Crops

Crops specialists and field agronomists within the crops team strive to increase the level of awareness, understanding, and adoption of current agronomic and pest management practices that make the best use of soil resources and crop inputs. 

Crop Production ICM News Articles

Jan 3, 2019 2018 SCN-resistant Variety Trial Results Show Yield Effects and SCN Buildup
Nov 14, 2018 Moving Forward with Dicamba
Nov 13, 2018 Time to Assess and Take Stock of Your Soil Health
Nov 4, 2018 Fewer But More Diverse Choices of SCN-resistant Soybean Varieties for Iowa in 2019
Oct 30, 2018 Let's Talk No-till
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Crop Production ICM Blog Posts

Jan 14, 2019 Soil Fertility Short Course offers in-depth, practical training
Jan 7, 2019 2019 Pest management publications to have before planting
Dec 12, 2018 Now is the time to replenish your crop resources for the 2019 season, with bulk deals
Oct 31, 2018 Milkweeds, Monarchs, and Crop Production
Oct 18, 2018 Harvest loss in difficult conditions
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Crop Production Tools

Crop Production Resources

Field Specialists

Meaghan Anderson
Meaghan Anderson
Field Agronomist in Central Iowa
(319) 331-0058
Terry Basol
Terry Basol
Field Agronomist in NC Iowa
(641) 426-6801
Joel DeJong
Joel DeJong
Field Agronomist in NW Iowa
(712) 546-7835
Paul Kassel
Paul Kassel
Field Agronomist in NW Iowa
(712) 262-2264
Brian Lang
Brian Lang
Field Agronomist in NE Iowa
Office (563) 382-2949 Cell (563) 387-7058
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Joshua Michel
Field Agronomist in SE Iowa
(319) 523-2371
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Angie Rieck-Hinz
Field Agronomist in NC Iowa
(515) 231-2830
Aaron Saeugling
Aaron Saeugling
Field Agronomist in SW Iowa
(712) 769-2650
Virgil Schmitt
Virgil Schmitt
Field Agronomist in SE Iowa
(563) 263-5701
Rebecca Vittetoe
Rebecca Vittetoe
Field Agronomist in SC Iowa
(319) 653-4811
Michael Witt
Michael Witt
Field Agronomist in WC Iowa
(641) 430-2600

Campus Specialists

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Sotirios Archontoulis
Assistant Professor of Integrated Cropping Systems
(515) 294 7413
Emily Heaton, biomass crop agronomy
Emily Heaton
Associate Professor of Agronomy, Extension Biomass Crop Specialist
(515) 294-1310
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Erin Hodgson
Associate Professor, Extension Entomologist Specialist , ANR Crops Team Leader
(515) 294-2847
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Charles R Hurburgh
Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
(515) 294-8629
Mark Licht
Mark Licht
Assistant Professor, Extension Cropping Systems Specialist
(515) 294-0877
Daren Mueller
Daren Mueller
Associate Professor, Extension Plant Pathologist
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Alison Robertson
Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Extension Field Crops Pathologist
(515) 294-6708
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Greg Tylka
Professor, Nematologist, Director of the Iowa Soybean Research Center
515-294-3021