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2017 Farm Progress Reports
Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm
2017 Home Demonstration Garden
Cynthia Haynes and Laura Irish
Armstrong and Neely-Kinyon Research Farms Summary
Armstrong and Neely-Kinyon Research Farms and Dallas Maxwell
Comparison of Organic and Conventional Crops at the Neely-Kinyon Long-Term Agroecological Research Site
Kathleen Delate, Rebecca Johnson, and Randy Breach
ISU On-Farm Cooperator Demonstration Trials:Relationships and Partnerships—2017
Zack Koopman, Jim Rogers, Lyle Rossiter, Joel DeJong, Josh Michel, Brandon Zwiefel, Tyler Mitchell, Andrew Weaver, Cody Schneider, Chris Beedle, and Mike Witt
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Fertilizer Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, Cody Schneider, Tyler Mitchell, Chris Beedle, Lyle Rossiter, and Josh Michel
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Fungicide Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, and Chris Beedle
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Variety Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Zack Koopman, Matthew Schnabel, and Jim Rogers
On-Farm Cover Crop Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Tyler Mitchell, Jim Rogers, and Cody Schneider
Demonstrating Cover Crop Mixtures on Iowa Farmland:Management, Soil Health, and Water Quality Benefits
Mark Licht, Liz Juchems, Jacqueline Comito, Matthew Helmers, and Sarah Carlson
Effectiveness of Foliar Fungicides by Timingon Gray Leaf Spot on Hybrid Corn
Alison Robertson, Dan Schaben, and John Beckman
In-Season Forecasting of Plant Growth,
Soil Water-Nitrogen, and Grain Yield in Southwest Iowa
Sotirios Archontoulis, Mark Licht, and Raziel Ordóñez
Long-Term Tillage and Crop Rotation Effects
on Soil Carbon and Soil Productivity in Southwest Iowa
Mahdi Al-Kaisi and David Kwaw-Mensah
Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survivalon Nine Native Milkweed Species
Victoria Pocius, Richard Hellmich, and Diane Debinski
No-Tillage Weed Management Programs with
Roundup Ready Xtend and LibertyLink Soybean
Micheal Owen, Damian Franzenburg, James Lee, and Iththiphonh Macvilay
On-Farm Plant Growth Regulator DemonstrationTrials in Corn and Soybean
Jim Fawcett, Jim Rogers, Chris Beedle, and Lyle Rossiter
On-Farm Sulfur Fertilization of Alfalfaand Corn Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Jim Rogers, Zack Koopman, Tyler Mitchell, Matthew Schnable, and John E. Sawyer
Yield of Corn and Soybean Managed with Tillageor No Tillage as Affected by the Phosphorusand Potassium Placement Method
Antonio Mallarino, John Jones, Jackson Hirniak, Louis Thompson, Daniel Schaben, and John Beckman
Horticulture Station
2017 Home Demonstration Garden
Cynthia Haynes and Laura Irish
Amended Topdressing for Aerification Recovery
Ben Pease, Adam Thoms, and Nick Christians
Bermudagrass Cultivar Trial Subjected
to Simulated Athletic Field Traffic
Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, and Nick Christians
A Brief History of the ISU Horticulture Research Station:
A Review and Timeline 1967-2017
Mark Honeyman and Jeff Iles
Comparing Between-Row Mulches
in Organic Muskmelon and Squash – Year 2
Hayley Nelson and Mark Gleason
Creeping Bentgrass Responses to aTryptophan-Containing Organic Byproduct
Isaac Mertz, Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Benjamin Pease, Erik Ervin, and Xunzhong Zhang
Eighth Year Performance of Honeycrisp Grafted
on Dwarfing Rootstocks of the NC-140
Regional Apple Rootstock Trial
Mark Rippke, Diana Cochran, and Lynn Schroeder
Establishing the ISU Horticulture Research Station
Mark Honeyman
Evaluation of Select Pre-Emergent Herbicides
on Non-Bearing Crops
Diana Cochran and Mark Rippke
Fairway Height Bentgrass Cultivar Trial
Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, and Isaac Mertz
Golf Course Putting Green Organic Matter Recycling Study
Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, Isaac Mertz, and Nick Christians
Green Height Bentgrass Cultivar Trial
Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, and Isaac Mertz
Home Lawn Seeding Mixtures and Timing Trial
Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, and Isaac Mertz
Horticulture Research Station Summary
Horticulture Research Station and Nick Howell
Improving Row Cover Systems for Organic Management of Bacterial Wilt in Muskmelon and Squash – Year 2
