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Follow the Field 2021 – Update #15

Happy Friday! Here’s a quick update for you this week: August 20, 2021 Update: Soybeans (119 days) The beans are progressing very quickly. Check out how many pods are on…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #14

Made it to the weekend! If you’ve been following along, you probably noticed that I haven’t posted #FollowTheField updates the last two Fridays. I can’t believe that it’s already the…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #6

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…

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…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #3

Happy Friday! This week turned out drastically different than what they were predicting weather-wise a week ago. We only had a couple of rainy days and have ended up with…

Follow the Field 2021 – Update #2

Happy Friday! The fields are beginning to come to life for the season, albeit slowly. The cool weather we’ve had over the last couple of weeks has really slowed down…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #16

Happy Friday! Not a lot of changes this week, but some signs that the crop continues to progress. We’re at the point where the beans (and my yard) could use…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #15

Happy Friday! Another short update for you this week as the crop continues with grain fill and we begin thinking about harvest. August 21, 2020 Update: Soybeans (121 days) The…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #14

Happy Friday! Short update this week as crops continue with grain fill. August 14, 2020 Update: Soybeans (114 days) I remembered my 4-foot measuring stick this week and was surprised…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #13

Happy Friday! Like the last few weeks, there’s not a lot of visible changes happening in the fields, so this will be a quick update. We’ve hit the “hurry up…