Ground Work 2021: Mississippi River Levels, Rain Impact Illinois Soybeans
What a difference a week makes. During the week of June 21, the Mississippi River dropped as low as 3 m, or 10 feet, and…
Ground Work 2021: North Dakota Soybean Yields Lower Than Expected
A month into harvest, we are seeing the results of a challenging season. Farmers in our area of the Northern Plains of the U.S. expected…
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: Michigan Soybean Harvest Moving Quickly
The dry August in our region of the eastern U.S. Midwest first showed its impact on our crops with how quickly both our soybeans and…
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: Controlling Weeds in Illinois
After rain delays through much of May, I finished planting soybeans on June 5. I am still amazed at how quickly we can get caught…
Ground Work 2021: Crops Progressing in Alabama
We finished planting our full-season crops by the end of May. Then we started harvesting winter wheat on June 1. However, after cutting just one semi-load, rain and wet…