Hayley Nelson and Mark Gleason
Integrating Vegetable and Poultry Production for Sustainable Cropping Systems
Moriah Bilenky and Ajay Nair
Kentucky Bluegrass Shade Cultivar Evaluation Trial
Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, and Nick Christians
Kentucky Bluegrass Full Sun Cultivar Evaluation Trial
Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, and Isaac Mertz
Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survival
on Nine Native Milkweed Species
Victoria Pocius, Richard Hellmich, and Diane Debinski
NE-1020 Cold-Hardy Wine Grape Cultivar Trial
Mark Rippke, Diana Cochran, Gail Nonnecke, Annie Butler, and Kenneth McCabe
Ornamental Grass Demonstration Planting
Tim Dalsgaard, Cynthia Haynes, Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, and Ben Pease
NTEP Perennial Ryegrass Study
Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, and Isaac Mertz
Relocating the ISU Horticulture Farm in the 1960s
Mark Honeyman
Second-Year Evaluation of Peach and Nectarine Production in High Tunnels and Field Plots
Diana Cochran
Shockwave Aerification Performance Study
Tim Dalsgaard, Adam Thoms, Nick Christians, and Ben Pease
Studies of Soybean Root System Architecture
Kevin Falk and Asheesh Singh
Tall Fescue Mowing Height Performance
under Simulated Traffic
Tim Dalsgaard, Adam Thoms, Nick Christians, and Ben Pease
NTEP Turf-Type Tall Fescue Study
Nick Christians, Adam Thoms, Ben Pease, and Isaac Mertz
Validation of Anthracnose Fruit Rot Disease-Warning System on Strawberry–Year 1
Xiaoyu Zhang, Mark Gleason, and Hanli Yang
Effects of Wetting Agent Timing
on Native Soil Athletic Fields
Ben Pease, Adam Thoms, and Nick Christians
Effects of Wetting Agent Use to Reduce Turf Damage
on Native Soil Athletic Fields
Ben Pease, Adam Thoms, and Nick Christians
Effects of Wetting Agent Use to Reduce Turf Damage
on Sand-Capped Athletic Fields
Ben Pease, Adam Thoms, and Nick Christians
Effects of Wetting Agent Timing
on Sand-Capped Athletic Fields
Ben Pease, Adam Thoms, and Nick Christians
Muscatine Island Farm
2017 Home Demonstration Garden
Cynthia Haynes and Laura Irish
Breeding Charcoal Rot Resistance into Soybeans
Brian Scott and A. K. Singh
ISU On-Farm Cooperator Demonstration Trials:Relationships and Partnerships–2017
Zack Koopman, Jim Rogers, Lyle Rossiter, Joel DeJong, Josh Michel, Brandon Zwiefel, Tyler Mitchell, Andrew Weaver, Cody Schneider, Chris Beedle, and Mike Witt
On-Farm Corn and SoybeanFertilizer Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, Cody Schneider, Tyler Mitchell, Chris Beedle, Lyle T. Rossiter, and Josh Michel
Impact of Biochar and Fertility
Management on Potato Production
Ajay Nair, Kristine Lang, and Dominic Snyder
In-Season Forecasting of Plant Growth,
Soil Water-Nitrogen, and Grain Yield
Sotirios Archontoulis, Mark Licht, Raziel Antonio Ordonez, and Emily Wright
Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survival
on Nine Native Milkweed Species
Victoria Pocius, Richard Hellmich, and Diane Debinski
Muscatine Island Research Farm Summary
Muscatine Island Research Farm Association and Josh Michel
Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm
2017 Home Demonstration Garden
Cynthia Haynes and Laura Irish
On-Farm Corn and SoybeanFertilizer Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, Cody Schneider, Tyler Mitchell, Chris Beedle, Lyle T. Rossiter, and Josh Michel
On-Farm Corn and SoybeanManagement Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Matthew Schnabel, Zack Koopman, Cody Schneider, and Tyler Mitchell
ISU On-Farm Cooperator Demonstration Trials: Relationships and Partnerships–2017
Zack Koopman, Jim Rogers, Lyle Rossiter, Joel DeJong, Josh Michel, Brandon Zwiefel, Tyler Mitchell, Andrew Weaver, Cody Schneider, Chris Beedle, and Mike Witt
Corn and Soybean Grain Yield Response
to Different Phosphorus Fertilization Rates
and Soil-Test Phosphorus Levels
Antonio Mallarino, John Jones, Louis Thompson, and Kenneth Pecinovsky
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Planter Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Lyle Rossiter, Chris Beedle, Matthew Schnabel, Zack Koopman, Cody Schneider, and Tyler Mitchell
On-Farm Cover Crop Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Tyler Mitchell, Jim Rogers, and Cody Schneider
Demonstrating Cover Crop Mixtures on Iowa Farmland:
Management, Soil Health, and Water Quality Benefits
