PROGRAM: I have been catching up on my emails this week and I am wondering if everybody gets as many promotions for different things as I do. The one that caught my attention this morning was about a product that will break down the residue after...
Soil Temps in Soybeans – John Viertel
Aug 5, 2019
On Saturday, July 20, 2019, I put my Soil Thermometer in the pickup, and I was on a mission to check the soil temps in a couple fields of no till soybeans. First, this at 11 a.m. and I took the readings at a depth of about 3.5 to 4 inches. The air temperature on my...
Rolled Cereal Rye Field on 7/16/19 – John Viertel
Jul 30, 2019
Rolled Cereal Rye field on July 16, 2019 This is a general picture of the Rolled Cereal Rye field that we rolled and planted on June 4. There were no herbicides applied before or after planting. We depended on the mat of residue to help hold down the weeds until it...
Rolled Rye Field Update – John Viertel
Jun 26, 2019
Went to the rolled rye field on Tuesday (June 24), three weeks from the day we rolled and planted the soybeans. Like everyone that I have talked to, the beans are growing slowly. We need some sunshine and warm temps. As seen in the picture there is very little weed...
Crop Progress in Central Illinois – Derek Porter
Jun 14, 2019
What a difference last week made in the planting progress here in Central Illinois and across many areas of the corn belt. Much of the corn in my area has been planted with a slug of beans being put in the ground much of last week through this week. Unfortunately,...
Foliar Opp Beans, Corn, & Sugar E-Boost – John Viertel
Jun 13, 2019
Middle of June already! In the last week I have seen corn finished being planted and beans going in the ground at a very brisk pace. There are going to be a lot of decisions made in the next two weeks of how to manage these late crops. The biggest decision is going to...
Rogue VT Demo in Missouri – John Viertel
Jun 7, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQtC7ds8ajk&feature=youtu.be
Rogue VT in Pasture – John Viertel
Jun 7, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPDTUIw_LQ
Assessing Corn Emergence – Derek Porter
May 20, 2019
I spent last week out in the field assessing corn emergence. The warm weather we finally received last week really helped corn jump out of the ground. However, uneven emergence due to the cool wet conditions over the last 2 weeks was evident in most fields I was in....
Wheat in the MO Soil Health Study Field
May 10, 2019
Cold and dreary Thursday morning, but I decided to look at the wheat in the Soil Health Study Field. Very wet and soggy, with conditions ripe for wheat diseases to be in the crop. This field is just heading out and in just a day or so of sunshine and warmer weather,...
Spring Anhydrous Ammonia
Apr 2, 2019
It’s hard to believe we’ve already turned the calendar to the month of April, especially when one looks around and sees the small amount of field work that’s taken place up to this point across much of the corn belt. If I had to guess, I would say about 50% of the...
New for 2019!!!
Jan 8, 2019
We have put a lot of thought and design to get true vertical tillage in the Rogue VT®, a machine that is not only versatile, but also simple to adjust and use. We were able to get a Rogue VT down to Missouri last fall for some limited field work and where we did run...
Finishing 2018…
Dec 31, 2018
2018 is finally behind us and to many it ended none too soon! As we head into 2019, there are several things to look forward to from Soil Service, Inc. First, the EPA finally cleared several our products for use with Xtendimax and Engenia herbicide chemistries. The...
Christmas 2018
Dec 19, 2018
With everything that has gone on this past year, we hope that you and your families can take time to enjoy the holiday season and prepare for the New Year. 2019 is going to bring new challenges to agriculture, and us at Soil Service, Inc. will be here to help you with...
Iowa Harvest Update – Tony Gann
Oct 25, 2018
Harvest started out great this year. Around here we started the second week of September (which seems like an eternity ago) then the cold and rains hit. Since the rain, it has been a struggle to get the crops out, but from meeting and talking to several farmers, it...
Missouri Plot – John Viertel
Sep 24, 2018
Yesterday, we harvested the Missouri Corn Plot, and boy were we surprised! Corn was a lot better than ever could be expected, after the extremely dry summer we just experienced. The yields in this year’s plot, ranged from 194 to 220 bushels per acre. What I was...
Aerway Info – John Viertel
Jul 31, 2018
These pictures were taken a few years ago, when we were having a dry spell in central Missouri. Not as dry as it has been this summer, but still dry. There is a lot of pasture in Missouri that is going to have some type of forage planted into it for fall and...
Assessing Your Nitrogen Management – Derek Porter
Jul 25, 2018
The corn crop in central Illinois is well past pollination with kernel fill now taking place. I love the period from tassel time to grain fill because the corn crop is telling us quite a bit about how well our fertility program is working, particularly as it pertains...