It was a quiet week due to the multiple rounds of rain that came through our farm. Some ponding is visible in fields, and some corn is yellowing from excess moisture. Only about one day was suitable for field work. We haven’t had any major repairs. We had minor repairs on the sprayer and the…
Devin Davis’s work on his family farms began at age 10. He eventually returned to work there after attending the University of Northern Iowa, Drake and the Culinary Institute of America. Helping operate 2,000 acres in Warren, Clarke and Madison counties, Davis hopes to boost soil health and …
We did not have a lot of fieldwork days this week. We received rain at the beginning of the week and a few inches over the weekend. Beans have started to put on trifoliates, and the corn is reaching V4-V8 depending on plant date. The rain and warm weather was needed, and the crop is coming a…
We received about an inch of rain over the 22nd to the 24th. Then we had another half inch between the 29th and the 31st. The crops needed both the rain and the heat that we have had. They are growing rapidly now that we are receiving a good amount of heat as well as rain. First-cutting hay …
We picked up between 2 and 4 inches of rain over the weekend and heading into the week. This week's colder weather kept the fields from drying out. Field work has been at a standstill for the week, but most people were wrapping up before the rain. There has been some discussion on spotty eme…
We had a wide-open window of dry conditions across the area for the last week. Almost everyone has wrapped up planting with the beautiful weather, and some hay fields were cut. Things are dry, and a lot of people would like to see rain to make sure germination is successful.
We had a great window for field work this last week. Everyone has been running hard since last weekend. I believe a lot of people will finish with planting or be getting close in the next few days. We've finished corn, and we our trying to wrap up the last 35% of beans as well as finish pree…
Busy week this week. I believe most people in this area got into the field as the last of the rain missed most of us. The last of fertilizer was going on as well as spraying and tillage. The weekend saw planters running, and we are sitting about 40% planted ourselves.
This week was a busy one. Tractors finally started to get moving and a lot of people started planting or finishing up field work Monday through Wednesday. Another rainstorm came through Thursday and stopped most field work. Watching it rain yesterday (Sunday) and today (Monday). We are catch…
It’s been pretty darn wet and unseasonably cold, as well. We did not get much done until yesterday with the sprayers out in the fields. We have not touched the planter yet. If the next two to three weeks can be drier and highs near 75 degrees, that’s getting close to when we want to hit dirt…
Devin Davis’s work on his family farms began at age 10. He eventually returned to work there after attending the University of Northern Iowa, Drake and the Culinary Institute of America. Helping operate 2,000 acres in Warren, Clarke and Madison counties,
Devin Davis’s work on his family farms began at age 10. He eventually returned to work there after attending the University of Northern Iowa, Drake and the Culinary Institute of America. Helping operate 2,000 acres in Warren, Clarke and Madison counties, Davis hopes to boost soil health and …
Well, it was a year of good and bad. Crops looked very good. At the beginning of August, it looked like the best I ever had. But then rust and sudden death showed up. Corn averaged 160-180 bu./acres, but with fungicide reached 200-plus for yield. Beans were 55-65 bu./acre. Not my best, but d…
With rains this past week no progress was made on beans. Looks like a good week ahead. Most of the crop is harvested in the area.
We did our corn first and working on beans now. Yields seem to be good so far. Got through our busyness at the Harvest Barn. Couple days of good running and we should wrap it up. Need to roll some corn stalks up, too.
Worked on corn some this week. Some corn was below 11% moisture. We should finish corn in the next day or two. Yields were good — we can sure see where fungicide was applied and where it wasn’t. It finally felt like fall, and it was a busy weekend at the Harvest Barn with pumpkins and people.
Had 1.5 inches of rain, so we took a break from harvest and were able to get some repairs done. We ran our bull calves through the shoot to pull DNA, tattoo and get weights to see how they are progressing. The heaviest one tipped the scales at 985 pounds.
Busy week with lots of crops coming off. Started on some corn that we didn’t get fungicide on. Yields were still good for this area — 180 bu./acre, moisture at 15%. Glad to see some rain for beans and to settle the dust some.
We got some cover crop in this past week where we chopped corn. Combines are going in corn and starting on beans. We are going to start on a piece of corn today that storms were hard on. Looks like a warm, dry week ahead to harvest.
Guys are just starting on corn. With the storms last week and the rust in the corn, we're starting to see some poor stalk quality. We're going to have to harvest quicker and not wait for the moisture to go down so much as we have been able to do in the past. Some beans have been picked north…
Summer returned again this weekend. Crops are changing fast. Saw several fields of corn and beans harvested in the area. We are working on our combine. We finished up hay making for the season.
We had 0.7 inches of rain to help settle dust last week. Chopped corn silage. Filled a 300-ton bag on about 9-10 acres. Probably best corn silage done for me. Beans are turning. Working on combine to get it ready. Opened Harvest Barn Fun Farm and store for the season. Beautiful weather for f…
Liking the fall weather but could use a little rain to settle some dusty roads and feedlot pens. Planning on chopping some corn today (Aug. 29). There was a lot of second- and third-cutting hay made last week. Corn is changing fast, and some chopping is going on around here.
It was our first week without any rain for a while. The rust and sudden death are showing up more, and the heat has the crop looking more like fall. The temps are very nice and could stay this way for a while for me. We’re planning on chopping corn silage later this week. We’ve been busy get…
We had another inch of rain last week in our area. We finally got our third cutting of hay baled after it got rained on several times, and we could not believe that it out-yielded the first and second cuttings. That doesn't happen to us in August. It's just been a crazy year. We still have m…
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