Food & Lifestyle

Ground Work 2022: Rains Delay Indiana Soybean Planting

Mike Koehne|Jun 28, 2022

This spring has continued to be a challenge in our area of the U.S. Midwest. We started planting on May 10, and we successfully planted…

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Ground Work 2022: Soybeans Off to Strong Start in Missouri

Neal Bredehoeft|Jun 21, 2022

At this stage of the growing season, the crops in our area of the U.S. Midwest look really good. So far, we’ve had ample moisture.…

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Ground Work 2022: North Carolina Livestock and Crops Growing

Reggie Strickland|Jun 17, 2022

While I know that many areas of the U.S. are desperate for the rain to stop, in our area of the Southeast, we are desperate…

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Ground Work 2022: Illinois Planting Challenged by Rains and Supply Chain Uncertainty

Lynn Rohrscheib|Jun 10, 2022

Spring has been wet and cool in our area of Illinois, in the heart of the U.S. Midwest. Rains limited the amount of fieldwork we…

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Ground Work 2022: Planting Minnesota Foodbeans in Ideal Conditions

Keith Schrader|Jun 3, 2022

The pattern of regular rainfall that started in late March has continued throughout the spring in our region of Minnesota, in the upper U.S. Midwest.…

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Ground Work 2022: Weather Adjusts Michigan Planting

David Williams|May 27, 2022

Farmers rely on the weather, but we also must adjust to what the weather allows. We’ve had to do quite a bit of adapting based…

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Ground Work 2022: Soybean Planting Progressing in Indiana

Mike Koehne|May 20, 2022

This spring has been a challenge — and that’s not just because of the wet, cool weather we had throughout April. I tore the meniscus…

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Ground Work 2022: Cool, Stormy Weather Slows Catfish Growth and Planting

Philip Good|May 13, 2022

This spring, we’ve had an unusual number of strong storms in our area of the Southern U.S. Starting in mid-March, we had below-average temperatures, cloud…

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Ground Work 2022: Planting Underway in Missouri

Neal Bredehoeft|May 3, 2022

A weather pattern bringing high winds and small amounts of rain at a time, like just 5 cm, or .2 inches, has slowed our start…

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Ground Work 2022: Meet Illinois Farmer Lynn Rohrscheib

Laura Temple|May 1, 2022

Throughout the 2022 growing season, USSOY.org will provide regular Ground Work updates from several U.S. soybean farmers around the country. Follow their updates, #GroundWork2022, to…