This edition of Farm Week in Pictures brings us some major dry out time and higher temps than we’ve been having. We aren’t quite ready for planting yet, but next week looks pretty promising if rain holds off this weekend. The forecast for rain keeps cutting back so that’s good. But even though we aren’t […]
There are countless ways for farmers to control weeds. Tillage of all types, various herbicides, mowing, and even cover crops that can suppress weed populations. Weeds have been on my mind lately because the wet spring has kept most equipment that can deal with weeds off the soft soils. While driving home earlier this week […]
Another Farm Week in Pictures brings you another round of spring wetness in Indiana. Soils were able to dry out enough to walk across them this farm week. We’re still too wet to spray for weeds or think about any fieldwork. A 50% chance of rain is in the forecast this weekend and late next […]
I recently posted this picture of amassed corn stalk residue on my The Farmer’s Life facebook page with the description “Water has caused crop residue to accumulate in some areas creating a thick mat. In our no-till fields. We may have to burn a few of these to assist the planter in placing seed correctly.” […]
This week’s farm week in pictures brings us a few steps closer to planting. We started the week out pretty warm, but we’ve finished wet and cool. It’s definitely not going to hurt having some more moisture in the ground before we plant seed. Last year we started planting very early on March 28th and […]
Last September we seeded our first round of cover crops on roughly 200 acres. These crops that we will never harvest are probably the most exciting thing on the farm right now for me. What is a Cover Crop A cover crop does just what it says. It covers the soil during the period between […]