Mark Licht, Liz Juchems, Jacqueline Comito, and Matthew Helmers
Drainage Water Quality Impacts
of Agricultural Management Practices: Effect
of Manure Application Timing and Cover Crops
Brian Dougherty, Carl Pederson, Michelle Soupir, and Dan Andersen
Evaluation of Various Management Techniques
for Corn Rootworm Larvae
Aaron Gassmann and Patrick Weber
Foliar Fungicides for Alfalfa Production:
A Six-Year Summary
Brian Lang and Ken Pecinovsky
Foliar Fungicides for Oat Production
Brian Lang and Ken Pecinovsky
Forecast and Assessment of Cropping
Systems in Northeast Iowa
Sotirios Archontoulis, Mark Licht, and Rafael Martinez-Feria
Long-Term Tillage and Crop Rotation Effects
on Soil Carbon and Soil Productivity in Northeast Iowa
Mahdi Al-Kaisi and David Kwaw-Mensah
Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survival
on Nine Native Milkweed Species
Victoria Pocius, Richard Hellmich, and Diane Debinski
Monitoring Bioreactors Using Improved Techniques
Bryan Maxwell, Francois Birgand, Caleb Ray, and Matt Helmers
Northeast Research Farm Summary
Northeast Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association and Ken Pecinovsky
Oat Variety Trial in Northeast Iowa
Sarah Carlson, Stefan Gailans, Ken Pecinovsky, and Brian Lang
Preemergence Plus Postemergence
Herbicide Programs in Corn
Micheal Owen, Damian Franzenburg, James Lee, and Iththiphonh Macvilay
Soybean Aphid Efficacy Evaluation in Northeast Iowa
Erin Hodgson, Greg VanNostrand, and Ken Pecinovsky
Soybean Foliar Fungicide Evaluation in Northeast Iowa
Shrishail Navi, Tra Huynh, and X. B. Yang
On-Farm Sulfur Fertilization of Alfalfa
and Corn Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Jim Rogers, Zack Koopman, and Tyler Mitchell
Weed Management Programs Using
Roundup Ready Xtend and LibertyLink Soybean
Micheal Owen, Damian Franzenburg, James Lee, and Iththiphonh Macvilay
Northwest and Allee Research and Demonstration Farms
2017 Home Demonstration Garden
Cynthia Haynes and Laura Irish
Corn Row Spacing and Seeding Rate
Terry Tuttle and Mark Licht
On-Farm Corn and SoybeanManagement Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Matthew Schnabel, Zack Koopman, Cody Schneider, and Tyler Mitchell
ISU On-Farm Cooperator Demonstration Trials:Relationships and Partnerships–2017
Zack Koopman, Jim Rogers, Lyle Rossiter, Joel DeJong, Josh Michel, Brandon Zwiefel, Tyler Mitchell, Andrew Weaver, Cody Schneider, Chris Beedle, and Mike Witt
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Fertilizer Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, Cody Schneider, Tyler Mitchell, Chris Beedle, Lyle T. Rossiter, and Josh Michel
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Fungicide Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, and Chris Beedle
On-Farm Cover Crop Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Tyler Mitchell, Jim Rogers, and Cody Schneider
Demonstrating Cover Crop Mixtures on Iowa Farmland:Management, Soil Health, and Water Quality Benefits
Mark Licht, Liz Juchems, Jacqueline Comito, Matthew Helmers, and Sarah Carlson
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Planter Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Lyle Rossiter, Chris Beedle, Matthew Schnabel, Zack Koopman, Cody Schneider, and Tyler Mitchell
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Variety Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Zack Koopman, Matthew Schnabel, and Jim Rogers
Dicamba Herbicide Demonstration for Soybean
Paul Kassel and Terry Tuttle
Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survival
on Nine Native Milkweed Species
Victoria Pocius, Richard Hellmich, and Diane Debinski
Enhancing the Value of Cover Crops through Utilization by Beef Stocker Cattle: Progress Report (Year 2)
Erika Lundy, Rebecca Vittetoe, Joel DeJong, Beth Doran, Paul C. Kassel, Dan Loy, Joe Sellers, and Mike Witt
On-Farm Plant Growth Regulator DemonstrationTrials in Corn and Soybean
Jim Fawcett, Jim Rogers, Chris Beedle, and Lyle Rossiter
Evaluation of Soybean Aphid Management Tactics
Ashley Dean, Erin Hodgson, and Matthew O'Neal
Forecasting and Assessment of Cropping
Systems in Northwest Iowa
Sotirios Archontoulis, Mark Licht, and Mitch Baum
Impact of 4R Management on Crop Production
and Nitrate-Nitrogen Loss in Tile Drainage
Matthew Helmers, Carl Pederson, John Sawyer, and Terry Tuttle
Long-Term Tillage and Crop Rotation Effects on Soil Carbon and Soil Productivity in Northwest Iowa
