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 crop continues to break down, making this look more and more like a soybean field with each passing day. The dead cover crop (straw-colored grass…
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Follow the Field 2021 – Update #5
Four-day workweeks sure fly by! Fields are shaping up nicely and it’s become much easier to differentiate which crop is growing in what fields from the car as you drive by fields at 55 MPH – so lots of progress this week. June 4, 2021 Update: Soybeans (42 days) Soybeans are steadily getting bigger and…
Follow the Field 2021 – Update #4
Happy Friday! This warm, humid weather we’ve had over the last few days has our corn growing like a weed. Fortunately the cool weather expected for tonight and over the weekend is short-lived and crops in our area will be just fine. May 28, 2021 Update: Soybeans (35 days) First up, we’ll talk about the…

