I was notified that this is the last crop report for the year. Only a few small fields left of corn to be harvested. The rain last weekend is starting to gray off. Many neighbors are getting back into their tillage tractors and ammonia tanks are moving back and forth from the local retailers…

On the home stretch now! The rain made ground conditions soft but not horrible. We are on the last 60 acres of corn and many neighbors are close to the end as well. Yields overall were great and it was a good harvest. Tillage started back up last week. It will be good to have the crops out o…

Seems like everyone is almost finished with this harvest. Just a handful of cornfields are still standing, but farmers had to take a break because of the rain Oct. 25. Some of the fields got 2 to 3 inches in this county. Field fires were starting to become concerning, however, this rain will…

Have been rolling along since the last report. The rain last week only slowed us down for a few days and we are bone dry in this county. Corn yields are still above average with moisture range from 15% to 17%. Tile mains are not running but will still have enough moisture for cover crops to …

It was a productive week again down here in my county. Had a lot of guys running in both corn and soybeans. We were down to our last field of beans, however, we did not have time to finish before the rain. It was a nice rain of around an inch, which was welcomed and gave some guys a little r…

It sure was a great week! I have been cutting soybeans since the last report. Most yields in the area are low 70s to almost 80. A lot of farmers are ready for these tough, green-stemmed beans to give it up. Some guys are running out of early maturity soybean numbers and went back to corn. I …

I finally got to run the combine this week! I cut some 2.9 beans and the moisture average was 12.5%. As of Thursday, I’ve only cut 124 acres, but will continue. Looks like many people are shelling corn with moisture percentage down in the 17s. I have not checked anymore corn since my last re…

Finally, harvest is starting to progress. Got another 2 inches of rain last week. Basically, all the equipment is ready for harvest. The corn I hand tested more than a week ago was 29% and Thursday it was 26% moisture. Didn’t get a lot of good drying time last week. I heard of corn coming ou…

Corn and beans are starting to look like they are finally starting to dry down. I hand-tested my earliest number of corn today and it came in at 29%. I have seen more cornfields opened up and some whole fields shelled. Local elevators are getting most corn in the high 20% moisture range. Hav…

Ended up with another round of rain early last week. Had almost 2.5 inches of rain overall. Soybeans should have benefited with many fields having green leaves. My group 2.9 beans are showing more yellow leaves but still have weeks to go. Went to a show plot last week and it was planted May …

Sure was a great weather week! Received almost an inch of rain since last report. Soybeans are starting to show signs of maturing and corn is coming along as well. I did check one of my fields that was planted May 13 and it still has a pretty good milk line in it. Didn't see any signs of tar…

Well, August is coming to a close. I have been cleaning up shops and the chicken coop. Corn still looking good in my area and soybeans are filling up the pods. Have a lot of three-bean pods and the nodes are close together. Ended up with around .5 inches of rain last week. It will be interes…

I think all field spraying is done in Christian County. I have not seen or heard crop dusters or ground rigs in over a week. We haven’t had rain since my last report and temps are really comfortable. Most farmers in the area are getting equipment ready for fall and attending summer meetings.…

I got back in the sprayer to finish up the fungicide and insecticide on the beans. Received almost 4 inches of rain last week. Beans are really putting on some growth and overall look good except in the low spots. Weather has been cool, and looking forward to being done with the long spring …

Writing on Aug. 3 since it’s my birthday. I’ve been in the field spraying insecticide and fungicide. I got rained out Tuesday. Ended up getting an inch of rain and looks like more is on the way. You can tell the beans had too much rain the last few weeks. The corn crop still looks great. I s…