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As harvest approaches, farmers start looking more closely at their crops and how they’re likely to yield once their combines roll. They begin to notice certain things that impact the crop in each field during the growing season, which are now visible as the crop matures. Stalk quality, disease levels, plant health, drought tolerance, andContinue Reading

Some of the variables we are seeing based on planting dates and maturity: The late April planted beans tend to have nodes at the bottom of the plant that are barren or sparse which is not typical for April beans The nodes are close together which is good The late April planting tends to haveContinue Reading

We got off to the best start I’ve seen in over 30 years. Most growers were patient, waiting to plant until soil conditions were right. Post planting scores on our bushels per 1000 plant system showed it; averaging 7.3 to 8 bushels per 1000 consistently. Those are also some of the best scores we’ve seenContinue Reading

As farmers, we have a lot of decisions to make when growing a crop. That’s why many growers develop a cropping plan 6-8 months before the production season ever starts. It allows those farmers to simply follow the plan without having to make decisions on the growing crop during the season. The problem is, variableContinue Reading

Sometimes we as farmers forget that the number one factor involved in supporting a crop is supporting the soil. Our job as farmers is to support the soil, while the soil supports the plant, and the plant supports us. That makes the soil an essential element in every farmer’s livelihood. The soil supports all kindsContinue Reading

As a farmer, I’ve done my share of worrying. I mean, it’s hard not to, right? There are so many uncontrollables in farming that I’ve often found myself worrying about things, even though I knew I had no control over them. There’s a lot at stake in farming today. Something on the farm or inContinue Reading

1. Reviewing the bushels per 1000 plant goal for the farmThe foundation for success is raising the yield average of your entire farm 2. Reviewing or setting a bushels per 1000 plant goal for each fieldThe first step to raising the farm average is maximizing bu/per 1000 in each field 3. Prioritizing the planting orderContinue Reading

Most of us who grow corn are looking for ways to have more control over the yields we get. Throughout the years, we’ve all been making changes in our production programs and in the equipment, we use to produce a crop, in hopes of dramatically increasing yields and profits. I’ve found that changing varieties, rowContinue Reading