Purdue Crop Chat

May 19, 2022This time around we discuss last week's planting progress with some nice weather, but also how the weather likely won't be favorable moving forward.Dan and Shaun also discuss the different research trials they're working on this year and what questions they'll hopefully answer. Hear the podcast below!

On this episode, Shaun and Dan discuss the later start to the planting season. For soybeans, Casteel says, “We've got a lot of time left still to yield very well. I definitely like to be in late April/early May, but this is where we're at right now and we plant to the conditions that we've got.”

This is Purdue Crop Chat, a regular podcast from Hoosier Ag Today and the Purdue University Extension Service, featuring Purdue Extension soybean specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Extension Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn. On this episode, Shaun and Dan discuss how corn is no longer king in Indiana or the US after USDA's Prospective Plantings report last week showed that farmers will plant more soybean acres than corn, and tips for those planting beans on beans. Also, with some farmers already hitting the field (maybe to get their neighbors all riled up), how early is too early to plant?

March 14, 2022From Commodity classic in New Orleans, the new Purdue Crop Chat podcast comes from the trade show floor with host Eric Pfeiffer and Purdue Extension soybean specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Extension Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn. On this episode, Shaun and Dan welcome Dr. Chad Lee, Extension grain crops agronomist from the University of Kentucky and Indiana farmer Mike Beard from Frankfort. Planting season is close and the specialists answer Mike's questions and take a look at whether you can make a profit growing corn with those rising input prices this year.

February 14, 2022Purdue Extension's corn and soybean specialists are back for another edition of Purdue Crop Chat. Dr. Shaun Casteel and Dr. Dan Quinn are joined on this episode by Dr. Shalamar Armstrong, associate professor of soil conservation and management at Purdue, to discuss soil health practices, the impacts of certain cover crops, and the emerging carbon credit markets that are generating a lot of interest from farmers.

January 13, 2022The Purdue Crop Chat is a regular podcast from Hoosier Ag Today and the Purdue University Extension Service, featuring Purdue Extension soybean specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Extension Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn.USDA released their final yield numbers for 2021 on Wednesday. Shaun and Dan join host Eric Pfeiffer to give their reaction to record high Indiana yields. They also welcome Purdue Ag Economist Dr. Michael Langemeier to review 2021 and look ahead to the 2022 crop season.Langemeier says, “Certainly 2022 won't be as good as 2021, but I don't think it's going to be that different from 2020, and that's good news.”

December 27, 2021Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn joined HAT's Eric Pfeiffer on the seminar stage during the recent Indiana Farm Equipment & Technology Expo to discuss the ups and downs of the 2021 season and to look ahead to 2022.Casteel and Quinn both encourage farmers to take the winter to evaluate what worked and what didn't so you can make adjustments for 2022. They also took questions from the crowd that was on-hand from the Expo.

November 23, 2021Herbicides, particularly those that contain glyphosate, are already in short supply due to supply chain issues plaguing the U.S. Dr. Bill Johnson, Purdue Professor of Weed Science, join Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dan Quinn to discuss the price hikes and availability of herbicides for this spring.They also discuss what an alternate plan might look like if glyphosate and glufosinate-based herbicides are unavailable.

October 28, 2021Fertilizer costs continue to rise, in many cases double last year's cost. Purdue Extension Corn Specialist Dan Quinn is joined by Extension Soil Fertility Specialist Jim Camberato in the latest Purdue Crop Chat Podcast. Camberato says he's hearing of more people moving back to anhydrous given that it's going to be a bit cheaper and more available this fall.

October 17, 2021Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Extension Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn discuss potential record yields for the Hoosier state in the latest Purdue Crop Chat Podcast. They also discuss what they're hearing regarding fertilizer prices and availability.

September 17, 2021On this Purdue Crop Chat Podcast, Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dan Quinn review last week's USDA Crop Production Report numbers. Both believe that Indiana corn and soybean numbers might be a bit lofty for a statewide average.They also discuss harvest and some potential issues that could pop up.

