Hot, dry week. Did catch some rain and storms. Crops are changing fast. Silage chopping is progressing fast. Yields are definitely across the …
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Things are changing fast. The heat and minimal rainfall has pushed the crops along. Silage chopping has begun and corn is drying fast. Yield r…
Rain showers throughout the week brought another 0.6 of an inch of rain. Soybean fields are just starting to change color to yellow. Corn fiel…
It was a good week to get hay baled. Walked in the corn fields and found green and healthy plants that were standing well for the most part. L…
This week once again was a dry one for us. Areas right around us got rain but not us. Crops are looking good. Some beans are starting to turn …
This week was a good one. We got a light rain with right at 0.1 of an inch. Had some heavy dew several days, which was also nice. Fourth cutti…
The heat returned to central Iowa, leading to some rain over the last couple of days (0.75 of an inch) and some brief wind storms that led to …
Our crop maturity is beginning to show signs of reaching the final stages. Soybean fields are beginning the changing of colors, along with som…
With harvest approaching and little new to report, a brief look back at the 2026 growing season for east-central Iowa: April brought wet condi…
After several dry weeks, something many of us in east-central Iowa have been glad to see, rain returned this past weekend. Looking across the …
It was a solid week on the farm with six-tenths of an inch of rain. We finished up working on all the harvest equipment, and we’re ready to ro…
It was another great week to forward-sell grain at favorable market prices. Early-planted corn hybrids are starting to turn. We have all our c…
The week was hot and dry. This pushed crops along faster than we would hope for. A lot of corn in our area is turning quickly, and grain harve…
The crops continue to progress with the good, warm weather we have been having. The third cutting of hay has been put up, and some drones are …
Things continue to dry down fast in this heat. Working on equipment has not been very fun as hot as it’s been. We will start chopping today. A…
Things started changing fast around here this week. Corn is dying down, not exactly maturing the way you would like to see. The heat we’re get…
It was a short and hot week. The crops are definitely maturing fast now! We have been working on prepping harvest machinery and bins. Chopping…
We had scattered rain on Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon that totaled a quarter of an inch. Early beans are starting to turn, and irri…