It’s officially summer! The heat is great for the crops, but we could definitely use another rain soon – and hopefully the rain in the forecast pans out this week. We only ended up with a few tenths of an inch last weekend, while other parts of the state had a few inches of rain….
Short update this week, but with lots of pictures! Everything is growing, but we’re starting to watch the weather forecast closely for rain. There’s a chance over the weekend and we really could use the moisture – the grass in the yard is going dormant, I’ve emptied my rain barrel, and I could use a…
June 12, 2020 Update: Soybeans (51 days) This field continues to green up as the soybeans get larger. Check out all of that field cover between the rows! This is a combination of last year’s corn residue (stalks and leaves) as well as what’s left of the winter’s cereal rye cover crop. The cover does…