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.

UMN Extension Field Crop IPM Podcasts

What are your neighbors doing for pest management?

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.

Small grains and not so small pest problems

Dr. Greg Tykla, nematologist with Iowa State University and Dr. Samuel Markell, Extension broadleaf plant pathologist at North Dakota State University discuss soybean cyst nematode and the challenges with managing this pathogen.

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

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.

Strategic Farming: What's Bugging Your Corn?

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

Climate in Minnesota - how it helps and challenges pest management

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

What exactly is IPM anyways?

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

Weed management in fall and what to do with weed escapes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When Insects Take Care of the Pest Control For Us

Late-season Pest Considerations in Northwest Minnesota with Angie Peltier.

Late-season Pest Considerations in Northwest Minnesota

Episode 10: Old and New Summer Soybean Insects

Old and New Summer Soybean Insects

June 28, 2019. Bruce Potter and Kurt Burns discuss crop scouting after a cool spring.

Timely Crop Scouting as Summer Finally Arrives

June 13, 2010. Jeff Gunsolus discusses weed management after cool wet weather delays planting into June.

Weed management under delayed corn and soybean planting conditions

Podcasts are co-hosted by Dr. Bill Hutchison, Coordinator of the MN IPM Program, and Dave Nicolai, Crops Extension Educator & Coordinator of the Extension Institute for Ag Professionals.

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