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Spring 2025 Planting: Early Start, Good Weather, and Family Help
This year, we started planting season a little differently, tackling tile work first. On March 1, we finished up the…
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2024 Planting Progress: Early Start, Fast Finish, and Family Effort
This spring, luck was on our side. With David, Tom, Brian, Lisa, Mary, and even Jeff and Kia pitching in…
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2023 Planting Progress: Early Starts, Cold Snaps, and Storm Damage
Early April brought unseasonably warm weather, and with forecasts calling for cooler, wetter days ahead, we made the most of…
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Spring 2022 Planting: Cool Weather, Cover Crops, and Family Updates
We started this planting season with cooler, wetter weather than we’re used to. Normally, we aim to get corn in…
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2021 Planting Finale: Fields Finished, Beans Emerging, and a Season to Celebrate
We can finally celebrate: planting for 2021 is finished. Yesterday we wrapped up the last of the corn, got all…
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2021 Crop Season: Early Soybeans, New Equipment, and Big Red in Action
With the 2021 season underway, we saw temperatures climb into the 70s and 80s in early April, and the soil…
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Planting Update: Rain, Replant Plans, and New Trials
We started the week on a high note: all of our corn and soybeans are finally in the ground. The…
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Planting 2020: A Season of Challenges and Blessings
We kicked off planting season on April 9 with warm weather and high hopes. The soil conditions looked promising, and…
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Spring Weather Swings, Old Tools, and First Soybeans of the Season
The weather this year has kept us guessing, swinging from winter to summer and now, according to the forecast, back…
