A majority of the crop in the area has had its fill of moisture for a good while. Conditions have been challenging to be able to get in the field to spray or apply any in-crop treatments. Most of the corn acres have finally transitioned out of the “ugly” phase and into permanent root systems…
Dan Carpenter farms with family in Carroll and Ray counties. He is a fourth-generation farmer, raising corn, soybeans and cattle. He also owns and operates a Pioneer seed agency. Carpenter serves on the Missouri Soybean Association board.
Planting progress has slowed down quite a bit here in the last week. Rainfall in the area is helping emerging crop continue to make it out of the ground. The majority of the corn in area is V3-V5 stage and working on transitioning to permanent root systems. Later planted soybeans have emerge…
After a little over a week-long rain delay, we were able to get back in the field this week. The last few acres of beans are going in the ground, and the race is on to try to knock out weeds. May-planted corn and soybeans jumped out of the ground initially, but growth slowed with the cool an…
A long stretch of dry fieldwork came to an end Sunday night into Monday (May 17-18) when a very welcomed 1- to 1.5-inch rain fell in the area. A few more shower chances this week will allow opportunity for a bit of recollecting physical and mental strain from the hard push we've had in the f…
A busy, dry week finally set in and planting pace has been steady. Conditions have finally shaped up for a long stretch here in the middle of May. Emergence has been overall decent on crop put in the ground sporadically in late April/early May.
We were able to get back in the field last weekend. Corn emergence on previously planted acres has been spotty in places but, overall, so far looks decent. There will most likely be places that will need filled in. Spotty showers Monday night may put us on hold for a day or two. Hoping to be…
A three-day window opened up for planting mostly corn acres in the area last week. Several good days were quickly followed by a regional shower, anywhere from 0.5 inches to 1.4 inches. Ground was just starting to get fit when a heavy 2.5-inch to 4-inch rain came through the area Sunday night…
A dry window finally broke open March 22 through April 4 for the first time in a month. With three straight years of late-March beans paying off, soybean planters rolled and a few corn planters. Steady showers coupled with the last round of storms and wind April 17 has put us out of the fiel…
Dan Carpenter farms with family in Carroll and Ray counties. He is a fourth-generation farmer, raising corn, soybeans and cattle. He also owns and operates a Pioneer seed agency. Carpenter serves on the Missouri Soybean Association board.
Dan Carpenter farms with family in Carroll and Ray counties. He is a fourth-generation farmer, raising corn, soybeans and cattle. He also owns and operates a Pioneer seed agency. Carpenter serves on the Missouri Soybean Association board.
The 2025 crop season has brought many lessons. We topped our wheat production to new highs. But costs of inputs in relationship to sales kept profits from being realized. We had good corn and bean seed emergence to start the season off as well. As we have learned through the years to let the…
Rain and cloudy, foggy days kept us from the fields, but we managed to finish up corn harvest. Wheat is emerging and we will be out evaluating planting performance. We are down to double-crop beans to harvest, and what we have cut are really good. Late rains and in season management are retu…
Well, the cool, cloudy days of fall have set in and slowed bean harvesting down. Elevators are now cash and contact only, so to the farm storage bins we go. Yield monitors are useful tools to track where issues arise within your operations. We discovered midseason that our corn side-dressing…
Being a student of the crop is the key to learning yield limitation factors, and harvest observations are key data points. Where the plants are growing happily without nutritional struggles, the yields are great, but in areas that need improvement it really shows this year. It’s a good time …
This week we got some rain, but it didn’t slow us down. Harvest is still in full swing. We had a few more breakdowns, but again, nothing we couldn’t handle. We did get into some irrigated soybeans, and they are doing great. It just goes to show that water was the limiting factor all along.
We are just about 50% done with harvest. We’re getting things ready to put some wheat in the ground next. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing as we have had our fair share of troubles. We have had a few breakdowns and some tires have blown out. We have a bit of rain chance this week so we migh…
The rain really came this week and kept us out of the field for the most part. With a clear forecast for next week, we are looking at really hitting the ground running with our own harvest. We remain focused on equipment maintenance and double-checking everything so when we do get going ther…
Corn harvest is marching on, and elevators are limiting bringing in corn over 15.5% at times. Early beans are close, and some have begun harvesting. As showers of rain moved through the area, harvest progress has slowed. We had several smaller amounts but a heavy downpour on Sunday (Sept. 21).
Combines are rolling in the early-planted corn. Yields are too early to tell how things will turn out in the end. Every farmer knows not to count your chickens before they hatch. Bushels not across a marketplace scale are still at risk of loss of production. Soybeans have started shutting do…
Boy, the cool evening temperatures and shorter days have told soybeans that time is running out for pod filling. Out walking fields this week and can see the top-end yield has been hitting the minus button pretty hard this week. The cracks in the ground are about an inch wide. Several are go…
A few have dabbled with corn harvest in the area but most have been told moisture is too high yet for what the elevators want. Heavy dews have lessened in the last couple days, and the soybeans are showing some stress. Hopefully a nice rain shower will come through soon and help corn get rea…
Out walking beans this afternoon — sure a lot of potential there. As the temperatures moderate, waiting on a rain, we will be foliar applying some fulvic acid and micronutrients to help hold potential. Plant stress comes in many forms, but with the tools we have today we can help mitigate th…
It’s been a busy week going through records in the office about all that’s happened this season. We collect a lot of data points and use this information to guide management decisions. It’s good to clear your head with evening walks checking on crop progression and monitoring conditions as t…
Most crops are really in good shape. Some are finding some issues in early-planted crops, but I didn’t plant anything earlier myself. August can be a difficult time of year for crop farmers. As the crop continues to push for the finish line and the kids will soon be returning to school it’s …
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