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A crop that showed amazing potential through the first half of the season turned challenging after large areas received extensive wind damage from a derecho on July 28. That event ushered in a lot of disease pressure, especially southern rust. Standability was a concern for most of the region following the derecho. Consensus for much of the area seems to be a 10-20% yield reduction from the combination of wind damage, disease and late-season heat.
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Keith Koerselman’s family farm in LeMars has been going strong for 150 years. He and wife Kristin, along with sons Keton and Kaleb, farm 500 a…
Good growing conditions this week. The corn found the fertilizer, and it's off to the races now. Beans are starting to grow after we got some …
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