Managing issues after heavy May rains and early-season pests in 2023
Dave Nicolai and Dr. Seth Naeve talk about agronomic issues from the recent heavy rains in early May 2023 and early-season insect issues wit...
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UMN Extension Field Crop IPM Podcasts
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.
Episodes
20 of 31 episodesEarly season weed management in 2023
Dave Nicholai gives an update on planting progress with Dr. Seth Naeve and discusses weed management tactics early in the season with Dr. De...
Early seedling diseases in 2023
Dave Nicolai discusses May planting and potential early-season diseases with U of M Extension plant pathologist Dean Malvick and soybean agr...
Special episode: Early 2023 planting and agronomy updates
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...
50th Anniversary of IPM: The history of IPM and adapting to invasive new pests
Dr. Bob Wright with the University of Nebraska discusses with Dr. Anthony Hanson how integrated got its start and Dr. Hanson goes through ho...
Pesticide regulation in the news for the 2022 growing season
Dr. Trisha Leaf from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Pesticide & Fertilizer Division discusses how pesticide regulation works at the...
A retrospective on 38 years of corn entomology with Ken Ostlie
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 t...
Soybean breeding and pest management
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 cy...
What's living in your grain bin?
Common insects infested stored grains can include weevils, India meal moth, and mold feeding insects. Indian meal moth larvae leave behind t...
What are your neighbors doing for pest management?
Liz Stahl, U of M Regional Extension Educator based out of Worthington, discusses what she has learned from the annual IPM Assessment, a sur...
Small grains and not so small pest problems
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...
Strategic Farming: Soybean cyst nematode, so tough a threat, it warrants a coalition
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...
Strategic Farming: What's Bugging Your Corn?
Is it worthwhile to continue to plant Bt corn for European corn borer? How should Bt-resistance of corn rootworm affect management decisions...
Climate in Minnesota - how it helps and challenges pest management
Episode 18: Climate in Minnesota and how it helps and challenges pest management. Climate and weather significantly affect how we manage pes...
What exactly is IPM anyways?
IPM or Integrated Pest Management is the subject of this podcast, but after hearing about the different tools used for specific scenarios ov...
Weed management in fall and what to do with weed escapes
Episode 16: Weed management in fall and what to do with weed escapes
Soybean gall midge, spider mites, and corn rootworm in southern Minnesota
Episode 15: Soybean gall midge, spider mites, and corn rootworm in southern Minnesota
Soybean and corn diseases in late summer and what to plan for next year
Episode 14: Soybean and corn diseases in late summer and what to plan for next year
What’s in the toolbox? Aphids and other soybean insects in 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_20...
When Insects Take Care of the Pest Control For Us
Episode 12: When insects take care of the pest control for us