106: Uncover The Six Biggest Lessons You Can Learn From The Yield Contest From a 25-Time Yield Contest Winner Jerry Cox
February 21, 2022
What we have today is a special episode where we get to hear insights from the 25-time yield champion and one of Missouri's top soybean crops grower, Jerry Cox. Here he gets to share the six things that he has learned from doing the yield contest. Jerry has this list and we are going to explore each of these lessons to see what we can readily apply in our farms to maximize our farm’s profitability and yield potential. Let’s go, tune in and listen! 😉
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Episode 106 Highlights ✨
01:35 1st on Jerry’s list: Don’t be a moron??
02:43 But how do you avoid being a moron? Do we get to figure out what we do need to put on?
03:49 Listen to what Jerry learned from the 1st test plot he had at his place 👂
04:31 #2 - The soil test results revealed it all ✅
07:15 #3 – The importance of plant health ✅
07:41 Oh, but never run out of nitrogen 👌
08:43 #4 – Scouting is …
09:14 Never let that tar spot come in ❌
10:31 How about tissue testing? How important is it?
11:21 >>>>>>>>>> JUST A QUICK S-O-L-A-R REMINDER <<<<<<<<<<<<
12:24 Hear Jerry on what he learned specifically about foliar feeding and why he does so much of it today (#5) 👨🌾
15:39 So what kind of results did he get out of his foliar feeding strategy? 👍
16:41 #6 – A timely harvest ❤
18:55 Tip of the day: Better to do everything as timely as possible ✅
19:36 Here’s a recap for you 💚
20:11 Primary importance of the fundamentals of agronomy training for Jerry
21:01 Hey, every farmer should know this! (Bonus takeaway) 👈
22:23 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 FEATURED REVIEW OF THE WEEK 👈👈👈👈👈
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