This week was a good one. We got an inch of rain and had to stop a couple days. We are still on beans. If I had to guess, we will be on corn in the next week or so. Beans have been doing well. I’m interested to see how corn will be. Pastures look good, and we started to wean this past weeken…
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This week was finally a dry one! We got started on harvest and are getting after it. Most everyone around the area is going full swing. On the cattle front some around the area have started mowing fourth cutting. We finished preg checking this weekend, and pastures look great. Overall, we ar…
Last week was a wet one. We got right at 0.7 of an inch of rain. But finally it dried up this weekend, and some combines got rolling! We are starting tomorrow morning. Fourth cutting of hay looks good and needs to be mowed once we get a dry stretch. Pastures look good. We started preg checki…
This week was once again a wet one. We got right at 1.75 inches of rain. A few tried to combine some corn, and I heard it was in the 25% range in moisture. We have not combined at all due to mud and high moisture on the crops. Pastures have been too wet to try to wean our calves, but grass i…
We have had enough rain for the fall. That’s what you’ll find most farmers talking about throughout Audubon. We have had 5.5 inches so far in the latest round at my place, and it is still raining a bit Monday morning. I never thought I would say this, but we are too wet. We need to dry out s…
This week was a soaker. We got right at 5.5 inches of rain at our place. We got lucky and finished chopping right before the rain began. Corn silage was great, and tonnage was great as well! We are looking to start harvest in the next couple weeks depending on weather. Corn and beans are sta…
This week once again was a dry one for us. Areas right around us got rain but not us. Crops are looking good. Some beans are starting to turn slightly. We are planning on starting chopping tomorrow morning (Saturday, Sept. 5). Corn is looking good as well and is starting to turn. Fourth cutt…
This week was a good one. We got a light rain with right at 0.1 of an inch. Had some heavy dew several days, which was also nice. Fourth cutting of hay is coming along nicely. Pastures are finally taking back off due to the rains, and they look green. Corn and beans are looking good. We are …
This week was a good one. We were dry but did receive some heavy dew which helped keep crops going. Overall we are looking at good crops and hay, and pastures look good too.
This week was a soaker! We ended up getting 6.8 inches of rain! We needed it terribly. Overall, pastures seem to be taking back off, which is a blessing. Hopefully we can graze for a bit longer. Hay fields seem to be taking off as well, so hopefully we can get a measurable fourth cutting. Co…
Clayton VanAernam is 17 and a junior at Audubon High School. He farms with his parents, Andy and Ashley, near Exira in Audubon County. They have a cow-calf herd, and Clayton helps his uncle with his row crop operation. He is involved with FFA, serving as chapter president, and is also active…
This week was once again a dry one. We finally got an inch and a half of rain. The crops needed it, but we are in one of those pockets that have missed the rains this summer. Pastures are burnt up and third cutting of hay was very poor, but the beans and corn seem to be holding on well for t…
This week was once again a dry one. We got right at 0.4 of an inch of rain at our place. There was talk of good 1-2-inch rain coming that never did. The big need is moisture. If we receive a good 2-inch rain it would be a blessing. The third cut of hay is underway for the most part around he…
This week was once again a dry one. We got 0.2 of an inch of rain—and I honestly wouldn’t even count it as a “rain.” The corn and beans look good, but if we don’t get a rain soon it’s going to start to take effect on stuff big time. Hay is getting close to needing mowed but looks like a shor…
This week was once again a dry one. We had a few small showers that did not amount to much — right at 0.2 of an inch total from all of them. Crops are looking great though. Some corn, not all, is starting to tassel in our area, which is good. Beans are all shaded over. Pastures and cows are …
This week was a HOT one, but a good one. We ended up getting our second cut of alfalfa done, which was a positive. It ended up yielding about half what it did last cutting. That was not surprising due to the little bit of rainfall we have received. On that note, we did get right at six-tenth…
This week has been a nice, cool one. They say next week is going to be hot. It’s looking like we’re going to start making the second cut of alfalfa next week, which is something positive. I worry about the extreme heat on the crops, though. The beans and corn look great. Beans are close to a…
We ended up with right around 0.7 of an inch of rain at our place this past week. Boy, was it a blessing no wind came with it, and it was a great boost for our corn, beans and hay. Beans look great, just needed a rain to get them going. Can’t wait to see how the look in a few days! We are at…
This week has been a good one. We got right around 0.7 of an inch of rain, which was much needed. We have officially reached the point where our corn is starting to shade, which is a good sign. It’s past knee high. The beans are coming along nicely as well. The hay crop is taking on growth w…
We ended up with roughly seven-tenths of rain over the past week, which was much needed. We could use a bit more though, and Thursday we have a good chance. The crops are taking off and appear to be in a good spot. On the cattle front, pastures are standing well and cattle are looking great …
We ended up getting a half inch of rain this weekend. It got most of our first cut of hay wet, which was a bummer. The corn and bean crop is coming up well and appears to be on the right track. The pastures are nice and thick and appears to be a good year. Overall we are standing well.
This week has been a great one. We have finally started to receive some rain, right around an inch this week. Overall we just need some heat to get everything going strong. On the cattle front, we have moved everything out to pasture and are getting ready to mow hay once it dries.
We received an inch of rain over the past two days, which is a blessing! We have completely finished planting and pretty much everyone is done around us. The sprayers are starting to roll. On the cattle front, we are hoping to drop hay in the next week and are moving cows out to pasture this…
We finished up planting this past week. The biggest thing we could use at the moment is a rain. Some of our first-planted crops have begun to come up the past few days. Hay crop is looking to be dropped within the next few weeks and looks to be a good cutting. We started to A.I. cows over th…
Planting is a full go in our area. Most guys are getting to the end stretch. If I had to guess, most have a week to two weeks left. The big thing that we need is a rain so we can get everything to come up well due to simply how hard the ground is becoming. On the cattle front, we moved a few…
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