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Ground Work 2021: New York State Crops Emerging Well

Ralph Lott|Jun 21, 2021

Despite our late start to planting, we were able to get all our soybeans planted by June 4, a week after we finished planting corn.…

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Ground Work 2021: Iowa Soybeans Emerging

Tim Bardole|Jun 2, 2021

We finished planting the 2021 crop on May 14. The last field we planted was soybeans we are growing for seed. The local seed company…

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Ground Work 2021: Planters Rolling in Iowa

Tim Bardole|May 3, 2021

We are focused on planting both soybeans and corn right now. When we started planting, conditions were less than ideal. Soil temperatures were cooler than…

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Ground Work 2021: Preparing New York State Fields

Ralph Lott|Apr 26, 2021

In mid-April, we received the rain we had been waiting for to provide some soil moisture. It came with cool temperatures. Our long-term forecast shows…

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Ground Work 2021: Making Progress Between Alabama Rains

Wendy Yeager|Apr 16, 2021

We have gotten quite a bit of rain this spring. That means our fields are wet, so getting them ready for planting is going slower…

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Ground Work 2021: Iowa Planting Preparation Dictated by 2020 Derecho

Tim Bardole|Apr 1, 2021

On August 10, 2020, our farm was hit by a derecho, a fast-moving storm with straight-line winds that reached speeds over 160 kilometers per hour, or 100 miles per hour. It was described…

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Ground Work 2021: Working to Continuously Improve in New York State

Ralph Lott|Mar 31, 2021

New York state farmer Ralph Lott describes building custom strip-till equipment in a Ground Work 2021 update. He also shares how he makes soybean and…

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Ground Work 2021: Alabama Spring Fieldwork

Wendy Yeager|Mar 23, 2021

Alabama farmer Wendy Yeager shares how she is preparing for the 2021 growing season by fertilizing winter wheat, starting burndown of winter weeds and grasses,…

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Ground Work 2021: Meet New York Farmer Ralph Lott

USSEC Staff Writer|Feb 16, 2021

Ralph Lott farms with his wife and two sons in New York State. He will share Ground Work 2021 updates on USSOY.org throughout the growing…