It’s now been about six weeks since the corn was planted. Last weekend (May 21 and 22), the farmers side-dressed most of the corn on the farm (I say most because they had issues with a hydraulic line and had to repair that before they were able to finish last week 😉 ).
Category: #FollowTheField
What Happens During Planting?
Planting is one of the busiest and most important times of the year for a farmer. It’s the start to a new growing season and holds promise for a good year. Believe it or not, most of the decisions for a crop are made before and during planting, starting as early as before last year’s…
The Season Doesn’t Start With Planting
Planting: sowing the seeds for this year’s crop. It seems like the growing season is just beginning, but planning started even before last year’s harvest began. I’d like to introduce you to my new #FollowTheField series. We’re going to follow the field my dad (one of the farmers) labeled as “Schultz 55” in his data management…