There hasn’t been much going on since we got the snow and the temperatures have dropped. There are some farmers tilling under some stalks in the snow. Things can turn, but it seems like cold temperatures are going to persist. When that happens the week of Thanksgiving you wonder what’s going…
Things are going pretty well. A lot of fall fertilizer has been applied. We have seen a lot of folks getting anhydrous in to beat the cold weather. There’s a little bit of harvest, but that’s tying up. We got some rain last week, but most folks said it didn’t amount to a lot.
We got significant rain for the first time in a long time. It was much appreciated. Even after this rain we are still dry, but it’s a huge relief to get something. People are tying up harvest, but most of the corn and soybeans are all out. Fertilizer applications haven’t started in earnest y…
Last week we got some rain — around a quarter-inch to a half-inch — but most folks were able to get back in the field within a day. A lot of acres were covered in the past week. There are some fields of corn that are yet to be harvested. A lot of the acres left were fields that got a late st…
We are making good progress with harvest. Conditions continue to be dry and fairly windy. We are always on the lookout for fire conditions. There was an incident in our area, so it’s a good reminder. I think everyone would welcome stopping their machines for more rain. We got a little bit ov…
We’ve had dry weather, except one day last week. We would have loved to have had more rain to make a dent in the dryness, but it shut down harvest a bit. Corn is a little behind as far as drying down goes, but most guys are finishing up their soybeans and getting ready for corn. People are p…
Things are pretty dry at the moment. Most are getting soybeans in. We had a hard freeze so that should help out quite a bit and move things along. We are going to need some rain to help with cover crops and next planting season. I haven’t heard much about corn yet. Bean yields are varied, ra…
The soybean harvest started in earnest in the area but not yet for us. Most guys have gotten at least one early field done. Yield reports are all over the place. The moisture content on soybeans is also all over the place.
After getting some nice rains, we had a chance to put up one last cutting of grass hay. The lawns have greened up and cover crops are getting a nice start. We don't have a lot of activity as far as harvest goes and a lot of fields have more than a week before they'll get started.
It’s been nice to see our lawns greened up again and the cover crops are showing some signs of good growth. The rains will help the soybeans and last cutting of hay. Corn may have its kernels fill out a bit better, but a lot of it has been set. There will be a lot of variability.
We got a little over an inch of rain and still have a lot of green soybeans around, so that should help out. It’s still pretty dry, so we don’t know what to expect. One cornfield might be very different than another at harvest time. We planted pretty late, but we anticipate harvest will be c…
We didn't get any measurable rain this week. Last week's rain helped, and we are mowing lawns for the first time in quite a while. People are optimistic the rain will help the beans, but some of the corn looks rough. I think this will be a year of extreme variability in this area, with every…
We got about 1.25 inches of rain over the weekend. That was very, very welcome. It should have an impact on the soybeans and it will help a little on the corn. Maybe it will help a few guys on late cuttings of hay.
We're still awfully dry. We did get a couple of tenths of an inch of rain at different times during the week but that's about all. Luckily, it was a cool, comfortable week. The crops are showing signs of stress but they're not burning up. We've still got a little way to go before harvest.
We anticipate getting our third cutting of hay this week and that will probably be the last cutting unless something changes. We had a total of 0.9 inches of rain on this cutting. We didn't get anything this past week and we could sure use some rain right now.
It was hot all week and that took a toll on the crops. We could see some stress in the fields. The rains that hit many areas Sunday missed us. There's not much we can do about that right now other than hope for some rain.
Last week was nice and we lucked out by getting a couple of little rains. We had 0.2 inches one night and 0.7 inches a couple nights later. The crops are still showing some signs of stress. We combined oats and some folks cut hay. We're still in need of rain in August.
We're starting to see some signs of crop stress from the heat. In our little pocket we have benefited from our earlier rainy weather, but there are a lot of worries now. The second cutting of hay was about half what the first cutting was.
Things are looking fine. We would probably appreciate a little rain, but there aren't a lot of signs of stress yet. Most of the spraying is done. Some cultivators are out on the organic fields. Weed control has been spotty. I would say we're behind normal. Not a lot of corn is tasseled yet a…
We did get a timely rain last week, and that came before anything turned brown. That's good. Most farmers are finishing up their soybean spraying. The second cutting of hay hasn't started yet.
Folks are trying to get caught up with where they normally are on spraying. Most people have their first cutting of hay put up, but it’s quite a bit later than in normal years. We got more cultivating done on our organic corn. Everyone has had a rough couple of months just trying to get thin…
We had a heavy rain toward the end of the week. Before that hit most people got caught up on spraying and haying. We’re still behind normal. We had a good first crop of hay, but it was delayed.
We got a full 2 inches of rain last week, and that put us behind on haying and cultivation of organic fields. It did dry by the end of the week, but there are still wet spots in fields that you have to go around.
We've been getting enough intermittent rain that it has been difficult to get any fieldwork done. Everyone needs a window to get hay made and spraying done. We did some rotary hoeing of organic ground and hope to get some cultivation done soon.
We were able to get some good fieldwork days in last week and a lot of progress was made. The majority of the corn and beans are planted now, although some corn needs to be re-planted due to moisture. Sunday night (June 5) we had about 1.5 inches of rain. The hay is ready to go when we can g…
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