Danny Kuenzel farms with family in Franklin and Gasconade counties. He grows corn and soybeans, with some acres in the Missouri River bottom and some on the hill ground. He serves on the board for the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council.

2026 is already off to a big start. Some much-needed rain fell this week here, anywhere from 2 to 4 inches from Tuesday night until Saturday morning (April 18). Corn planters are rolling when weather permits with early-planted corn up and in most cases a perfect stand. Early-planted beans are about R-1, maybe a bit taller, but appear to be a good stand at least so far. Lots of things happening when weather permits, and it should be a decent week of weather.

Another week of great growing conditions here in east-central Missouri. Rain showers stopped planters from rolling along too crazy. Those that have wheat applied the last application of fungicide recently, and it really started to look good. Early corn is about V2 or a bit taller, early planted beans are about R2 or maybe a bit taller but overall looking good. Lots of corn and beans to be planted yet, but with good weather progress it won’t take long!

Not a good week of growing conditions here in east-central Missouri. Temps way too cool, putting a halt to an awesome start on corn and soybeans! Corn stands here in our world, what we have come up so far, is totally fabulous as well as early-planted beans. Wheat is off to a great start with the last fungicide application being last week. It’s unreal the weather we have been having. It’s kind of scary, but time will tell!

Mixed bag of weather here in east-central Missouri. Not much in the way of field work — trying to dodge rain showers. Planters were rolling from May 2, 3 and 4 when rain shut most of us down for the most part — a bit of spraying but that’s about all. Early-planted beans are a good stand with little weed pressure so far, but warm weather would help them tremendously. The earliest corn we planted is about R3, maybe a bit more, but the stands that came up around us are perfect for the most part. Wheat is headed out and seems to be fairly short this year but looks really good. Next week appears to be warmer, which is very welcome, but not much chance of rain!

Pretty nice week of weather here again — moderate rainfall with some time to get planters in the field. Most are done, like us, or not too far from the finish line. We are very lucky in our area. We’ve had almost perfect weather for spring. Early-planted soybeans have really taken off this week, some are V2 to V4 depending on planting date. Lots of sprayers hitting the fields for post application of corn this week if weather permits. Wheat is pretty short, but I think it will be a bit early this year!

Not much to say here except wet weather. Crops are growing at a snail pace with the weeds getting bigger. Hopefully it dries up soon so sprayers can get in the field! We had anywhere from 3 to 4.5 inches of rain Monday with creeks overflowing their banks.

Pretty nice week of weather here. Lots of farmers finished planting the last of the soybeans. Lots of post application on corn and soybeans both along with top dressing corn. Crops are looking almost too good and growing rapidly. We will have corn tasseling by next weekend.

Pretty nice week of weather here. Lots of sprayers running post corn and beans while the weather is good. Finished topdressing corn like everyone else before it gets too tall. Early beans look really good as well as early corn. We will have corn tasseling in 7-10 days. Wheat is turning but not ready to cut yet but has very good yield potential!

Mixed bag of weather here this week. Monday was very wet so everything came to a halt. But by late week sprayers were running in full force on corn and soybeans. Weeds seem to follow warm, wet weather as they grow fast. Most all corn has been top dressed in our area and really looking good. We could have some pretty significant yields if the weather holds. We have corn tasseling June 14 that was planted late March, and the early beans we planted are growing really fast. Wheat is turning, but no one has harvested anything yet, but late week some should be ready or pretty close!

Really nice week of weather here in east-central Missouri, which finds us with a lot of corn starting to tassel. So next week’s weather looks amazing for pollination. While receiving decent moisture this week we could be looking at some decent yields in our area. Beans are growing rapidly with lots of sprayers applying post herbicide to clean fields up. Wheat harvest is in full swing, with yields above trend lines and most reporting good test weights!

Rain seems to stay in the forecast here in east-central Missouri, although we have had good rains while others are not so lucky. Corn is mostly tasseled or starting to and looks really good so far, but with the wet weather forecast that could change. Beans are making up for lost time with the warm, wet weather, most have been post sprayed and are looking good. Wheat yields seem to be very good so far from what I’m hearing, with good test weight.

Hot, dry week of weather here in central Missouri, but we are thankful for the rain we received June 26-27. Corn is tasseling in most places, and some like us are spraying fungicide at this time. Beans are growing fast with the warmer weather, but then so do the weeds. Spot spraying will be in order the next two weeks.

