Larry G. Heatherly - Crop Doctor

SPECIALTIES

General soybean and corn production and management
Soybean and corn irrigation
Cropping systems
Early Soybean Production System
Economics of weed management systems for soybeans
Economics of cropping and production systems that utilize soybeans and corn

• Farm planning/farming systems/crop or variety selection
• Crop rotation
• Budgeting farm systems
• Economics of farming systems
• Assessment of economic feasibility of farm production plans
• Evaluation of production loan requests
• Assessment of production loan feasibility and safety
• General soybean agronomy and production
• General corn agronomy and production
• Corn and soybean irrigation

• Soybean Production/Management

Early Soybean Production System--criteria and management
Tillage systems
Soybean variety/MG selection related to soil type
Seed treatments
Liming/Fertility/Inoculation
Planting date/Maturity Group/Harvest schedule
Row spacing and seeding rate decisions
General weed management--timing, system
Irrigation scheduling (initiation, timing, termination)
Developmental staging and plant development
Production budgets

• Corn Production/Management

Variety/hybrid selection
Planting/harvesting compatibility
Fertility
Seeding rate
Irrigation scheduling
Production budgets

• Cropping Systems

Rotation management/economics
Tillage management--no-till, minimum till, stale seedbed
Crop rotation sequence
Soil texture compatibility
Bed systems
System budgets

• Economics of Production Systems

System budgeting
Computer budget generation
Tillage/Weed/Rotation system budgeting

• Writing

Technical publications development/review/consultation

Research project/proposal review and evaluation

Popular press articles that give a concise presentation of the latest and most up-to-date production technology advances

White papers that present comprehensive and extensive coverage of production topics