Happy Independence Day weekend! As the saying goes, “knee-high by the Fourth of July”….but is the corn there yet? July 3, 2020 Update: Soybeans (72 Days) The beans are getting bigger! Soybean growth isn’t always measured explicitly by height. A very important part of soybean growth is in the branching. You can see in the…
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…