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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…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #12

How is it already the end of July?? I don’t have a huge update to share today, but I do have a handful of photos that I snapped real quick…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #11

Summer seems to be flying by! As August approaches, it feels more and more strange to not be having a county fair this year, but it’s reassuring that some annual…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #10

It rained! It rained! We received about 5 inches of much-needed rain over the last week, with 4.3 inches in less than two hours just a couple days ago. It…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #9

Yep…still need some rain. July 10, 2020 update: Soybeans (79 days) Slow and steady wins the race with soybeans. Last week, I talked about how just because they weren’t growing…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #8

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…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #7

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.…

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Follow the Field 2020 Update #6

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…