August 19, 2021Last week, USDA put out their national yield projections and their Indiana projections. If realized, both would be a record crop for Indiana. Listen to Purdue Extension soybean specialist Shaun Casteel and corn specialist Dan Quinn discuss the numbers and if they believe we can get there in the Hoosier state.Quinn and Casteel also give an update on disease conditions around the state.

July 22, 2021On this Purdue Crop Chat Podcast, Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dan Quinn are joined by Darcy Telenko, Purdue Field Crop Extension Plant Pathologist, to discuss diseases that are popping up around the state in both corn and soybeans.The guys pepper Telenko with many questions like how many fungicide applications should farmers make and what timing is best for those applications.In the podcast, Telenko references specific tools that farmers can use. Those tools are listed below:Tarspotter App and Sporecaster App both available on Android and AppleTelenko's website with the maps: https://extension.purdue.edu/fieldcroppathology/Efficacy charts for corn and soybeans: https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/resources/publications/fungicide-efficacy-for-control-of-corn-diseaseshttps://cropprotectionnetwork.org/resources/publications/fungicide-efficacy-for-control-of-soybean-foliar-diseases

July 7, 2021Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dan Quinn are back for another episode of the Purdue Crop Chat Podcast. On this episode, the guys discuss the most recent crop condition ratings and compare that to what they're seeing around the state.Casteel also discusses the advantages to having a drone to scout your field at this point in the season.

June 10, 2021Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel and Corn Specialist Dan Quinn are back for another Purdue Crop Chat podcast. On this episode, they discuss where the Indiana crops are developmentally and what you should be scouting for.They also compare how our crops are faring against those in other states like The Dakotas and Michigan.

May 27, 2021Purdue Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel and Extension Corn Specialist Bob Nielsen are back with another edition of the Purdue Crop Chat Podcast.On this Crop Chat, we meet new Purdue Extension Corn Specialist Dan Quinn. Quinn is a Michigan native who graduated from Michigan State University before getting his PhD from the University of Kentucky.Casteel, Nielsen, and Quinn discuss current crop conditions around the state. They say issues they were worried about a couple of weeks ago are no longer concerns now.

May 13, 2021Purdue Extension Corn Specialist Bob Nielsen and Extension Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel are back with another Purdue Crop Chat! On this episode, they discuss last weekend's heavy rains and the impact it might have on corn and soybeans, when you might start thinking about replant, and how the amount of growing degree days has been lacking to start the season.

April 9, 2021Planting season is here and there has been some of that activity in Indiana, but is it the right time, or maybe too early? In the new Purdue Crop Chat podcast, Dr. Bob Nielsen and a special guest discuss fit soils.Across Indiana much of the state's topsoil is dry, according to Nielsen.“The percentage of the subsoil and topsoil that is short or shorter is much higher this year than it was a year ago, so I think it remains to be, maybe a fear monger kind of thing as to whether we're going to move on into a real drought,” he said. “But nevertheless, we can't seem to really get rid of those nagging areas of areas that are in the drought categories.”The latest U.S. drought monitor has parts of the northern third of Indiana abnormally dry, with some pockets of moderate drought.Dr. Tony Vyn, Purdue professor of agronomy, is surprised just how dry the topsoil is for this point in April. But are soils fit for first tillage operations or planting in no-till and strip till fields?On the podcast Vyn explains the determination of whether soils are fit for those operations “is what is the status of the soil moisture one inch below the intended depth of that mechanical operation, whether that's tillage to its 3-inch depth or whether it's planting to its 2-inch depth.”Vyn describes his non-scientific, but practical method of assessing soils.“Remove that drier solid at the top, dig down with a flat spade to one inch below the intended depth of that spring tillage pass or that planting pass,” Vyn explained. “So let's say you're going down from 3 to 4 inches. Take an inch of soil at that layer and attempt to squeeze it and to roll it between the palms of your hands. How likely is it that I can form a one quarter inch cigar or one quarter inch worm that is 4 to 5 inches long between my hands?”If you can form that soil cigar or worm, then the soil is too wet for operations without running the risk of compaction.

