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Welcome to a new IPM Podcast series for Field Crops! The podcasts are sponsored by the University of Minnesota (UMN) Extension Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program. Our goal with the podcasts is to alert Growers, Ag Professionals and Educators about emerging pest concerns with Minnesota Field Cr…

Bill Hutchison and Dave Nicolai


    • May 17, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from UMN Extension Field Crop IPM Podcasts

    Managing issues after heavy May rains and early-season pests in 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 25:38


    Dave Nicolai and Dr. Seth Naeve talk about agronomic issues from the recent heavy rains in early May 2023 and early-season insect issues with Bruce Potter, IPM Extension Specialist based out of Lamberton, MN. Potter has been monitoring black cutworm and true armyworm flights as well as alfalfa weevil that may be affecting crops in upcoming weeks. Diseases to watch out for in flooded or wet soils include soybean sudden death syndrome, Pythium, and Fusarium.

    Early season weed management in 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 29:02


    Dave Nicholai gives an update on planting progress with Dr. Seth Naeve and discusses weed management tactics early in the season with Dr. Debalin Sarangi. Weeds such as waterhemp are already emerging with the warming temperatures. They focused on herbicide options for weed management, especially how to time pre-emerge and post-emergence options along with possible tank-mix strategies.

    Early seedling diseases in 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 33:49


    Dave Nicolai discusses May planting and potential early-season diseases with U of M Extension plant pathologist Dean Malvick and soybean agronomist Seth Naeve.

    Special episode: Early 2023 planting and agronomy updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 23:11


    It's late April in 2023 and it's still wet and difficult to get field work done across the state. It's a bit too early to discuss much about pests, but as a lead-in to future early-season pest issues that could result from this late spring, it's important to look at agronomic issues related to planting when soils are still cold and wet. Dave Nicolai chats with U of M agronomists Drs. Jeff Coulter and Seth Naeve about current field conditions and when to plant corn and soybeans.  

    50th Anniversary of IPM: The history of IPM and adapting to invasive new pests

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 22:52


    Dr. Bob Wright with the University of Nebraska discusses with Dr. Anthony Hanson how integrated got its start and Dr. Hanson goes through how we have adapted IPM plans to new invasive pests, such as soybean aphid. The two segments were produced as part of a 50th anniversary of IPM podcast supported by the USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the North Central IPM Center hosted at: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2039018The IPM Podcast will be going on break in 2023 to focus on producing IPM updates for UMN Extension's Strategic Farming programs. You can contact Anthony Hanson at hans4022@umn.edu with IPM questions in Minnesota. For Strategic Farming content: Field Notes summer field updates with webinar and podcasts: https://strategicfarming.transistor.fm/ Let's Talk Crops winter webinar research updates: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/strategic-farming-lets-talk-crops

    Pesticide regulation in the news for the 2022 growing season

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 22:01


    Dr. Trisha Leaf from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Pesticide & Fertilizer Division discusses how pesticide regulation works at the federal and state level. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is federal law that governs how pesticides are registered, distributed, sold, and used in the U.S (i.e., "the label is the law"). Recently, tolerances of a common insecticide, chlorpyrifos, were revoked on all food and feed crops and is no longer permitted for agricultural use in 2022. Enlist Duo has also undergone label changes where initially use was not permitted in six MN counties due to endangered species concerns, but after review, use is now permitted after determining those species are not present in those counties.

    A retrospective on 38 years of corn entomology with Ken Ostlie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 30:31


    Dr. Ken Ostlie looks back on his career as a corn entomologist ranging from starting off in the middle of the farming and fiscal crisis of the 80s, how Extension has changed, the introduction of Bt corn, and of course, corn pests. Much of his research directly worked with farmers and he stresses to always remember that farmers are real people out in the environment that are the best resource for telling researchers and educators what farmers need the most. Dr. Ostlie will still be around from time to time as an emeritus professor.

    Soybean breeding and pest management

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 26:18


    Soybean breeding can be a complicated process, but it is one of the tools used for research at the U of M to manage pests such as soybean cyst nematode, soybean aphid, and diseases like Phytophthora root rot. More information on and availability of publicly available U of MN crop varieties can be found at: https://www.mncia.org/.

    What's living in your grain bin?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 25:08


    Common insects infested stored grains can include weevils, India meal moth, and mold feeding insects. Indian meal moth larvae leave behind tell-tale webbing that causes clumping in grain and can be especially noticeable when you skim the top of an infested grain pile with your hand. For more information on managing stored grain pests, visit: https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2021/09/prevent-stored-grain-pest-issues-before.html

    What are your neighbors doing for pest management?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 25:01


    Liz Stahl, U of M Regional Extension Educator based out of Worthington, discusses what she has learned from the annual IPM Assessment, a survey of growers across the state about their pest management use and concerns. Perceptions on what neighbors are doing can influence grower decisions, though one farmer after seeing this survey data remarked, "Wow, I thought all my neighbors were using fungicide on their corn." Often times, growers are using less pesticide than we might perceive.

    Small grains and not so small pest problems

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 33:49


    Episode 21.  Small grains and not so small pest problems. Small grains (wheat, oats, rye, and barley) are one of the important sets of crops in our rotations in Minnesota, and they come with their own unique pest problems. Listen in on the conversation with two U of MN small grains specialists as we discuss weeds, diseases, and insects for small grains and what we've seen so far towards the end of May in 2021.

