Fun fact: A single tassel produces approximately 5+ million pollen grains…. Topics: – Growing Degree Day Update/Forecast Maps – Corn Plant Height…no two years alike – What’s going on in my fields?…..Corn Development, etc. – Fungicide/Disease in Corn – Insect Update – Soybean Development As of July 12th, we have accumulated approximately the following for […]
Nice looking field of P0339Q….June, 13, 2022 So far in 2022, Mother Nature has let us know that she is still in control! We have experienced just about the whole range of weather conditions since planting began….drought & wet, hot & cold, frost, hail, wind & Derecho….while this is nothing new to our area, it […]
Many items say to store them in a ‘cool, dry place’….right now, our soils would appear to qualify for that ‘cool, dry’ place…. With the 2022 Planting season upon us, we wanted to give a quick update as we begin planting. The 2022 planting season is coming with different challenges than the past few years, […]
November 11, 2021 2021 Harvest Newsletter 2021 has seen many ‘ups and downs’, however, one positive ‘up’ was excellent overall crop yields. GROWING SEASON REVIEW: Let’s look at some of the factors that played a role in the overall yields we saw this year. We will look at some weather charts that will give us […]
It won’t be long now and the combines will be rolling…..(don’t get nervous….not a current picture!) Topics: Growing Degree Day Update/Weather Update Current Corn Conditions…. Stalk Rots/ Windstorms/ Tall Ear Heights = Prioritizing Harvest! Current Soybean Conditions…. As of September 8th, we have accumulated approximately the following for Growing Degree Units in 2021: Planting Date GDU’s2021 […]
Just a Quick Agronomic Update….. Topics: – Growing Degree Unit Update – Quick Crop Update/Water Use/Weather – Corn/Soybean Insect Update GROWING DEGREE UNIT UPDATE As of August 16th, we have accumulated approximately the following for Growing Degree Days in 2021: Planting Date GDU’s2021 Average GDU Departure from average April 24 […]
Topics: – Growing Degree Unit Update – What’s Going On In My Fields?…..Corn Development, Sunlight, Crop Water Use, Disease, etc…. – Corn/Soybean Insect Update – Soybean Development – Disease and more… GROWING DEGREE UNIT UPDATE As of August 5th, we have accumulated approximately the following for Growing Degree Days in 2021: Planting Date GDU’s2021 […]
Corn Fun Fact: One acre of corn eliminates 8 tons of carbon dioxide from the air….that’s 1200T from a 150 acre field. Topics: – Growing Degree Day Update – What’s going on in my fields?…..Corn Development, Disease, Crop Water Use…. – Corn/Soybean Insect Update – Soybean Development – Disease and more… As of July 21st, […]
I knew that title would generate some interest…..it’s not what you are thinking! Fun fact: A single tassel produces approximately 5+ million pollen grains…. Topics: – Growing Degree Day Update – What’s going on in my fields?…..Corn Development, etc. – Fungicide/Disease in Corn – Insect Update – Soybean Development As of July 9th, we have […]
Fun Fact: It takes 91 gallons of water to produce one pound of corn….that’s roughly 5,000 gallons per bushel! TOPICS FOR THIS UPDATE: Temperatures/Precipitation & GDU accumulation What’s going on in my fields right now…. Disease Update & Fungicides…. Insect Update Soybean Update TEMPERATURES/PRECIPITATION & GDU ACCUMULATION: As of June 29th, we have accumulated […]
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