A lot of people will start harvest this week. Most people that have started are disappointed with their corn yields. A lot of the Easter-plant…
Several more combines started shelling corn last week. I have not heard any reports of any beans being cut yet. Corn moistures and yields are …
Harvest has started for a few folks in our area. In some areas, guys are really, really happy with their yields and other areas seem to be a l…
Last week was a hot week that really accelerated corn maturity. A lot of April-planted corn pulled the milk line down to at least half if not …
It is starting to look like fall is coming around here. Some of the cornfields are starting to change quickly, and the beans aren't as dark gr…
Certain areas received good rainfall last week (1-plus inches), and other areas received as little as three-tenths. Corn is denting and kernel…
It’s hard to concentrate on this writing as we just had our third baby boy this morning. The weather last week was perfect for grain fill. I h…
The crops in western Illinois had a good week of weather last week. Most rainfall totals for last week ranged from six-tenths to 1.5 inches. W…
Last week was a good week for crops around here, with plenty of dry weather and sunshine. A lot of planes have been flying on fungicide on cor…
The past week we dried out from the flooding the week before. Applicators are running hard both by ground and air. While I will still be manag…
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…
Alan Byers is a seventh-generation farmer near Carthage in Hancock County. The corn and soybean grower bands his N, P, and K with a strip-til…
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…
It was a warm dry, week around here, finally! I think all the planting and replanting is wrapped up. Most of the corn has found the nitrogen a…
Last week was a good week of weather in western Illinois. A lot of guys got their first time planting and replanting done. The early corn has …
There were a lot of spotty showers this week. The older generation is saying it is way too early for this! We had 1-2 inches in most places. T…
There was no field activity around here last week. In fact, it rained about every day, and there wasn’t any sunshine. Some corn fields are get…
Last week was a slow week around here. There were a few sprayers and planters running at the end of last week. The planting conditions were le…
It was a mixed bag around here last week for planting. Some farmers were wrapping up and some areas were too wet to put crops in. I would esti…
Everyone received rain here last week. Some places had 6/10ths and some places received 3 inches. Planting progressed to 75% completed. Guys a…
Most people here got started planting corn Friday or Saturday. Everyone is planting today. The ground conditions are almost perfect, and it lo…
There was no field activity around here last week. We are still trying to dry out after more than 4 inches of rain the week before. Some of th…
There was a lot of action in the field here last Monday and Tuesday. A lot of people were planting and the ones who weren’t were getting their…
Last week was a dry, windy week around here. Guys are finishing up any spring fertilizer or NH3 needs. There were a few planters that started …