Still working on getting the last bit of harvest wrapped up in the area. November weather has the good days for cutting beans to a minimum. Fall tillage work is on the move, and plans are being made and implemented for 2027.
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Storms last week put a stop to harvest for a few days while debris cleanup and damage assessment was taking place. Areas of northern Ray and Caroll counties received substantial damage in places to standing corn, older buildings and large trees. A good dry week this week will have us back ou…
The rainy weather pattern finally gave way to a week’s worth of sun and good harvest conditions. A lot of beans will get cut this week while the sun shines.
Midweek rain slowed down harvest progress again this week after two good days Monday and Tuesday. The forecast for next week looks to be favorable for cutting beans and hopefully allowing the pace to pick up.
Fall showed up right on schedule this week with cooler temperatures that have been very welcomed after a hot August and September finish to the crop. Wet start to the week slowed down harvest for a few days. Quite a few corn acres have been harvested and yields have been variable. Soybean ha…
Harvest is off to a somewhat slow pace for now, with a lot of the corn in the area hanging around 18 to 22%. Early-planted beans will be ready any day, and everything will probably open up and be full-go next week. A few chances of rain this week will put a halt to the field work if they mat…
Mother Nature put the finish to this crop hard this week. Many operations will be working on getting some early-planted/early-maturity corn harvested next week. Soybeans needed a better finish than what they’re getting. I’m none too optimistic that seed size is going to hold up with high hea…
We’ve been fortunate to catch spotty showers over the last week. Corn and beans both continue to finish out decently. Silage corn coming out so far has been healthier than last year with the heavy southern rust pressure we saw in 2025. Early corn is nearing or at black layer and high-moistur…
Corn and soybeans both have continued a cleaner-than-usual look as we approach the end of August. Really early corn, March 20-30, is beginning to mature out and looks to be on track with the past few years’ averages overall. Soybeans, where provided with even a little rainfall, are stacking …
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.
Rain makes grain, and we finally got a stretch of rainfall that put down 3-5 inches in multiple events across the area in the last 10-14 days. Silage acres are being taken out this week, and kernels and pods are stacking weight to finish out the crop. GDU calculations have us on track to bla…
We got a much-anticipated shower last weekend and lower temperatures. This has slowed down the string of heat stress we were going through at the back end of July. Late-March and early-April corn fared decent through pollination. Later corn, early- to mid-May, has pockets and environments wh…
Heat stress is starting to show in our area as several chances of rain haven’t materialized into anything substantial for a while. So far the crop seems to be hanging in pretty decent overall. As beans work to maintain pollinated flowers, fill out pods and kernels fill out in corn, we’ll be …
We had some rain come through last weekend that gave some relief to the heat. Corn withstood some pretty strong winds as some damage to structures and trees came through. Soybeans continue to roll through early reproductive stage. Corn continues to be clean overall.
We had another hot, dry week. Early corn is near full tassel, and later-planted corn is not far behind. Chance of showers later on in the week may bring a reprieve to the heat. So far mostly disease-free on corn acres. A few holes here and there across the area, but overall a decent looking …
A hot, dry stretch of summer weather is here. Early-maturity and early-planted corn has reached full tassel, and later-maturity, later-planted corn will be reaching the same stage next week. Dry weather has finally allowed for a window to put up hay and get back in the crop field to make wee…
The last of replant and after-wheat beans should finish this week before heading into another weekend rain. Wheat yields and quality were respectable. Early-planted mid-maturity corn is starting to show a tassel. Soybeans have canopied, but with the struggle so far trying to control weeds it…
Another week of struggling to find dry ground before a weekend rain. Applicators are starting to push field conditions to get corn and beans sprayed in a timely manner. Grass hay looks to be decent, but finding a window to put it up dry has been challenging. Corn has really taken off this we…
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…
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…
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