Another dry week but much cooler and less humid. Water damage is still evident in spots, but otherwise the crops look good. Lots of fungicide applications have happened this past week.
Joe Stuckel and his wife Amber, along with their six young children, farm near Buckley in Iroquois County. They are first generation farmers, growing corn and soybeans.
A very hot and dry week, although there were scattered showers and thunderstorms around the area. We were gone for the week, and when we got home the corn and beans have grown a lot with most corn fields tasseling. I would say the crops look as well as they have since early June when we star…
Another warm week with scattered rain showers. Soybeans replanted in ponds are emerging. Last week's excellent conditions for glufosinate were a blessing, as it appears waterhemp is dying even though many were 2 feet tall due to rain delays. Some commercial applicators are still trying to ca…
Finally a break from the rain this week with very sunny, hot and humid weather. Corn and beans in well-drained areas are dark green and growing fast, but damage from saturated soils is still very much in evidence in the low-lying areas. Finally have an opportunity to finish post spraying bea…
More rain this week continues to make post herbicide applications a challenge. Crops look good where drainage is adequate, but there are large ponds where crops are dead or damaged. We are getting to the point where we may not be able to replant areas that have died. Wheat in the area looks …
What a change a week can bring. What started as a very welcome seven-tenths on the morning of Saturday, June 6, has turned into 6 to 8 inches of rain across our area in less than a week. The first 4 inches went into the ground very well but 2-inches-plus on Thursday night into Friday morning…
We've had warmer and sunny weather this week, and the corn and beans are making the most of it. The corn is maybe a little smaller than this time last year, but stands are very good. Almost all fields in the area are emerged at this point. Conditions have been great for herbicide spraying an…
Four-tenths of rain at the beginning of the week slowed down field work, but planting is complete for the most part. Sidedress nitrogen is picking back up at the end of the week. We did have to spot in a few acres of early-planted beans from the frost event on May 7. Overall crops are develo…
Finally got some warm weather to finish up planting. We finished up midweek, and I would say most others in our immediate area are finished as well. We are evaluating frost damage on soybeans from May 7 and finding some thin stands in small areas. Windy conditions continue to make opportunit…
Slow but steady progress this week with several interruptions for light rains. Emerged crops still look pale with the cool and sometimes cloudy conditions. Terminating cover crops has been a challenge due to cool temperatures. Lord willing, we will finish planting early this coming week.
Joe Stuckel and his wife Amber, along with their six young children, farm near Buckley in Iroquois County. They are first generation farmers, growing corn and soybeans.
Joe Stuckel and his wife Amber, along with their six young children, farm near Buckley in Iroquois County. They are first generation farmers, growing corn and soybeans. They also raise cattle marketed as freezer beef. In addition to farming, Stuckel has a seed business and does some custom s…
Not much activity this week as 1 to 2 inches of rain fell on Monday. Some field work and planting resumed Friday and Saturday. Corn and beans that were planted in the second week of April have emerged with good stands. Some emerged corn looks pale but should recover nicely if we get some sun…
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We had a pretty good planting season — got rained out for a couple weeks but got quite a bit planted in during April. The crop ended up doing well despite the lack of rain in August, September and October. Harvest went well. We worked every day and only had a few days when we couldn’t work d…
Pretty well finished up with everything. A lot of fall tillage got done this past week and people are doing a lot of maintenance jobs. Anhydrous applications are going on as well.
Things are starting to wrap up — more farmers are getting done all the time. Fields are getting fewer and far between. I have seen some anhydrous tanks going down the road.
Nice rain on Saturday afternoon. Everyone was hitting the corn pretty hard last week, expecting more to be finishing up this week. People are starting to do fall tillage, and a lot of fertilizer is being spread.
Last week was a big go week on corn, with moistures under 20% on what we’ve done. Beans are 98% done — only a few fields here and there are still unharvested.
Last week was busy with lots of soybeans harvested. Everyone will be finishing up in the next few days. Yesterday we had field fires in the area — they were a few miles away from us. Some people switched to corn and will be hitting it hard now, too.
Full speed ahead on beans around here. Every combine in the country is going on beans. Bean yields seem to be very good. Fungicide seemed to help the beans too.
We got a nice shower over the weekend. I think it needed it to get some moisture in the beans and knock some leaves off. A few people are working on corn because it is down and tangled up. Twenty percent to 30% moisture on the corn. I think a lot more will get started this week — might not g…
A few guys are starting this week. Last week was another hot and dry week. I have heard a few guys doing beans, and they are testing 10% again. Will probably be another week until we get going. Catching up on mowing and prepping for harvest.
What a difference a week makes — the corn and beans have changed a lot. I haven’t seen anyone in the field yet but wouldn’t be surprised to see someone in the fields later this week. We are still working on getting things ready for harvest.
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