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Follow the Field 2021 – Update #15

Happy Friday! Here’s a quick update for you this week: August 20, 2021 Update: Soybeans (119 days) The beans are progressing very quickly. Check out how many pods are on…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #14

Made it to the weekend! If you’ve been following along, you probably noticed that I haven’t posted #FollowTheField updates the last two Fridays. I can’t believe that it’s already the…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #13

Happy Friday! Don’t know about you, but this week was crazy busy but went by super-fast. July 30, 2021 Update: Soybeans (98 days) The soybeans are still becoming taller and…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #12

Happy Friday! We’ve enjoyed a week of relatively cool weather and now it seems everything is shifting to hot and dry. Don’t miss the rain at all (at the moment)…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #11

Rain returned to central Illinois this week, including a storm with heavy rain deciding to move in as I was driving out to take this week’s photos. Didn’t spend a…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #10

Happy Friday! Crops are growing fast around here with the nice summer weather and frequent rains. Here’s the week 10 update: July 9, 2021 Update: Soybeans (77 days) The soybean…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #9

Happy Friday! Seems that we’ve survived monsoon season here in central Illinois and are now looking forward to the long holiday weekend, complete with sunshine and decent temperatures (not too…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #8

Happy Friday! The sun is currently shining, which is a surprise given the current weather forecast. Between yesterday (Thursday) and Sunday, we’re expected to have something like up to six…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #7

It’s incredible how much crops change and grow during this time of year. It’s almost as if a weekly update isn’t enough! June 18, 2021 Update: Soybeans (56 days) Compared…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #6

Warm weather + regular rains = a very happy corn crop for this week’s Follow the Field update! June 11, 2021 Update: Soybeans (49 days) First up, soybeans. The cover…