Ground Work 2021: Growing Soybeans and Markets in New York State
Our crops continue to look good. The weather in our area of the U.S. Northeast has been dry, but our soybeans and corn haven’t been…
Ground Work 2021: Harvest Finishing Early in New York State
It has been a very wet fall in our area of the U.S. northeast. And, the cooler temperatures and shorter days that come with this…
Ground Work 2021: Harvesting Kentucky Double-Crop Soybeans
It’s been a long fall. We continue to be delayed by rains, so we are now about three weeks behind schedule. For the first time…
Ground Work 2021: Promoting Sustainable Practices in Michigan Soybeans
From mid-July through August, we are consistently watching and waiting for rain. Thankfully, we have had very timely rains so far this season in our…
Ground Work 2021: Weather Slows Iowa Harvest
After managing drought conditions all season, we received more than 13 cm, or 5 inches, of rain the last week of October. Two different systems…
Ground Work 2021: New York State Soybean Harvest Going Smoothly
My family is well into soybean harvest, and so far yields have been above average. With about three-fourths of the soybeans in our storage…
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: Iowa Soybeans Outyielding Expectations
This season was dry and challenging in our area of the U.S. Midwest. But now that we are harvesting, we are seeing that both our…
Ground Work 2021: Sustainable Practices Making a Difference in Michigan Fields
We are enjoying a break from work now that the crops are planted and we’ve done what we can to provide an environment for them…
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.…