Harvest is progressing. The area is maybe 20% complete. A few beans have been cut, but most of the focus has been corn. Yields have been good but not a record. The heat has been relentless, and I am ready…
Two inches of rain halted early harvesters last week, though it helped push soybean maturity along. After some showers a weekend ago, the forecast looks wide open for the bulk of operators to hit the fields. We have a couple…
It is starting to look like fall. Corn and soybeans are drying down and you can even find a few trees that are changing colors. The weather on the other hand feels more like summer. Warm temperatures, rain and lots…
I received 2.2 inches of rain last week with no runoff. There were amounts up to 4 inches around the county. The rain washed the leaves from some early soybeans. Corn harvest is more of a sampling. Our moisture is…
After two rain events last week we ended up with 1.8 inches. Outside it seems like we are walking in a thick soup and as a consequence the crops are taking a slow walk to maturity. When you look across…
We finally got a nice summer thunderstorm with gentle lightning, thunder and 2 inches of rain. The ground was getting very dry! Crops are really starting to mature from the warm days. I haven’t seen any harvest activity in the…