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 11, 2021 ISU SCN-resistant Soybean Variety Trial Program results for 2020
Jan 10, 2021 Summary of 2020 Insecticide Evaluations for Soybean Pests
Jan 5, 2021 Herbicide Programs for Waterhemp Control in Soybean
Dec 7, 2020 Soybean varieties with SCN resistance other than PI 88788
Dec 2, 2020 Statewide soybean foliar fungicide evaluation in 2020
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Crop Production ICM Blog Posts

Jan 17, 2021 CropsTV Weekly Outlook (Jan. 18, 2021)
Jan 11, 2021 CropsTV Weekly Outlook (Jan.11, 2021)
Jan 7, 2021 Soybean Gall Midge Brown Bag Series
Jan 3, 2021 CropsTV Weekly Outlook for Jan. 4, 2021
Dec 27, 2020 CropsTV Weekly Outlook for Dec. 28, 2020
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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
Angie Rieck-Hinz Headshot
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 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
Emily Heaton, biomass crop agronomy
Emily Heaton
Associate Professor of Agronomy, Extension Biomass Crop Specialist
(515) 294-1310
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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