Doyle is a senior staff agronomist at FBN. He graduated from Kearney State College with bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry in 1972. After working as a research technician for the University of Nebraska for three years, Doyle started his career as an independent consulting agronomist in 1978. He was the owner/operator of Midwest Crop Consulting, Inc., of Holdrege, Nebraska, for 37 years, giving unbiased agronomic field scouting and agronomic advice on all aspects of farming. In the fall of 2015, he became senior account manager and in-house agronomist for Midwest Agronomy, LLC, a chemical sales company in Lincoln, Nebraska. Doyle is eager to use his hands-on experience to answer questions and resolve problems that arise on today's farms.
We all know that weeds during the growing season can have a negative impact on crop yields. It is important to remember, though, that winter annuals—such as marestail, henbit, downy brome, field pennycress, annual ryegrass and shepherd’s purse—can also be detrimental to your operation. Winter weeds
Keeping control of mid-season insect pests in your corn crop is vital to protecting yield potential. We’ve discussed how corn rootworm , European corn borer and western bean cutworm can inflict harm to your crop, so you’ll want to stay on top of pressure with good scouting and timely applications wh
Once your crop is in the ground, there are still many critical decisions to be made that can help you protect the yield potential you planted at the beginning of the season. One of the primary decisions you face is which post-emergence herbicide(s) to use on your crops. Hopefully, you were able to s
What a difference a year can make! Corn planting thus far in 2020 has progressed more than two times faster than 2019 according to USDA’s planting progress figures released on Monday, May 4. FBN ’s own planting progress poll shows members are making quick work of corn acres across core portions of t
With milder-than-normal temperatures throughout the Corn Belt last fall and this winter, you may be wondering if you'll face increased insect pressure during the 2020 growing season. The answer is... maybe . Each insect has its own unique method to aid winter survival, so let’s take a closer look at
Growing a successful, healthy crop takes good planning, whether you’ve decided to plant conventional crops (those without genetically modified traits) or seed that does have GM traits. And part of that plan should include scouting and a good chem plan in order to manage pests and weeds, and reach to
All corn producers know the problems related to stalk rots. When corn stalk integrity is compromised, many issues emerge, such as: Yield loss from premature death of the corn plant, due to the shortened kernel fill period, Harvest difficulty and ear loss due to stalk lodging from cannibalized stalks
Selecting post emergence herbicides and determining when to apply them to your crop is difficult. Learn how to get the maximum benefit out of your post-emergence herbicide applications and how the correct adjuvants can aid herbicides to control weeds. In FBN's webinar, Senior Staff Agronomist Doyle
The goal of weed control is to prevent weeds from reaching a growth stage where they can produce seed, giving your crop less competition in the current growing season and reducing the seed bank for future crop years. It’s easy to see the value of weed control when you’re in the middle of growing a c
The conditions many farmers experienced since this past fall have changed many planned nitrogen applications for this year’s corn crop. Because of the rainfall events across much of the Corn Belt, lots of preplant nitrogen plans were abandoned. In many cases, the corn was planted first and is now be