Ground Work 2021: Planting Double-Crop Soybeans in Kentucky
We had a short break of a couple weeks at the beginning of June before we were busy in the field again. We started winter…
Ground Work 2021: Wet Weather Delays Fall Fieldwork in Kentucky
October is usually one of our busiest months. We normally finish shelling corn, plant winter wheat, and start harvesting soybeans. This year, we have been…
Ground Work 2021: Moisture Dictating Iowa Soybean Growth
The weather has been extremely dry in our area of Iowa, and that has slowed crop growth. Both our soybeans and corn are now growing…
Ground Work 2021: New York State Crops Emerging Well
Despite our late start to planting, we were able to get all our soybeans planted by June 4, a week after we finished planting corn.…
Ground Work 2021: Cool, Wet Kentucky Weather Slows Progress
The rains that started coming in late April have continued. Heavy rains, along with ongoing cool temperatures, has made this spring challenging. We finished planting…
Ground Work 2021: Iowa Soybeans Emerging
We finished planting the 2021 crop on May 14. The last field we planted was soybeans we are growing for seed. The local seed company…
Ground Work 2021: Round-the-Clock Planting in Kentucky
It has been a strange spring. Much of April was cool and dry. However, by the last week of April, we started getting rains that…
Ground Work 2021: Planters Rolling in Iowa
We are focused on planting both soybeans and corn right now. When we started planting, conditions were less than ideal. Soil temperatures were cooler than…
Ground Work 2021: Preparing New York State Fields
In mid-April, we received the rain we had been waiting for to provide some soil moisture. It came with cool temperatures. Our long-term forecast shows…
Ground Work 2021: Getting Kentucky Fields Ready to Plant
March brought plenty of rain to our area of central Kentucky, in the southern United States. We have been repairing waterways in our rolling fields…