By Bob Streit
Columist, Farm News
December has arrived and with it another icy blast. Lots of tasks normally done in the fall will have to wait until we get another Indian summer or early thaw. As of three weeks ago over 30 percent of the nation’s corn crop was still in the field. At least the weather...
As it typically does Thanksgiving has snuck up on us again. We get consumed with harvest, grain drying, tillage, cleaning up and storing machinery for the winter that we don’t have the time to think about holidays and holiday activities. But here we are and it is time...
Remember when most of the weather doomsayers were predicting climates that were headed to hotter and drier in scope. Things seem to have changed, but it has been to being cooler and wetter. Years of a quiet sun are typically expected to be cooler and wetter, as cool...
October is whizzing by very quickly as decent harvest conditions arrive at very sporadic intervals. The fields are getting wetter now and with the shorter daylight hours getting the ground to dry enough to allow field traffic is challenging. There are still many bean...
Bob Streit has an uncanny way of connecting with researchers all over the world that have technology that can help his farmers. He sleuths out this technology and makes these products available to increase soil health, increase yield and quality, and reduce costs. His...
October is whizzing by very quickly as decent harvest conditions arrive at very sporadic intervals. The fields are getting wetter now and with the shorter daylight hours getting the ground to dry enough to allow field traffic is challenging. There are still many bean...
It was another mostly wet weekend in a season where nearly every weekend saw rain delivered in varied amounts. Lot of events were interrupted or postponed by such wet weather. So as of Monday morning the late Sunday front line moved thru followed by a very early and...
It was a tough news week last week. It seemed like nothing happened, as to little progress made with the crop harvesting, as the week was bookmarked with 2 to 3” of rain with another 2” midweek. Then lots happened as to the weather and threats to the corn and bean...
After one of the most trying planting and growing seasons having a dry, smooth sailing harvest season was something we hoped for. Falls like we had in 2009 and 2018 where mud, deep ruts and lodged plants were all too common took their toll. Any delays in harvest...
October is here and once the soils dry out, harvesting of soybeans should plunge into full gear. Most farmers have been making preparations for this season for a month or two. Soon the time to make progress on getting the crop in the bin will be here. A major portion...