There are still a few planes and drones flying on corn fungicide. I started my second pass last week. Soybeans are now being sprayed. Talking with other area farmers last week on a bus trip to a plot day, most...

We received 0.7 inches of rain last week. It was surely welcome since it had been hot and dry for a few weeks. It still did not fill in the 8-inch cracks in the ground in some of my bean...

We got rain July 17 of 0.25 inches and July 20 of 0.7. The severe storms missed this area. Corn is still looking good and pollination survived the hot weather. Some firing of lower leaves on the sandy fields. The...

The weather last week was dreamy. Temperatures during the day were comfortable with lower humidity levels. At night, windows can be open with mornings almost chilly. It hasn't rained since Independence Day, so it is starting to get dry. I...

Farms are quiet on the home front as corn fungicide finishes up and more moderate temperatures set in. We're making our soybean fungicide pass with our pull sprayer on 30-inch rows. Fields are getting dry as the deluge of early...