Another dry week has allowed good harvest progression. Many are finishing up while others are on the downhill slide. Light rains this weekend slowed soybean cutting, but some were able to continue shelling corn. Double-crop soybean yields continue to impress. Heavier rain chances look to lin…
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Harvest and fall seeding made spectacular progress this past week. An extended dry period kept everything flowing. Many after-wheat beans are being cut now. Yields are very satisfying so far. Seems the later beans have an edge this year. Yields are 40-50, which is very good for double crop. …
The week started off bustling in the fields. Rains moved in Tuesday night and hung around until Thursday, halting progress. Many were rolling by the weekend once again. Wheat and cover crops continue to be planted. Much has emerged, leaving some bright green fields across the landscape of ha…
Harvest still has the hammer down and will continue on through the next week. At least until midweek, when showers are in the forecast. Corn yields are still holding up very well. Bean yields are quite different. What looks to be out there just isn't. The majority of yields are moderate, wit…
Rains over the weekend and into the first of the week delayed harvest for a bit. But by midweek many started to trickle back into the fields. By the weekend, we were full blast once again. Corn and soybeans are both rolling in now. Yields are all across the board. Early-planted corn seems to…
Harvest remained the priority throughout the week, though was slowed down in some areas due to small showers. More soybeans are being cut, but the weather outlook for this week looks to dampen things. Yields are coming in more moderate the more that are cut. Corn yields remain above average …
Corn harvest is full steam ahead! Fields are dusty and highways are busy. Persistent heat continues to drop moisture quickly, even in later-planted corn fields. Several soybean fields were entered toward the end of the week. Yields are said to be good to excellent. Some cover crop is being p…
Corn harvest hit hard with many this week! Hot temps brought moisture to lower-than-expected numbers. Yields are above average for the most part. Much-needed rain showers hit late midweek and helped to curb the scorching heat but delivered some of the most oppressive humidity of the summer. …
Very hot, very dry. That's the new pattern it seems. Corn and full season beans should still fare well, but the after-wheat beans are gonna take a hit. It looks as if it will continue right into next week. On a positive note, corn harvest is slowly starting, and yields are coming in above av…
Last week was a cooler week. That helped with the moisture absence, but it is finally starting to show. By the weekend, the August heat we're used to showed up. It looks to be a scorcher the next several days, and no rain in sight. However, many choppers wrapped up and combines joined the ma…
It was a much cooler though humid week last week. Some midweek rain showers dropped as much as three-quarters of an inch in some places while others saw a few sprinkles. Regardless, mid-Missouri looks abnormally green and lush for August. Corn silage has been put up and will continue this co…
This past week was one of the hottest yet. Thankfully, it broke with a couple of tenths of rain, once again. Many acres of corn are ripening fast. Silage chopping will commence in many places this week. Soybeans, both full season and double cropped, are lapping up the August moisture. Pods a…
Derek Fuemmeler has been farming with family all his life. He farms in Howard, Chariton and Randolph counties, with a diversified farm operation. He also works as a certified crop advisor and provides crop consulting services.
A warm week was once again blessed with the gift of moisture. Most in the area received at least an inch and up to 2 inches. The majority of the corn crop is made. It looks to be a stellar year come harvest time, for most. Soybeans are on the shorter side of normal, but they continue to stac…
What started out a hot week ended with some much-needed moisture and a cool down. Full season and after-wheat soybeans are loving the moisture break. Early-planted corn, which is well into dent, will stack up some test weight. Later-planted corn is benefitting nicely as well. This week looks…
A few scattered showers and a break in the heat made a lot of difference in corn and soybean fields. But a scorcher returned by the weekend. Early-planted corn fields look to be setting up for a very nice harvest potential with the later working hard to get to it. Some areas of late-planted …
Fungicide applications were in full force this past week. A lot of cornfields and a few soybean fields were covered. It was another big haying week, as well. Some corn is starting to dent, while other fields are just starting to tassel. Soybeans are in multiple growth stages, too. Many field…
The aerial application rush has begun. Planes, drones and helicopters have been flying over cornfields and a few bean fields. Countless hay bales formed across the countryside, once again, this week. Clouds moved in Thursday and hung around till Saturday. We received some helpful rain, thoug…
Hot, dry weather allowed for a plethora of work to be done this week and changed the landscape. Wheat harvest was wrapped up for most, with soybeans going in right behind the combines. Sprayers and aerial equipment ran rampant with herbicides and fungicides. Hay went down all across the coun…
A lot of wheat harvesting and double-crop soybean planting occurred this past week. Of course, small rain showers hindered activity slightly throughout the week. Then Thursday evening brought activity to a standstill once again. Many acres of corn are tasseling across the area. Next week wil…
Wheat harvest finally got its slow start this week. Midweek rains shut most down, but by the end of the week, combines rolled again. A rainy Sunday parked them once again, though. Yields are moderate and test weights are a bit lower this year. Many planters and application equipment took adv…
Another wet week for the record books! Sprayers ventured out cautiously midweek in the southern part of the region. But rain sent them back to the barn by the end of the week. Heavy rains in the northern part kept work at a standstill and added to a rising river and its tributaries. Wheat ha…
Field activity was fairly stagnant this past week. Some activity crept in late in the week but was quickly halted by wet weather. There are a few fields scattered throughout the area that are open or need a replant, but most have been planted. Corn and soybeans are in multiple group stages, …
This week started out a busy one, with lots of sprayer activity posting corn. Spreader trucks were sidedressing as well. Planters were at it, too, in what seems to be an endless endeavor to beat a rain. Friday put many at a standstill once again. Rains hit and carried through the weekend. Co…
Another wet week on the record. Showers moved in Sunday night and hung around until Tuesday evening. Thursday afternoon added some light showers to keep the saturation present. Cooler weather has slowed crop growth slightly, but the countryside is getting greener and greener with new crop em…
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