"Working with family has both joys and challenges, but at the end of the day it is quite rewarding to see the skills of farming being passed on."
- By Ava Kerner of Burke, S.D.
"Each season has brought something different, and looking back, it’s clear this year was shaped by changing weather, steady progress and plenty of long days."
- By Casey Briggs, Clark, S.D.
"Keep moving forward, try to at least get yourself in a position to try it again next year."
- Janelle Atyeo
The last fields of corn at TEH Farms were combined Nov. 19, putting a wrap on the year and a large pile of corn on the ground. “It was definitely a roller coaster out here,” Teddy Holzwarth said. “It was an interesting year.”
- By Becky and Shawn Feikema of Luverne, Minn.
“It was the most disappointing record crop we’ve ever had.”
- Janelle Atyeo
Harvest is taking longer than usual in Central South Dakota as farmers take the extra step of running corn through dryers in order to remove enough moisture to store the grain without spoiling.
- By Ava Kerner of Burke, S.D.
As the fall season winds down, many operations in my area, including ours, are starting to wrap up the last of the fall work before winter fully arrives.
- By Casey Briggs, Clark, S.D.
"Fall residuals are uncommon in our part of the world, but they really work well. It saves big money on herbicide for next year."
- By Becky and Shawn Feikema, Luverne, Minn.
"Right behind the combines there is much work being done. We have the balers going, putting up corn stalk bales for bedding, our drill planting cover crops, our strip till rig preparing the soil for next years’ planting and manure being applied."
- By Casey Briggs of Clark, S.D.
We finished up corn harvest Friday night, Oct. 24. Things went fairly well and the weather was pretty nice for most of it. I think we had just one short rain delay.
- By Ava Kerner of Burke, S.D.
As October comes to a close, harvest is wrapping up for most farmers across Gregory Country.
- By Becky and Shawn Feikema, Luverne, Minn.
"Grandpa Clarence, who started this farm in 1950 and Grandpa Chuck would have loved to see that."
- By Ava Kerner of Burke, S.D.
"Most operations started picking corn around the first full week of October, and progress has been moving quickly due to the cooperative weather."
- Janelle Atyeo
As of Oct. 13, not many operations had started on corn harvest, but Holzwarth expected to try some fields this week to see if it was dry enough.
- Janelle Atyeo
The last of the soybeans were harvested at Larson Seed Farm before the calendar turned to October, and yields remained lower than average.
- By Casey Briggs of Clark, S.D.
We started soybean harvest Sept. 26. Yields are about what I expected, down from what we would call average.
- Janelle Atyeo
As harvest ramps up in central South Dakota, temperatures in the 80s are causing farmers to be on high alert for combine fires.
- By Becky and Shawn Feikema of Luverne, Minn.
Harvest brings high and lows at Feikema Farms. Becky gives an update from their Luverne, Minn., operation.
- By Ava Kerner of Burke, S.D.
As September turns into October, harvest season is now well underway across our area. Combines are rolling for wet corn and earlage for cattle feed, as well as in the soybean fields. Overall, the work has been going smoothly. The weather has been cooperative for getting crops out of the fiel…
- By Ava Kerner, Burke, S.D.
As the growing season moves closer to harvest, It’s becoming clear that this year is very dry, and the crops are maturing much sooner than they should be, which may result in lighter yields.
- By Becky and Shawn Feikema of Luverne, Minn.
Things are changing rapidly now that fall is in the air! The cool temps were a welcome relief from the heat and humidity of summer.
- By Casey Briggs of Clark, S.D.
"Last year Sept. 15, we started soybean harvest. This year today they look to be 10 days out yet, maybe two weeks."
- Janelle Atyeo
An early frost hit crops in parts of central South Dakota Sept. 8, causing damage to soybeans that were already struggling through a dry summer, and zapping some productivity from the corn crop.
- By Becky and Shawn Feikema of Luverne, Minn.
“Farming is so cool!” “It’s beautiful here!” “Corn is amazing!”
- Janelle Atyeo
Soybeans in central South Dakota were starting to show stress after a hot, dry August.
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