#Plant22

An annual yield survey by First Mid Ag Services estimates McLean County corn to average 209.46 bushels per acre, slightly below the five-year average. Illinois’ top corn-producing county averaged 205.7 bushels per acre last year and 201.8 in 2020.

July marks the halfway point to the harvest finish line for many corn farmers. At this stage of the season, it’s a good time to evaluate fields for compromised plants that can reveal early season stressors that may have stymied ear development and, ultimately, yield potential.

It comes down to three words: We need rain. Crops are looking very well, considering the lack of moisture we’ve had. We received about an inch and a quarter July 16-17. Before that it had been about six weeks, and the biggest rain we had was about a quarter of an inch.

July marks the halfway point to the harvest finish line for many corn farmers. At this stage of the season, it’s a good time to evaluate fields for compromised plants that can reveal early season stressors that may have stymied ear development and, ultimately, yield potential.

From compaction to disease, fungicide to nitrogen, how are the corn and soybean crops across the Midwest faring?

Are the planting and harvest seasons shifting forward for farmers in the Midwest and across the U.S. Corn Belt? One agronomist who has been watching the seasons change thinks it could be happening.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand report featured new crop ending stocks that were slightly bearish for corn and neutral for the soybean and wheat complex.

Farmers are keeping their fingers crossed for rain as the 2022 crop shows signs of drought stress. Randy Kron, farmer in southern Indiana and president of Indiana Farm Bureau, shared an update on his farm with AgriNews.

We’re hoping for rain. It’s going to take a good inch, a couple of times, for things to get in better shape. Down in southwest Indiana, we’re extremely dry. With our crops, anything on lighter, sandier ground is really stressed on corn.

Hello from Graze-N-Grow. Whew, our annual holiday lamb slaughter just ended for our ethnic customers, and even though we had fewer ram lambs to offer because of last year’s flock reduction it was still kind of hectic.

Where will the 2022 corn crop grow — and go? Those are the big questions that AgriGold agronomists attempted to answer as they submitted their national average corn yield guesses for the current growing year.

The heat and humidity may be cranked up during the summer, but Illinois farmers are still hard at work making management decisions on their farms.

We finished wheat harvest last week. We finished on June 24, so we finished harvest in a week. The wheat was better than I thought.

The late and wet start for farming season really piled on the projects lately, but the too-dry weather we have been having has been advantageous in getting us caught up. First-crop hay is behind us as is our wheat harvest.

Due to a cold, moderately wet spring, Steve Pitstick did not start any field activities for the 2022 growing season until May 10. However, with some above-normal temperatures in June the corn and soybean crops are quickly reaching average growth.

Corn is growing fast and furious in northern Indiana, as plants soak up the heat and make up for lost time. Kendell Culp, farmer and vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau, shared an update about his farm near Rensselaer with AgriNews.

Planting went well. It’s finished. We were more fortunate than a lot of the state. The start was a little bit delayed because of the cold and rainy weather in April and early May. We had a week in mid-May that gave us a really good start. We’ve made good planting progress.

The trend of slight to moderate economic growth continues across the Federal Reserve districts. Survey-based findings of the current economic temperature were reported in the Beige Book released on June 1, based on information collected on or before May 23.

Randy Kron, farmer and president of Indiana Farm Bureau, is balancing leading the organization while checking in on his family farm this spring. Progress has been slow, but planting is nearing completion on the farm. He shared his story with AgriNews.

Mother Nature has been challenging for us this year. We farm near the river bottoms, and the river has been up. We’ve had multiple rains. We haven’t done much in the field for the last 10 days, which has put us way behind.

Calving has been progressing nicely with a few exceptions in the heifer pasture. Linda checks the heifers twice a day and calls for help if one is not progressing. It seems we have one “easy calver” that’s not so easy.

This spring has been a challenge. We’re probably halfway there on corn planting. Full-season soybeans, those are all in the ground. Typically everything would be in the ground and out of the ground by this time of year. We are definitely several weeks behind.

With the last five or so days of July-type weather most all the crops got planted in a hurry and much has emerged looking great. Here, though, our organic corn and soybean seed is still in the bag.

Well, the grass and forage has really taken off. Last Monday, May 9, I clipped forage samples from the current lot and the field I would be going into. Everyone talks about the “spring flush” and its washy grass.

A decline in world and U.S. wheat stocks and an unexpected early move away from the trend-line corn yield provide some bullish fodder when the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply and demand estimates were issued.

While the grass is green, it certainly hasn’t seemed like spring with the cool temperatures we’ve experienced. Some 90-degree highs are in the forecast, so maybe it will all average out over time. I hope a case of Draxxin isn’t necessary for the cattle to adapt to the new normal.

The onset of the 2022 growing season has farmers checking and rechecking their input costs. It can be challenging to balance the cost of crop inputs and realize top yield potential.

The onset of the 2022 growing season has farmers checking and rechecking their input costs. It can be challenging to balance the cost of crop inputs and realize top yield potential.

Drivers should slow down, be alert and stay patient on rural roadways this spring. “During the spring and fall seasons Indiana sees a drastic increase of large farm equipment on our rural roads and highways,” said Doug Carter, Indiana State Police superintendent.

A major fertilizer company says the limits Union Pacific is putting on rail traffic to clear up congestion will delay shipments that farmers need during the spring planting season.

The April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report was more of an afterthought released eight days after the highly anticipated Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks reports.

Weather can be unpredictable, so there’s always a risk for freeze or frost injury to corn and soybean plants. The two plants handle freezing temperatures differently. Corn plants die immediately when growing point tissue freezes.

The cold and wet weather of late March has us glad our calving season hasn’t started, but talk of pushing back on bull turnout even further into July is a popular topic every time we get another mini winter blast.

As planting season approaches, to-do lists often pile up. It’s important for farmers to step back and make time to relax.

The “I” states and the nation are leaning toward more soybean acres in the upcoming growing season, marking only the third time in history U.S. farmers are going to plant more soybeans than corn, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The highly anticipated prospective plantings report was as surprising as expected by the trade when it was released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A nationwide producer-based acreage survey found the potential for slightly more cushion on the corn, soybean and wheat supply sides.

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Operating more than one Kinze planter in a field will be easier for farmers when planting crops in 2022.

Farmer success starts with seed performance, which is driven by strong agronomics and innovative product development.

AgVenture Inc. announced 28 new hybrids available for 2022 planting.

Responding to strong farmer demand and proven performance, Kinze will expand its True Speed high-speed planting technology to five more planter configurations for the 2022 season. The company also is introducing several new features to enhance its innovative Blue Vantage planter display.