    Strategic Farming: Soybean cyst nematode, so tough a threat, it warrants a coalition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 53:58


    Join members of the SCN Coalition from MN, ND and IA and learn about why soybean cyst nematode  (SCN) is such a threat to soybean production and how the coalition is helping producers fight back. Join us for this discussion with Dr. Greg Tykla, nematologist with Iowa State University, Dr. Seth Naeve, Extension soybean agronomist at the University of Minnesota and Dr. Samuel Markell, Extension broadleaf plant pathologist at North Dakota State University.  This was part of the Strategic Farming: Let's Talk Crops series of webinars.  The full webinar this episode was based on with transcripts can also be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucqNQkrW-_8If you are interested in future Strategic Farming webinars, a new series, Crop Notes, will be held Wednesdays from 7:30-8am for the 2021 growing season where participants can ask experts questions about current crop issues. More information is at: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/strategic-farming-field-notes

    Strategic Farming: What's Bugging Your Corn?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 44:22


    Dr. Ken Ostlie and Bruce Potter discuss corn insects and outlooks for 2021. This episode was part of an interactive webinar series, Strategic Farming: Let's Talk Crops where farmers and other ag. professionals could ask researchers questions they had.

    Climate in Minnesota - how it helps and challenges pest management

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 32:15


    Episode 18 guest: Dr. Heidi Roop - Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist in Climate Science

    What exactly is IPM anyways?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 16:31


    Episode 17: Dr. Anthony Hanson and Dave Nicolai give an overview of what integrated pest management is to wrap up 2020.

    Episode 16: Weed management in fall and what to do with weed escapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020


    Episode 16: Weed management in fall and what to do with weed escapes https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/Sept_18_2020_Debalin_Sarangi.mp3

    Episode 15: Soybean gall midge, spider mites, and corn rootworm in southern Minnesota

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020


    Episode 15: Soybean gall midge, spider mites, and corn rootworm in southern Minnesota https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/aug_18_2020_bruce_potter.mp3  

    Soybean and corn diseases in late summer and what to plan for next year

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020


    Episode 14:  Soybean and corn diseases in late summer and what to plan for next year https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/aug_5_2020_malvick.mp3

    What’s in the toolbox? Aphids and other soybean insects in 2020.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020


    Episode 13:  What’s in the toolbox? Aphids and other soybean insects in 2020. https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/july_30_2020_koch_soybean_1.mp3

    Episode 12: When Insects Take Care of the Pest Control For Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019


    Episode 12:  When insects take care of the pest control for us https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/when_insects_take_care_of_pest_control.mp3

    Episode 11: Late-season Pest Considerations in Northwest Minnesota

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019


    Episode 11: Late-season Pest Considerations in Northwest Minnesota https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/aug_21_2019_late-season_pests_in_northwest_minnesota.mp3

    Episode 10: Old and New Summer Soybean Insects

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019


    Episode 10: Old and New Summer Soybean Insects https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/july_17_2019_soybean_insects.mp3

    Episode 9: Timely Crop Scouting as Summer Finally Arrives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019


    Episode 9: Timely Crop Scouting as Summer Finally Arrives https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/june_28_2019_timely_scouting.mp3

    Episode 8: Weed management under delayed corn and soybean planting conditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019


    Episode 8: Weed management under delayed corn and soybean planting conditions https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/weed_management_under_delayed_planting.mp3

    Episode 7: Black Cutworm and Other Early Season Pest Management

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019


    Episode 7: Black Cutworm and Other Early Season Pest Management https://www.mnipm.umn.edu//sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/black_cutworm_2019.mp3

    Soybean & Corn Disease Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 25:03


    August 20, 2018. Dean Malvick discusses corn and soybean disease management.

    Episode 6: Soybean & Corn Disease Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018


    Episode 6: Soybean & Corn Disease Update https://www.mnipm.umn.edu/sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/plant_disease_malvick.mp3

    Soybean Aphid Alert & IPM Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 21:19


    July 19, 2018. Robert Koch discusses current soybean aphid recommendations.

    Soybean Aphid Alert & IPM Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018


    Episode 5: Soybean Aphid Alert & IPM Update https://www.mnipm.umn.edu/sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/koch_soybean_aphid.mp3

    Plant Disease Clinic Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 23:17


    July 5, 2018. Brett Arenz discusses the U of M's Plant Disease Clinic.

    Plant Disease Clinic Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018


    Episode 4: Plant Disease Clinic Update https://www.mnipm.umn.edu/sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/plant_disease_clinic.mp3

    Corn Rootworm Activity & Bt Resistance Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 24:01


    June 7, 2018. Ken Ostlie discusses corn rootworm and ongoing research.

    Corn Rootworm Activity & Bt Resistance Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018


    Episode 3: Corn Rootworm Activity & Bt Resistance Updates https://www.mnipm.umn.edu/sites/mnipm.umn.edu/files/kenostlie06072018.mp3

    Early Season Weed Control in Corn and Soybeans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 22:22


    Black Cutworm Alert

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 21:26


    Episode 1. May 22, 2018 black cutworm update with Bruce Potter.

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