This edition of Farm Week in Pictures brings us some major dry out time and higher temps than we’ve been having. We aren’t quite ready for planting yet, but next ...
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This edition of Farm Week in Pictures brings us some major dry out time and higher temps than we’ve been having. We aren’t quite ready for planting yet, but next ...
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There are countless ways for farmers to control weeds. Tillage of all types, various herbicides, mowing, and even cover crops that can suppress weed populations. Weeds have been on my ...
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Another Farm Week in Pictures brings you another round of spring wetness in Indiana. Soils were able to dry out enough to walk across them this farm week. We’re still ...
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I recently posted this picture of amassed corn stalk residue on my The Farmer’s Life facebook page with the description “Water has caused crop residue to accumulate in some areas creating a thick mat. In our no-till fields. We may have to burn a few of these to assist the planter in placing seed...
It was a wet week for this Farm Week in Pictures! We had rain almost every day ending with a big storm Thursday that dropped water on saturated soils. We have no crops in the ground yet so no damage done there. We will however be waiting until everything dries out before we can...
I’ve always wondered why earthworms come out of the ground when it rains. I don’t know about you but after a rain I can always find them on driveways and roads. Sometimes I’ll see thousands of them on a short stretch of road as if they are having some kind of mass annelid exodus...
This week’s farm week in pictures brings us a few steps closer to planting. We started the week out pretty warm, but we’ve finished wet and cool. It’s definitely not going to hurt having some more moisture in the ground before we plant seed. Last year we started planting very early on March 28th...
Dad and I spent some time this morning working up our yearly chart that will come along for the ride in the planter tractor. This chart is a baseline for certain settings on the planter than need to be changed in relation to seed size. Sizing corn and soybean seed is an important step...
Today is my mom’s day to watch our son, but she had an appointment this morning. We men had an appointment as well to go to the bank and sign some paperwork. My 3 year old son ending up going to the bank meeting, and taking his own seat at the conference table. Check...
We’re already a week into April! Last year that meant we’d been planting corn for a week. Luckily things are somewhat normal this spring despite a cold March. We haven’t even looked at the planter yet, let alone hook a tractor to it. We’re pushing 70 this weekend and rain is in the forecast,...
