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A lot of soybeans were combined this past week. By the time the dew had dried the soybeans were often 10% or under in moisture. Early-planted cover crops look good. Normally the pits in our hog buildings do not need pumping until mid-November. We have taken enough manure out of each building to get us by until November. I hate to do it this early as we lose some nitrogen value. The manure pumpers report that we are not alone with pits being full early.
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Elyssa McFarland is the sixth generation in her family to farm near Columbus Junction in Louisa County. She runs the farm with her husband Dav…
We missed most of the rain during the week, so we were still very dry heading into the weekend. It finally started raining on Sunday and we ar…
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