winfield_brittany utsch(final)

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WinField Summer Internship

Brittany Utsch

©2015 Winfield Solutions, LLC

BACKGROUND

Internship

• MAA Intern (Central, WI)• Manager: Chris Paul (RDM)

Hometown

• Paynesville, MN (Central, MN)• Dairy, Beef, and Crop Farm

College

• University of Wisconsin-River Falls • Major: Agricultural Marketing

Communications • Minor: Crop and Soil Science • Graduation: December 2016

“Brittany & the giant corn stalk”Photo credit: Chris Paul


PREVIOUS SUMMER INTERNSHIPS• Crop Scout Intern @ Centra Sota

• St. Martin, MN

• Scouting

• Sales

• Tissue/soil sampling

• Chemical, seed, fertilizer

• general knowledge of cooperative system

• Research and Development Intern @ WinField

• River Falls, WI

• Follow and carry out protocols

•Mixing chemicals, staking, spraying

•Tissue sampling


SUMMER TASKS

• HarvXtra Alfalfa trials (Greater Acre) • Establishing relationship w/farmers• Updating field conditions, cutting dates, samples • Scissor clippings

• Answer Plots• Assisting in Answer Plot days• Pounding signs

• Scouting/stand counts• 2-3,000 acres of corn/soybeans

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TROPICAL CORN (EXP 144)


WHAT IS TROPICAL CORN?

• Grown in Mexico (likes heat and resists pest) • Similar products in the past

• Large dairy market

• 120-130 day maturity • Grows tall (doesn’t put much of an ear on stalk)

• Tonnage

• Feed for heifers and dry cows• Contains low energy so cows won’t put on extra weight

•Extra weight = calving complications and pregnancy issues


OBJECTIVES OF SUMMER PROJECT

• Observe agronomic characteristics• Identify tonnage and feed quality values for EXP 144

West Salem, WI July 29th, 2016


CORN VARIETY PLOT LOCATION

GPS Location: 44.171695, -87.688449(Manitowoc, WI)

Planting Date: May 9th


DATA COLLECTION• Data Collected: • Height

• 4x total- every 3 weeks •June 1st

•June 16th •July 5th •July 26th

• Diameter • 1x

•July 26th

•Data to be collected • 2 feed samples @ harvest from

each variety• Final yield checks • Final crop inputs

• Crop nutrients, manure, herbicides, insecticide, fungicide


CORN HEIGHT PROCEDURE

•Walked into each variety 5, 10, 15 feet for height •Took height three times (average)


5875SS F2F2627 5887VT39 4819A3000GT EXP 144 0

2

4

6

8

10

12

0.5 0.5 0.58 0.58 0.751.161.5 1.8 1.8 1.7

4.6

5.66.3 6 6.25

9 9

11 11 11Corn Height Data

Variety

Feet


5875SS F2F2627 5887VT39 4819A3000GT EXP 144 0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

0.5 0.5 0.58 0.58 0.751.1 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.7

4.65.6

6.3 6 6.25

9 9

11 11 11

14

Corn Height Data (EXP 144 Prediction)

June 1st June 14th July 5th July 26th Variety

Feet


DIAMETER PROCEDURE

• Found variety stakes •Walked in 5, 10, 15 feet•Took diameter on three different stalks


5875SS F2F627 5887VT39 4819AS3000GT EXP 1440

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

0.945 1.055 1.1351.295 1.395

Diameter (July 26th)

Variety

Inch

es


JUNE 1ST ROOT MASS/STALK PICTURES


RIGHT: F2F627LEFT: EXP 144


LEFT: 5875SS RIGHT: EXP 144


LEFT: 4819AS3000GTRIGHT: EXP 144


LEFT: EXP 144 RIGHT: 5887VT39


JUNE 14TH

ROOT MASS/STALK PICTURES


LEFT: EXP 144 RIGHT: 5887VT3P


LEFT: EXP 144 RIGHT: 58875SS


LEFT: EXP 144 RIGHT: F2F627


LEFT: EXP 144 RIGHT: 4819AS3000GT


JULY 5TH

ROOT MASS/STALK PICTURES


LEFT: EXP 144 RIGHT: 4819AS3000GT


LEFT: EXP 144 RIGHT:5875SS


JULY 26TH

DIAMETER PICTURES




LEFT: EXP 144 RIGHT: 5875SS

LEFT: 4819AS3000GTLEFT: EXP 144


CONCLUSION • EXP 144

• Comes out of ground good until v4-v5• Start to fall behind in height after v5• Internodes lengthen out around 3-5 leaves (2-3 feet) before tassel and passes other

varieties up • 5887VT39• F2F627• 5875SS• 4819A3000GT

• Very similar in height and diameter• Tassels like other varieties


PERSONAL EXPERIENCES FROM INTERNSHIP

• Independent Decisions • Organization • Self-motivated • Dependable

Skills gained

• New area, new territory Challenges along way

• Take better pictures• More detailed-orientated• More diameter data

Things I would do

differently

Photo Credit: Taylor Waugh


BEST THING?


Chris Paul

Ryan Edwards

Jenny Scheels & Andrea Wolf

Thank you to:

THANK YOU!!


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