March 4, 2021Purdue Extension Corn Specialist Bob Nielsen and Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel star in this edition of the Purdue Crop Chat Podcast. They discuss the impacts from February's snow and severe cold temperatures, how early is too early to start planting, and what farmers should be thinking about as we approach planting season.The Purdue Crop Chat Podcast is presented by the Indiana Soybean Alliance and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council.

February 4, 2021In this Purdue Crop Chat Podcast, Purdue Extension's Dr. Shaun Casteel and Dr. Bob Nielsen discuss the last round of USDA numbers, drought concerns in northern Indiana, and where to find resources for pouring through all of your data.

December 8, 2020 Purdue Extension Corn Specialist Bob Nielsen and Soybean Specialist Shaun Casteel give a rundown of what happened during #Harvest20 in the latest Purdue Crop Chat Podcast.They also discuss the keys to choosing the right hybrids for 2021 and what the 2020 crop could have been if not for drought conditions across much of the state.

On the latest Purdue Crop Chat podcast, Purdue Extension corn specialist Dr. Bob Nielsen and soybean specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel discuss how crops are developing across the state, this hot, dry forecast, and how they’re using drones to scout fields.

On the latest Purdue Crop Chat podcast, Purdue Extension corn specialist Dr. Bob Nielsen and soybean specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel discuss how crops are developing across the state, this hot, dry forecast, and how they’re using drones to scout fields.

Nielsen and Casteel are joined by state climatologist Dr. Beth Hall and Extension forage specialist Dr. Keith Johnson on this Purdue Crop Chat. Hall discusses the record-breaking nature of this past weekend’s freeze and a very wet forecast ahead while Johnson talks about making wheat into forage based on freeze damage.

Nielsen and Casteel are joined by state climatologist Dr. Beth Hall and Extension forage specialist Dr. Keith Johnson on this Purdue Crop Chat. Hall discusses the record-breaking nature of this past weekend’s freeze and a very wet forecast ahead while Johnson talks about making wheat into forage based on freeze damage.

Episode 4 addresses the ramp up of planting across Indiana and considerations for seeds going into soil that isn’t quite warm enough for establishing the best stands. Purdue Extension corn specialist Dr. Bob Nielsen says planting now certainly lines up with historical planting dates. HAT chief meteorologist Ryan Martin weighs in.

Episode 4 addresses the ramp up of planting across Indiana and considerations for seeds going into soil that isn’t quite warm enough for establishing the best stands. Purdue Extension corn specialist Dr. Bob Nielsen says planting now certainly lines up with historical planting dates. HAT chief meteorologist Ryan Martin weighs in.

On this episode Drs. Nielsen and Casteel welcome Purdue Extension Weed Science specialist, Dr. Bill Johnson. Bill gets deep in the weeds to discuss managing problematic weeds in fields that were prevent plant acres from 2019 and more.

On this episode Drs. Nielsen and Casteel welcome Purdue Extension Weed Science specialist, Dr. Bill Johnson. Bill gets deep in the weeds to discuss managing problematic weeds in fields that were prevent plant acres from 2019 and more.

The 2nd Purdue Crop Chat podcast is here to address implications of COVID-19 on farming. Purdue Extension corn and soybean specialists Dr. Bob Nielsen and Dr. Shaun Casteel try to shed some light on where planting prospects are now, related to the effects of the pandemic. Nielsen says seed supplies right now are adequate based on conversations he is having.

The 2nd Purdue Crop Chat podcast is here to address implications of COVID-19 on farming. Purdue Extension corn and soybean specialists Dr. Bob Nielsen and Dr. Shaun Casteel try to shed some light on where planting prospects are now, related to the effects of the pandemic. Nielsen says seed supplies right now are adequate based on conversations he is having.

On this very first podcast, Dr. Bob Nielsen and Dr. Shaun Casteel discuss recovering from not only last year’s growing season, but 2018 as well, and improving your profit margin in 2020 and beyond.

On this very first podcast, Dr. Bob Nielsen and Dr. Shaun Casteel discuss recovering from not only last year’s growing season, but 2018 as well, and improving your profit margin in 2020 and beyond.