Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will host the 37th Annual Integrated Crop Management Conference, set for Dec. 9–10, at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. 

As harvest is starting to wrap up in Iowa and the cooling temperatures are making their appearance right in time for fall activities, it’s time to think of our next field operation, anhydrous ammonia. Anhydrous ammonia is an effective nitrogen fertilizer for Iowa corn production, but successful application takes more than an open field and available equipment.

Harvest is often a race against time. Delayed harvest can increase grain losses, reduce grain quality, and create additional weather risk. Wheeling on wet soils during harvest and grain handling may be unavoidable this fall. Iowa has received higher precipitation over the months of July, August and September than average. When soil is wet, the soil bearing capacity is weak, with top and subsoil layers vulnerable to soil compaction.

The ISRC will be hosting a Soybean Insights Webinar Series live via Microsoft Teams over the noon hour (CST) on the third Thursday in November through February. An opportunity for questions will follow each presentation.