Ground Work 2022: Soybeans Deliver Excellent Yields in Drought-Stricken North Carolina
I started harvesting a beautiful crop of soybeans on October 27. Despite growing during the driest year I’ve experienced during my 35-year farming career, this…
Ground Work 2022: Michigan Soybean Harvest Underway
We started harvesting our soybeans on October 4. Late-season rain in our area of Michigan, in the eastern U.S. Midwest, caused the soybeans to take…
Ground Work 2022: Connecting with Customers Before Starting Indiana Soybean Harvest
Though conditions have been challenging in our area of the U.S. Midwest, I expect a quality, but average yield, from our 2022 soybean crop. Temperatures…
Ground Work 2022: Missouri Soybeans Nearing Harvest
The hot, dry weather that started in early July has continued through the rest of the growing season in our area of the U.S. Midwest.…
Ground Work 2022: Preparing for a Delayed Illinois Harvest
A late spring was followed by a dry summer in our area of Illinois in the heart of the U.S. Midwest. Those conditions have led…
Ground Work 2022: Soyfood Beans Maturing Well in Minnesota
Our soyfood beans, commodity soybeans and corn continue to look pretty good, considering the growing season we experienced in our area of Minnesota, in the…
Ground Work 2022: North Carolina Soybeans Maintain Yield Potential Despite Drought
2022 has continued to be the driest year I’ve seen in my 35 years of farming in my part of the U.S. Southeast. We received…
Ground Work 2022: Preparing for Promising Mississippi Harvest
I can tell that fall is just around the corner, bringing some rain and relief from extreme heat after a very hot, dry summer in…
Ground Work 2022: Timely Rain Boosts Michigan Soybean Yield Potential
In early August, we finally got a good, timely rain in our area of Michigan, in the eastern U.S. Midwest. That was ideal timing for…
Ground Work 2022: Protecting Indiana Soybean Yield Potential
Despite planting delays due to rain followed by hot, dry weather, our crops don’t look too bad. Summer conditions have been tough in our area…