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Speaking Up for Agriculture

Hi there – Long time, no update. We wrapped up harvest last Halloween, cleaned up equipment, left the field for the winter, and I ran fresh out of ideas of…

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Follow the Field Update #17

Happy Harvest! That’s right, it’s go time. Harvest is underway on our farm and everywhere around us this week. It’s a bit later than normal because of the late planting…

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Follow the Field Update #16

Hello, winter! (Just kidding – but it kind of feels like late November today instead of mid-October). At this time last year, we were done with harvest. On average, we’ve…

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Follow the Field Update #15

It finally feels like fall! The leaves are turning, the weather is getting cooler, and even though we haven’t started harvest yet, I’m excited about the season change. We’re about…

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Follow the Field Update #14

Happy Friday! Well, Friday evening. Better late than never, right? Some visual differences in the fields this week, but still a ways off from harvest. 09/27/19 Update: Cover Crop Soybeans…

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Follow the Field Update #13

Happy Friday! Next week marks the first day of fall and it feels like we’re finally in the homestretch of the 2019 growing season. The fields that were planted in…

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Follow the Field Update #12

Happy Friday! Nothing too exciting to report this week. Still a few weeks to go before harvest, but the good news is that we’re now in “second summer” in Illinois…

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Follow the Field Update #11

Happy Friday! Still not much happening in the fields as we start thinking about preparing for harvest. It was a late spring, so it’ll be a few weeks before crops…

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Follow the Field Update #10

Happy Friday! And even better since we’re at the beginning of a long weekend. 🙂 Here’s this week in pictures: 8/30/19 Update: Cover Crop Soybeans (105 Days) Even the soybeans…

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Follow the Field Update #9

Happy Friday! It’s almost the weekend, which means I’m bringing you another #FollowtheField update from Central Illinois! This sure has been a weird growing season this year. First, way too…