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We had spotty amounts of precipitation with a break in temperatures over the past week. Corn in our area is 90% tasseled and beans are startin…
Right after the 4th of July, farmers started cutting wheat throughout our area. This lasted through Wednesday, when rain interrupted their pla…
What a wild week in markets. Local cash basis is $1.20 above September futures and soybeans are at option. Some wheat harvest has started on t…
Showers were welcomed, but coverage was quite spotty throughout our area. Some areas received 0.6 inches while other received 2.5. Applicators…
Our area had a sigh of relief after some much needed rainfall. While it was scattered and some showers came hard and fast, we will take whatev…
We saw plenty of action this week around the area. Many finished up wheat harvest and the straw baling that went along with it. We had most gu…
Another busy week in our area. The beginning of the week we continued to dry out from the previous week’s rain. Many continued to cut and make…
We began this week with a continuation of the rain and humidity from last week. It felt like central Florida for those few days, all we were m…
We started the week out cool. Spraying continued and many cut hay. Thursday began our set up of continuous on-and-off rain. I received at home…
We started the week warm and humid. Spotty rain came through on Monday which brought in cooler temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday. We saw seve…
Most of the area corn has pollinated, and we couldn’t have asked for better weather during pollination. Kernel counts look good, and we should…
A lot of corn is tasseling, and we have plenty of moisture to get us through a lot of grain fill. A lot of beans are in the R2 stage. Nitrogen…
We had another 1-2 inches of rain in western Illinois early last week. The forecast looks to be dry until late next week. We need dry weather …
There were a few areas that were dry enough to spray last week. Most of the region was too wet to do anything. Most of the corn damaged from t…
I saw sprayers posting beans and Y-dropping corn last week. Late last week was warm, and the crops were showing some stress. Overall, the crop…
This past week brought some extreme weather in my small area. I had farms receive over 8 inches of rain and others less than 2 inches. The goo…
This past week provided a short opportunity for field work. I sprayed some fungicide and herbicide on targeted fields ahead of the rain. This …
The higher drained ground is looking amazing. The low areas, which held water most of the week, will likely need attention in the coming week.…
This week brought excess rain in my little area. Some farms received 9-plus inches in the past week, resulting in several acres under water. W…
This past week started with drought and heat stress followed up by much-needed rain. Reports range from 0.5 to 1.5 inches. We saw some downed …
We finally got some sunshine around here. It seems like it’s helping these beans that were yellow. They’re greening up, so that’s a good sign.…
We finally had a little sunshine last week. We had a few days to catch up on mowing and spraying. Some wheat was harvested. I haven’t heard th…
We got more rain, and it finally cleared up July 1 after more than 10 inches of rain for the week. We’re trying to get things dried up so we c…
Rain is about all we’re talking about here. Things ground to a halt in a hurry here on Thursday and Friday. Then about 4½ more inches fell on …
We only got two-tenths of an inch of rain twice last week, so we aren’t in too bad shape moisture-wise. It’s been cloudy, but you can watch th…
The rain has finally started to let up and corn pollination is officially in swing. The constant buzz of fungicide planes fills the air. Soybe…
Stephanie Porter grew up on a corn and soybean farm near Nokomis. Her brother and sister-in -law have been making the transition to be the thi…
We received more rain. The corn is tasseled and fungicide was just applied. The high humidity and temperatures are the perfect storm for dise…
It has continued to rain almost every day for a week now. The humidity and temperatures are perfect for diseases to start to show. We have sta…
Rain, rain and more rain, but we can’t complain, because the heavier rain seemed to be north and we don’t want the faucet to shut off now. Cor…
Rain, rain go away! We had 4 inches at the end of the week. More was forecasted for the weekend. Crops still look good, and we will start spra…
We are still blessed with timely rains in our area. The early-planted soybeans are being sprayed with fungicide, and corn will soon follow. We…
We had a really good rain. We got about 1.5 inches, and it came at the right time. The corn is all tasseling and silks are coming out. We’re a…
What a difference a week makes. We are starting to get dry. We had a few scattered showers this week but not much rain. Farmers are finishing …
I want to acknowledge all the support people that farmers rely on to help us get the job done. Without the mechanics, applicators, fuel delive…
We are soaking up the drink we got this week. We had about 4 inches of rain over the past week on our farm. Some came fast and heavy, but we a…
Dry and hot was the story for the majority of the week in my area. Sprayers were in the fields all over. Fungicide application from the air an…
Well, we got a much-needed drink. Over a couple of days we got about an inch of rain on our farm. Sprayers have been running on many farms ove…
This week saw most people around us get the wheat harvest completed. Wheat numbers were outstanding across the board. Most planters were right…
Wheat harvest has begun in our area. I’ve heard really good numbers from test weights to yields. We are planning on starting in our wheat on M…
We’ve had 9 inches of rain over the past two weeks. We need to spray our beans, but it’s been too wet to get across the field. We lost some so…
We got plenty of rain. We got more than 4 inches at Ewing. South of the county they got almost 2 inches. We needed the rain, but we didn’t nee…
We got between 2 and 3 inches of much-needed rain. Spraying is done for now. Beans are still coming up. We’re getting ready to spray the first…
Now we’re in drought conditions. We got all of our wheat cut and all of our beans double-cropped. We’re pretty well caught up except for spray…
We’re busy. We’re caught up on bean planting and we’re getting grain heads out to start cutting wheat. We may get a shower today, but hopefull…