We are dry. I'm starting to think that when the weather apps and meteorologists are predicting a 75-100% chance of rain it means just the oppo…
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Keith Koerselman鈥檚 family farm in LeMars has been going strong for 150 years. He and wife Kristin, along with sons Keton and Kaleb, farm 500 a…
The corn has grown to shade the ground between the rows. The soybeans are recovering from the post herbicide spray application. Rainfall las w…
Wayne Koehler grows corn and soybeans in Charles City with his wife of 35 years, Lisa.
We ended up with right around 0.7 of an inch of rain at our place this past week. Boy, was it a blessing no wind came with it, and it was a gr…
Clayton VanAernam is 17 and a junior at Audubon High School. He farms with his parents, Andy and Ashley, near Exira in Audubon County. They ha…
Our corn continues to do well, entering V10 to V11. The weather has continued to bring some challenges, receiving an additional 3 inches of ra…
Eric Weuve is a farm business management specialist at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach based in Ames. He farms with his parents, …
Recent weeks have been cool and damp, perfect weather for fostering disease. Much to my disappointment, conversations with my agronomist last …
Joe Sperfslage operates a family farm in Linn County near Coggon, growing 1,800 acres of corn, 800 acres of soybeans and 150 acres of wheat.
We received 0.8 of an inch of rain for the week. We need rain. Corn is really taking off. Soybean post spraying is complete. The Liberty and E…
Matthew and Nancy Bormann grow corn and soybeans near Algona, Iowa, in Kossuth County, with their three children, Reece, 15, Quinn, 12, and Greta, 9.
It was a good week for field work. Last weekend we had a few tenths of rain, but it鈥檚 been clear since. The crops have dried out, and the wet …
Devin Davis鈥檚 work on his family farms began at age 10. He eventually returned to work there after attending the University of Northern Iowa, …
Beans have been sprayed this past week. It would sure be nice if they would get to growing. Corn has really taken off and evened out, but bean…
Aaron and Chrissy Schnepel live and farm near Carson, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, with their son, Brock, a high school sophomore, and daugh…
We had some pretty strong storms roll through on Wednesday. The rain totaled 2.5-3 inches, and I heard reports of some damage to bins and buil…
Elyssa McFarland is the sixth generation in her family to farm near Columbus Junction in Louisa County. She runs the farm with her husband Dav…