Ground Work 2022: Protecting Minnesota Foodbean Quality
Our crops, including our food-grade soybeans, look good right now, though we’re on the short side of getting rain. Our area of Minnesota, in the…
Ground Work 2022: Weeding and Feeding Michigan Soybeans and Corn
Our weather continues to influence how we are managing the 2022 crop on our farm in Michigan, in the eastern U.S. Midwest. Our crops are…
Ground Work 2022: Hot, Dry Mississippi Weather Stresses Catfish and Crops
Our cool, stormy early spring has been followed by a stretch of dry weather in our area of the U.S. South. We have received limited…
Ground Work 2022: Rains Delay Indiana Soybean Planting
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…
Ground Work 2022: Soybeans Off to Strong Start in Missouri
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.…
Ground Work 2022: North Carolina Livestock and Crops Growing
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…
Ground Work 2022: Illinois Planting Challenged by Rains and Supply Chain Uncertainty
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…
Ground Work 2022: Planting Minnesota Foodbeans in Ideal Conditions
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.…
Ground Work 2022: Weather Adjusts Michigan Planting
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…
Ground Work 2022: Soybean Planting Progressing in Indiana
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…