Northwest Iowa “From the Field™” Crop Report 5/21/14
Corn planting is 100 percent done in Northwest Iowa, with about 75% emerged. The tallest corn, about the 2-leaf stage got hit real hard with three days of frost. Many corn fields are turning...
View ArticleNorthwest Iowa “From the Field™” Crop Report 6/4/14
Corn is ranging from V3 to V6 stage and soybeans from first cotyledons to 3- or 4-trifoliate. Many growers have already harvested first cutting of alfalfa. It’s raining again today. We’ve receive 2.5...
View ArticleNorthwest Iowa “From the Field™” Crop Report 7/16/14
Crop conditions are great cross Northwest Iowa. Second crop of alfalfa has been put up. Corn is in extremely good condition with about 30% of the acres tasseling and silking. Soybeans are looking...
View ArticleNorthwest Iowa “From the Field™” Crop Report 7/30/14
Corn- 95% tasseled, 75-80 silked and pollinating. Very very good looking corn up here. Are spraying fungicide. No big problem areas in any crop thus far across Northwest Iowa. Corn is 95% tasseled,...
View ArticleNorthwest Iowa “From the Field™” Crop Report 8/13/14
Corn looks fantastic across Northwest Iowa! Roots have had all kinds of rain this week, and insecticide is being applied by plane. The majority of the crop is starting to dent. We’re in a good state...
View ArticleNorthwest Iowa “From the Field™” Crop Report 8/27/14
Corn is in excellent shape and the majority has entered the milk line stage. The majority of fungicide applications are complete for corn. Soybeans are coming along very good, some are still blooming...
View ArticleNorthwest Iowa “From the Field™” Crop Report 9/3/14
Corn is look great in Northwest Iowa! It’s in the R5 to R6 stage. Some silage is being chopped. Be sure to keep an eye out for Goss’s Wilt, and remember that hybrid selection is one of the best ways to...
View ArticleNorthwest Iowa “From the Field™” Crop Report 9/10/14
Overall, summer in Northwest Iowa has been very cool with wet soils. We are about 90 heat units behind the 5-year average, which puts us about 7 days behind in crop maturity for this time of year. Most...
View ArticleNorthwest Iowa “From the Field™” Crop Report 9/24/14
Corn- milk line to black layer on most corn fields. Chopping at 66% moisture and half done with silage. Quite a bit of cover crop is being flown on, many using radishes. With recent rains those are...
View ArticleNORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 04/29/15
We’ve had some nice rains in the last week. Oats are 3-4″ tall waving and looking great. The alfalfa is coming and coming in great shape. We do need some heat units to jump start the crop. Most of the...
View ArticleNORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 05/06/15
We ended our week on a high note here in Northwest Iowa. Farmers planted fast and furious last week, celebrating several sunny days and near perfect conditions. Our newly seeded alfalfa crop is coming...
View ArticleNORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 05/12/2015
The soil temperature at Spencer, Iowa was 56 degrees. Our alfalfa is in good condition with new seedings looking great and older seedings will be able to be cut in 1-2 weeks. Corn planting is at 98-99%...
View ArticleNORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 05/20/2015
The theme this week in Northwest Iowa has been chilly and rather “stagnant”. Soil temperature was at 40 degrees this morning and ambient air temp was at 35 degrees for the low. Alfalfas are just...
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NORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 07/22/2015
Heat and moisture seem to be the theme once again this week. Anywhere from a few tenths to a few inches of rain dropped over parts of western and Northwestern Iowa during the past week. I ran into one...
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NORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 08/26/2015
Crops continue to look good. This past week another shot of rain came through most of Northwest Iowa, dropping anywhere from a few tenths to a few inches. Soybeans seem to be maturing very quickly in...
View ArticleNORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 09/23/2015
Crops in the Northwest Iowa continue to progress to full maturity. A few early maturity soybeans have been harvested. I’ve heard a few fields of the L 1328L LibertyLink Soybeans were harvested with...
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NORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 09/30/2015
Beans, beans and more beans! Soybean harvest is in full swing across Northwest Iowa. A few showers late Monday evening held farmers off for only a few hours, and combines started rolling again Tuesday...
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NORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 10/07/2015
Beans, beans and more beans… literally! With the favorable weather we’ve had this last week, farmers have been able to cut a lot of soybeans. Moisture levels are dipping to 9 and 10 percent due to the...
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NORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 10/14/2015
Corn, corn and more corn seems to be the theme this week. The great weather we’ve been blessed with has allowed most farmers to finish soybeans. Soybeans continue to be very dry with low moistures...
View ArticleNORTHWEST IOWA “FROM THE FIELD®” CROP REPORT 10/21/2015
Beautiful weather this past week allowed the 2015 harvest season to progress further. Soybean harvest has pretty much wrapped up in Northwest Iowa. I continue to hear farmers talking about the...
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