2020 Ground Work: Getting Ready to Plant in Iowa
Spring rains have been moving through Iowa, in the center of the U.S. Midwest. So we have been in our shop getting our equipment ready…
Farmers Demonstrate how Practices Build Resiliency to Variable Weather
U.S. soybean farmers are adapting to variable weather patterns by using practices and making decisions that help their farms be more resilient to changing climate…
Weather has been hot and wet
August 22, 2016 Weather has been hot and wet, which is a bad combination for beans in Iowa. Sudden death syndrome (SDS) has started to…
Stillman Farm, Emmetsburg, Iowa
Jim Stillman - Emmetsburg, Iowa December 21, 2015 While we’re mostly finished with everything we wanted to take care of in the fields, we’re still hoping…
Iowa Farm Family Sustains Operation Over 100 Years
As this year’s soybean harvest draws to a close, one farm family is looking back on the last 100 years to plan for the next…
Our harvest went really well
Now, that harvest is over, we’ve been cutting a little brush and working on taxes and getting things ready for the meeting season. Our harvest…
Saving the Soil for the Future
If you walk through the fields on Laura and Bill Foell’s corn and soybean farm in Iowa in the spring, you might notice seedlings poking…
Harvesting Soybeans
This week Laura shared with us that her farm will begin harvesting their soybeans and that they will be a high-quality product. Q: What are…