Crop Monitoring Program

  • Program Highlights
    • Corn and soybean growth and development
    • Identify growth stages from pre-emergence to harvest
    • Determine seeding depth and stand counts
    • Discuss stresses that may occur during the growing season
    • Weed identification
    • Identification of common grass and broadleaf weed seedlings
    • Weed emergence timing
    • Insect identification
    • Identification of major corn, soybean and alfalfa insect pests
    • Identification of beneficial insects
    • Scouting techniques and equipment
    • Plant disease identification
    • Leaf and seedling diseases of corn, soybean and alfalfa
    • Discussion of timing of symptomology
    • Non-pest crop injury
    • Nutrient deficiencies
    • Environmental stresses
    • Herbicide injury
    • Optional Addition of Drone Scouting
      • Scouting System using a Semi-Autonomous Quad copter
    • iPad Application is used for collecting and delivering results

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