Monday, May 15, 2023
The weekend brought us a couple nights of nice rain. On Saturday night, we got .2 to .5″ (depending on location) and last night brought another .3″. This is happy news. The final 3 fields of soybeans needed a little rain to soften the soil and allow all the soybean seeds to emerge. It was just about ideal. In checking them again this morning, the last of beans are popping through today! It is so very nice to see those soybeans get up and going. It’s a beautiful thing.
The weather station report this morning!
The corn fields have all gotten started, and the corn plants look good with a healthy, deep green color.
At the end of the lane, this corn is taking off nicely. Good color.
Looking good.
This field of soybeans is near the Wheatland stoplight on US 50. See it back there?
So grateful for this nice stand of soybeans. The 10″ rows will canopy quickly.
John will be traveling around to the soybean fields with Greg Anthis of Nutrien today to evaluate the weed pressure and to develop a plan for this week’s herbicide applications. Back when I was the “sprayer guy”, I would go around every Monday and make a plan for the week’s work. It’s good to see John going about this in a similar fashion. Putting your eyes on each field once a week is a good way to stay on top of the progress of your crops.
The combine repairs that were scheduled for last Friday will likely be done tomorrow. The delay is not a problem… there is still a few weeks until wheat harvest. So, we can be very flexible about getting this repair done. I have been very pleased with the quick response of both Hutson and Alliance (nearby JD dealers) to provide the service we’ve needed this spring. We required some attention on getting the A/C fixed in the sprayer, and also in getting the new soybean air drill functioning properly. Hats off to these two dealers for their prompt attention to our needs. H&R Agri-Power was also quite helpful to Brandon when he was having some issues with the corn planter. Product support from your dealer is essential.
In other news, the peonies (Indiana’s state flower) in our yard are in full bloom in all their glory. These particular flowers were transplanted from my Grandma Carnahan’s yard. They smell good, too!
So, to start off this 3rd week of May, we are delighted about the rain, and grateful for it. There have been many sincere ‘thank you’ prayers said today.
