"It is interesting to look at the prints in the gravel. You’ve likely got car and pick up tires, then tractor and combine tire prints, as well…
"Soybean harvest took power and fuel this year to handle the tough straw."
"The rain did slow the harvest down but since that time we have had nothing but beautiful fall weather. Somedays are almost too warm. We got t…
"We have had significant snow events the last three Octobers, so hopefully this year will end that streak."
Although the rain is appreciated to help to recharge depleted soils from this summer’s drought, the moisture coupled with cooler temperatures …
Another two weeks have passed and we got the soybean harvest completed.
"The tonnage was fairly good, but we might have to put up a fence and graze some cows to get up the rest."
Recent rains have helped replenish soil moisture in northeastern South Dakota, but hail and drought stress created lasting issues that are sho…
“We have to cut around some green spots in the field,” reported Crop Watcher Jeremy Stoecker from northern South Dakota. Soybean harvest is ab…
"When thinking of the changes of the seasons, we in agriculture live them while many non-farm folks observe them." Crop Watcher Tom Oswald giv…
While some welcome rain hit Gregory County, harvest was slowed for a time while cattle activity picked up. Crop Watcher Sara Grim gives her la…
Well, another two weeks have passed and we started the soybean harvest. As I write on Oct. 4, harvest was delayed by another three-day rain ev…
If you stop and listen a bit you hear all kinds of things - the whir of a windrower taking down grasses and what alfalfa is out there.
"The neighborhood is in the front end of soybean harvest as I’m seeing a few fields off or opened up," reports Crop Watcher Tom Oswald. In thi…
"I am hoping there will be a pretty good yield due to timely rains and again missing the bad storms!" Earlier this week, crop watcher Sterling…
"Even though yields may not be what some are expecting in some areas, this is one of my favorite times of the year." Our crop watcher, Jeremey…
"Any moisture is good news. Still the concern for many people is going into the winter and next spring with so much ground moisture to recover…
Hello, from our little part of the Bohemian Alps. I believe fall has arrived. Mornings are much cooler, prompting the need for a light jacket,…
The recent rains will help the corn and soybeans finish the year and will help yields some.
"I don’t try to estimate yield. I know a lot of folks like to do that, but every time I try I am too far off."
"While the rain has been a relief and a morale booster for many, the reality is for our farm is that we will still more than likely be harvest…
"It is going to take a lot more than .60 to relieve our dry conditions."
"This late in the game, rain may not be as beneficial to the crops as they would have been a month ago. However, we still cross our fingers an…
Tom Oswald farms in Cherokee County, Iowa. He is on the United Soybean Board, serving as chairman of the supply action team.
"So far sales have been excellent, and we are running low on some products and having to ramp up production much faster than initially planned."
"The soybeans are thriving and hopefully throwing on a few more pods and filling out existing pods."
"Every time the phone rings we add another name to the growing silage chopping list." Producer Progress Reporter Krista Podany and Carl Dobias…