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 harvest will be here before people know it. Silage chopping is well under way in the area. The last of third-cutting hay is also being finished up. We are …
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 starting to put down cover crop seed. Silage chopping is going on or starting soon. I expect harvest to really start around here the third week of September.
This week was good for us. The fields have dried down and there is little to no rain in the forecast. The late-planted beans in the area are R3-R4, but most of everything else is R5. Most of our corn is R5. We will look for a mid-September start for ourselves. Finishing up repair projects an…
This week has hurt the crops around here. Another 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain fell over the weekend, and the rest of the time it was overcast. Fields are saturated, if not ponding again. This much rain will likely kill the low spots in the field. Hopefully the weather will turn next week and w…
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 had scattered rainfall again, especially in the south part of my area. The corn is moving along quickly this year again, and the beans are starting to finish flowering. We have good moisture, but I'm sure another mid-August rain wouldn't hurt the soybeans. At this point, we are just waiti…
We had spots of light rain across our area, but the heat has really helped the wet crop areas catch up some. Variability is still the main concern for us. We've wrapped up field work, and getting ready for the harvest season is the priority. Combine, tractor and semi repairs or maintenance i…
Thunderstorms on Monday (July 20) dropped between 1.9 and 4 inches of rain across our area. Once the fields dried out, we tried to finish with fungicide and continue to scout fields for problems. Soybeans are putting on pods, and the corn is through pollination without much issue. The fields…
Another week of hot and dry weather. The crops are holding up to the heat better than expected. Airplanes and drones are putting on fungicide in our area. The last of the second cutting of hay was put up as well. We are scouting corn for rootworm beetles and soybeans for Japanese beetle as w…
This week was hot and dry again. We saw the first airplanes and drones starting on fungicide in our area. The second cutting of hay was also being wrapped up.
The heat has rolled in along with scattered storms across our area last week. We avoided the worst of the flooding but still received 2.4 inches over the last week. Corn was chest high to tasseling in our area by the 4th!
We received 1.4 inches of rain Saturday, June 20, and 0.3 inches over Sunday night. Things were back to looking wet. Toward the end of the week, some fields were dry enough for field work. We did post herbicide on soybeans.
It was a good week for field work. Last weekend we had a few tenths of rain, but it’s been clear since. The crops have dried out, and the wet spots have started to look better. Any hay that wasn't cut before the rain was cut and put up this week. Later-planted corn is knee-high, and earlier-…
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…
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…