This last week seemed to fly by as crops are starting to take off, but there is still a lot of unevenness. Rain continues to be variable. Most that got more rain also got hail or damaging winds. We missed out on most of that but did lose some old oak trees in the pasture.
Aaron and Chrissy Schnepel live and farm near Carson, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, with their son, Brock, a high school sophomore, and daughter, Baylee, an eighth grader. They grow corn and soybeans and some cover cropping on a couple thousand acres with Aaron’s dad, Mark, and uncle, Condo…
The heat this week has things really taking off. There is some unevenness in some corn and soybean fields that rain and heat will hopefully help even out. Rain has been coming just as it’s needed, but we haven’t been gaining any extra. But that gave us a good dry window for field work. Corn …
The rain at the beginning of the week was just what we needed around here, but the cold temperatures have really slowed things down — both crop growth and field activity. It doesn’t dry out much when it is only 60 degrees. Little bit of hay being mowed was the only field work I saw happening…
This week, we worked on moving cows to pasture, tore up the lots they were in and planted our silage corn. We received 1 inch of rain Saturday night and another 0.5 inch tonight should get that corn out of the ground. There was a lot of replanting going on around here this week. I have not s…
It’s been another dry and dusty week around here, which is great for planting. We’re just getting finished up. Wind has been calm as well, letting spraying and some fertilizer spreading get caught up. We have heard some concerns about frost on some of the early-planted acres and some crustin…
The week started out damp around here. The rain Sunday into Monday didn’t amount to much around here at a half an inch or so. I’ve heard not that far away had as much as 3 inches. But the cold temps and lack of sun kept us out of the field until Wednesday afternoon, when we found a farm dry …
Things were moving fast around here this week. A lot has been planted in a hurry. Thursday evening storms were spotty, with our fields getting anywhere from half an inch to nothing. So, planting didn’t slow until Saturday night brought a widespread half inch and a little more spotty rain Sun…
There’s not a lot going on. We’re not rolling out a lot yet. It’s always dusty — still dry as far as subsoil. We have planters ready to hit fields, but it’s still dry and anhydrous and pre-planting spraying is getting done. Cooperatives are struggling to get it wrapped up. We kept working on…
Aaron and Chrissy Schnepel live and farm near Carson, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, with their son, Brock, a high school sophomore, and daughter, Baylee, an eighth grader.
Aaron and Chrissy Schnepel live and farm near Carson, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, with their son, Brock, a high school sophomore, and daughter, Baylee, an eighth grader. They grow corn and soybeans and some cover cropping on a couple thousand acres with Aaron’s dad, Mark, and uncle, Condo…
We had a pretty good year. We got the crop off to a good start even though bean stands were a little thin. We had good rains through summer and were looking at a record crop, but disease pressure later in the season trimmed some yield off. Yields were still at average production history or a…
We got a good start on fall work, but an inch of rain last week kept us out of the field for a few days. Most guys are close to finishing up harvest. Strong winds blew some corn down in spots, but not too bad. Anhydrous will probably start going on around here this week.
We wrapped up harvest last week, but most guys are still going. Rain is in the forecast this week, so that should slow harvest down a little. We’ve had cooler temps, but we still haven’t had a hard freeze. We’ve started applying lime and fall tillage and will start fall spraying after the ra…
We are a couple days from wrapping up harvest. Most still have a ways to go. Both corn and soybeans are coming out in our area. We still haven’t had our first frost, but temperatures are cooler this week. Corn has been coming out dry and beans are a little on the wet side with overnight show…
Harvest has been coming along nicely. Corn moisture has dropped to the low- to mid-teens. There’s still a fair amount of beans coming out of the fields. No frost in the forecast yet, which is much later than normal.
We finished up beans and got back to harvesting corn. It really dried down with the warm and windy conditions last week. Yields are running on either side of average. I had one load rejected due to aflatoxin, but it doesn’t sound like it’s a widespread issue. We received a very welcome inch …
Bean harvest is in full swing here. Moisture levels have dropped to 9%, which is frustrating, but yields are generally good. With no rain in the forecast, harvest should progress rapidly this week.
More people are getting going when it comes to harvest. A few beans have been cut, and the yields have been good. We picked some corn, but it's still pretty wet. Yields are good if you used fungicide. Some guys have gotten into some drier corn and made good progress. It's still pretty early.
Harvest is getting going around here, about a week ahead of normal it seems. Early yield reports on corn are disappointing, especially on anything that didn't get fungicide. A few early bean reports are pretty decent.
It’s been cooler weather this past week. Feels like fall. We got a couple inches of rain also. The cattle feeders have started chopping. I'm hearing that yields are a little disappointing.
Sunny and cooler this past week. The crop has really started turning. Earliest corn is just reaching black layer. Most still has a ways to go. Cattle guys will probably start chopping this week.
I had to put a jacket on this morning (Monday) with temps in the 40s. It’s a nice change from the heat and humidity. The crop has developed rapidly. Disease continues to be the story here. Southern rust in corn and SDS in beans are causing some fields to turn early. Armyworms have been hitti…
Crops look good. Some of the corn actually has come along in the last week. We do have some southern rust in some corn. We also have some SDS in the beans. I think most have given up on spraying for the year. Some corn is denting. It’s been tougher to get hay baled with the moisture we have …
Crops have continued to progress. We had 5 inches of rain locally Saturday night. A lot of SDS is showing up in the beans. Some southern rust is showing in the corn. Guys have struggled to get hay put up dry.
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