Wonderful week of weather here in central Missouri with temperatures in the upper 80s and receiving some very beneficial moisture. Not much to report other than corn fungicide is in full swing and soybeans not far behind. We should have some above trend-line yields for early corn, and if the weather stays the way it has been beans could be really good!

Hot, dry week here in east-central Missouri. Early-planted corn is heading to trend line yields or slightly above while later-planted corn is just tasseling. Timely rains will mean good yields. Soybean fungicide application is in full swing at least on our farm, and I’m sure others are not far out. Rain is badly needed for soybeans, as they are blooming and starting to see signs of stress!

Sunny, hot and humid here in east-central Missouri seems to be the norm with limited rainfall. Early-planted corn is pretty well made while later-planted could use some good moisture along with cooler weather. Beans continue to look good, but they really could use a good rain with lots of fungicide being applied at this time. Next week’s forecast appears to have very limited rainfall potential.

Sunny, hot and humid early in the week led to some much-needed rainfall late in the week. Anywhere from 2.5 to less than 1.2 inches of rain along with a lot of cooler temps. Early beans should be really good if the forecast for rain holds true next week. Should be some yields above trendline on the early side. Later-planted crops have a long way to go yet. Pollination might be a problem in later corn, and beans have a long way to go!

Pretty nice week of weather here in east-central Missouri. Some much-needed rainfall came on Thursday, Aug. 6, anywhere from 3.5 to 2.5 inches over our region. Beans in our area should be really good if we get one more rain. Later-planted have a little while to go yet. Later-planted corn has a potential to be a really good crop if pollination was not a problem during the heat.

Sunny, hot and humid here in east-central Missouri this week. We received about 1.1 to 1.3 inches of rain on Wednesday the 12th and another inch on Sunday the 16th. Corn is turning slowly. It will be a couple weeks before combines start to hit the fields. Moisture on our fields were in the mid-20s. Beans are starting to turn with the latest moisture. We are sitting on really good bean yields.

Another good week of weather here in east-central Missouri. Not much has changed, just basically waiting for corn to dry down. Combines patiently sitting on the sidelines for now. In another week we should start to see some moving. Beans continue to look really good. It will be a bit for them yet as they are just starting to turn leaves.

Another beautiful week of weather here in east-central Missouri. Moderate temps made it very nice to work outside. A few combines have hit the field, but high moisture seems to be the norm. We hit a couple fields where moisture was in the mid-20s. Beans are turning really slow, although some moisture would help the later-planted beans. I think the early ones will be really good! It will be mid to late September before many beans are cut here.

Sunny and hot here in east-central Missouri. Combines are starting to hit the fields. Hot, dry weather has pushed the moisture out of corn big time. Reports from the area are some very good yields coming from corn fields. Beans are still a least 10 days out yet, but they could use a good rain!

When the combines hit the corn this past week, with the heat it was unreal how the corn had dried down in just a few days. We were able to pick corn and not have to burn gas to get it dry. It was coming out of the field less than 15%. Yields have been close to normal most places, while a few farms were a bit better than expected. Soybeans are at least a week to 10 days away — too much green leaves on them. But with the rain this past week they should be a decent crop overall.

Corn fields in east-central Missouri are disappearing fast with the dry weather, and yields have been pretty much at trend line for most. Some higher yields have been reported in better soil types but overall yields have been good. Finished corn Saturday the 19th and switched to cutting beans, which were 11% with yields slightly above trend lines on thinner soils. I expect once we get to the better soil types we should see a pretty good yield over trend lines.

A not-so-productive week here in east-central Missouri. Rain on Monday led to cloudy days where no soybean combines could run. Soybean yields are above normal from what we have cut so far. Others that are still picking corn had a very productive week as they were able to keep moving with the cloudy and cool conditions. First part of next week looks good for a couple of days with lots of rain in the forecast.

Pretty decent week of weather here in east-central Missouri. The week was supposed to bring big rainfall, but we didn’t get much, which meant combines rolled pretty hard. Very few corn fields left around our area, but combines are hitting the bean fields as fast as they can. Overall the beans we have cut have been above-average yields, some by a bunch on really good ground. Combines should make fast work of fields this week with the abundance of sunshine in the forecast.

Wonderful week of weather here in east-central Missouri, very warm and sunny which made it ideal for cutting beans. Most have been reporting higher-than-average yields in our area. The only problem is so many fields are really green, but the beans are dry. Looks almost like chopping silage with your combine. A good frost would help that. A few people are spreading fertilizer while some continue to haul in lime while the weather is dry. Big chance of rain this week, but we shall see.