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Ground Work 2021: With Kentucky Harvest Finished, It’s Time to Plan for Next Season
It was a long, wet fall. Rain continued to slow soybean harvest. We finally finished cutting soybeans on November 30. In our area of the…
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Ground Work 2021: Cutting Alabama Soybeans and Preparing for Next Year
We finally finished harvesting our soybeans on November 24, marking the end of our very long harvest season. We started harvesting single-season soybeans on November…
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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…
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Ground Work 2021: Harvest and Fieldwork Finished in Illinois
I am finished with fieldwork for 2021. Yield-wise, this has been the best overall year in my 40-plus-year farming career. However, it has held plenty…
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Ground Work 2021: Harvesting Alabama Crops
We are in the heart of harvest season, though occasional rains slow us down. I spend most days in a tractor or combine, gathering our…
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Ground Work 2021: Harvesting Soybeans in Illinois
Wet weather has slowed down harvest and other fall fieldwork in my area along the Mississippi River in the heart of the U.S. Midwest. As…