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

Nov 11, 2021 Substantial Yield Suppression from SCN Seen in Soybean Varieties with Resistance from PI 88788 in 2021
Oct 27, 2021 Soybean Varieties for Iowa in 2022 with SCN Resistance Different from PI 88788
Oct 20, 2021 SCN-resistant Soybean Varieties for Iowa in 2022
Oct 19, 2021 Pasture Weed Control
Oct 7, 2021 Fall is the Perfect Time to Collect Soil Samples for SCN
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Crop Production ICM Blog Posts

Nov 8, 2021 New edition of Cover Crops Field Guide to be released
Oct 28, 2021 How cold is enough?
Oct 25, 2021 November and Winter Weather Oulooks for 2021
Oct 19, 2021 Corn hybrid and soybean variety selection
Sep 16, 2021 Corn drydown and stalk quality
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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
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Joshua Michel
Field Agronomist in NE Iowa
(319) 523-2371
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Clarabell Probasco
Field Agronomist in SE Iowa
641-664-2730
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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
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Gentry Sorenson
Field Agronomist in NW Iowa
515-295-2469
Rebecca Vittetoe
Rebecca Vittetoe
Field Agronomist in EC Iowa
(319) 653-4811
Michael Witt
Michael Witt
Field Agronomist in WC Iowa
(641) 430-2600

Campus Specialists

Sotirios Archontoulis
Associate Professor of Integrated Cropping Systems
(515) 294 7413
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Erin Hodgson
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
Prashant Jha
Associate Professor, Extension Weed Specialist
+1 515 294 7028
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
Morrill Professor, Nematologist, Director of the Iowa Soybean Research Center
515-294-3021