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We have been scouting fields and spraying beans when we can between windy days and stormy afternoons. Our non-GMO beans have been a little slower growing than Round-up beans in the area this year due to the full rate of pre plant herbicide we used.  However, the weed situation looks excellent, and we have been…

We were able to finish planting our last day of beans on May 20th as the weather finally dried off again.  We spent the rest of the week doing maintenance on farms before the crops got too big.  We used the ATV and Gator to pick up rocks and spray waterways, ditches, creeks, and fence…

The weather gave us another great window to get work done last week.  We finished up corn last Monday and began spraying the pre-plant herbicide that is the backbone of our non-GMO bean weed control.  We switched over the planter and began planting beans then on Tuesday.  We continued to spray when the winds allowed…

The weather finally turned around and offered us some good opportunities to get some work done in the past 3 weeks.  We were able to get our pre-plant corn spraying done between the 11th and 18th of April. Then, on Saturday the 19th, we got the planter tuned in and planted the home farm. Last…

Spring is here! In theory… In reality, it feels like it is just around the corner but not quite here! We have been finishing up getting the last of the machinery ready to go for the season.  The sprayer and forklift are shown in the picture getting tuned-up and checked over in the shop and…

It has been quite the winter here, as in much of the midwest!  Snow, cold, and some flooding rains mixed right in!  The picture below is of the overflowing creek at the bottom of our lane with “icebergs” and piles of snow scattered throughout. We have not had any trouble keeping busy inside, however. Winter…

We got all of our Anhydrous Ammonia put on in one big week from the 11th to the 16th.  We finished just as the rain set in on Saturday.  We knew that the weather looked bad for the weekend but we had no idea what was in store.  Last Sunday, as we were in church…

We were thankful for a smooth and successful harvest this year.  We started on September 12th and finished on October 24th.  Yields were much better than expected for such a wet spring and dry summer.  We had a couple of bean fields yield 74 bushels per acre and a couple of our largest corn fields…