Mahdi Al-Kaisi and David Kwaw-Mensah
Northwest Research Farm Summary
Northwest Iowa Experimental Association, Terry Tuttle, and Lyle Rossiter
Refuge-in-a-Bag Approach for Sustainable Management of Virulent Soybean Aphids in the Field
Jessica Hohenstein, Matthew Kaiser, Erin Hodgson, and Matthew O'Neal
Soil Moisture
Joel DeJong
Soybean Aphid Efficacy Evaluation in Northwest Iowa
Erin Hodgson, Greg VanNostrand, and Terry Tuttle
Soybean Row Spacing and Seeding Rate
Terry Tuttle and Mark Licht
Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm
Long-Term Tillage and Crop Rotation Effects
on Yield and Soil Carbon in Southeast Iowa
Mahdi Al-Kaisi and David Kwaw-Mensah
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Planter Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Lyle Rossiter, Chris Beedle, Matthew Schnabel, Zack Koopman, Cody Schneider, and Tyler Mitchell
Evaluation of Organic Barley Varieties andOrganic No-Till Soybean Demonstration
Kathleen Delate, Rebecca Johnson, and Myron Rees
ISU On-Farm Cooperator Demonstration Trials:Relationships and Partnerships–2017
Zack Koopman, Jim Rogers, Lyle Rossiter, Joel DeJong, Josh Michel, Brandon Zwiefel, Tyler Mitchell, Cody Schneider, Chris Beedle, and Mike Witt
On-Farm Corn and SoybeanFertilizer Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, Cody Schneider, Tyler Mitchell, Chris Beedle, Lyle T. Rossiter, and Josh Michel
Southeast Research Farm Summary
Southeast Iowa Agricultural Research Association and Myron Rees
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Variety Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Zack Koopman, Matthew Schnabel, and Cody Schneider
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Management Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Matthew Schnabel, Zack Koopman, Cody Schneider, and Tyler Mitchell
In-Season Forecasting of Plant Growth,Soil Water-Nitrogen, and Grain Yield in Southeast Iowa
Sotirios Archontoulis and Mark Licht
Corn Response to Nitrogen, Potassium,
and Sulfur in Southeast Iowa
Antonio Mallarino, Jackson Hirniak, Ryan Oltmans, and Myron Rees
Impact of Drainage Water Management on Crop Yield, Drainage Volume, and Nitrate Loss
Matt Helmers, Carl Pederson, Kristina TeBockhorst, Greg Brenneman, and Myron Rees
Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survivalon Nine Native Milkweed Species
Victoria Pocius, Richard Hellmich, and Diane Debinski
Effectiveness of Foliar Fungicides by Timingon Gray Leaf Spot on Hybrid Corn
Alison Robertson and Myron Rees
Evaluation of Soil-Applied Insecticides for Management
of Corn Rootworm Larvae in Southeast Iowa
Aaron Gassmann and Patrick Weber
Demonstrating Cover Crop Mixtures on Iowa Farmland:Management, Soil Health, and Water Quality Benefits
Mark Licht, Liz Juchems, Jacqueline Comito, Matthew Helmers, and Sarah Carlson
Western Research and Demonstration Farm
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Planter Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Lyle Rossiter, Chris Beedle, Matthew L. Schnabel, Zack Koopman, Cody Schneider, and Tyler Mitchell
Enhancing the Value of Cover Crops through Utilization by Beef Stocker Cattle: Progress Report (Year 2)
Erika Lundy, Rebecca Vittetoe, Joel DeJong, Beth Doran, Paul C. Kassel, Dan Loy, Joe Sellers, and Mike Witt
Soil Moisture
Joel DeJong
ISU On-Farm Cooperator Demonstration Trials:Relationships and Partnerships–2017
Zack Koopman, Jim Rogers, Lyle Rossiter, Joel DeJong, Josh Michel, Brandon Zwiefel, Tyler Mitchell, Andrew Weaver, Cody Schneider, Chris Beedle, and Mike Witt
On-Farm Corn and SoybeanFertilizer Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, Cody Schneider, Tyler Mitchell, Chris Beedle, Lyle T. Rossiter, and Josh Michel
On-Farm Corn and Soybean Fungicide Demonstration Trials
Jim Fawcett, Andrew Weaver, Jim Rogers, and Chris Beedle
Western Research Farm Summary
Western Iowa Experimental Farm Association and Chris Beedle
Effects of Dietary Protein on Performance
of Pigs for Niche Markets: A Summer Trial
Mark Honeyman, Chris Beedle, and Pete Lammers
Finishing Pigs for Niche Market in Bedded Hoop Barns:
A Breakeven Budget
Mark Honeyman and Chris Beedle
Monarch Oviposition and Larval Survivalon Nine Native Milkweed Species
Victoria Pocius, Richard Hellmich, and Diane Debinski
On-Farm Plant Growth Regulator DemonstrationTrials in Corn and Soybean
Jim Fawcett, Jim Rogers, Chris Beedle, and Lyle Rossiter