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Corn and Soybeans Developing Nicely
Corn and Soybeans Developing Nicely
Corn and Soybeans Developing Nicely
I took these pictures this afternoon out at the farm. In the corn picture notice that the silks coming out of the developing ear are mostly dark brown. When the corn is pollinating the silks are a light green. When the future kernel of corn is fertilized the silk attached to that kernel in the ear turns brown...
Farmamerica Tractor Ride
Farmamerica Tractor Ride
Farmamerica Tractor Ride
On Saturday, August 5, Farmamerica will host the seventh annual Classic Tractor Ride. The ride will be staged at Farmamerica and will leave at 8:30AM Saturday. The Tractor Ride will be 54 miles long through Northeastern Waseca County on rural paved roads...
Hog Farm Looks to Expand
Hog Farm Looks to Expand
Hog Farm Looks to Expand
Hi-Way 30 Hogs, located 4 miles west of New Richland, has proposed to double its hog production from 2,400 to 4,800 animals. An environmental review is underway.
Weekly Weather and Crop Update
Weekly Weather and Crop Update
Weekly Weather and Crop Update
It was a very good week of weather for corn and soybean development, according to the weekly weather and crop update from the Southern Research and Outreach Center at Waseca. Warm and wet describes this last weeks weather. There were three rain events that totaled 3...
Farm Bill Meeting at Farm Fest
Farm Bill Meeting at Farm Fest
Farm Bill Meeting at Farm Fest
The current Farm Bill ends in 2018. That means Congress is already in the process of writing the next Farm Bill. One of the forums at Farmfest next week will be a hearing on what should be in the next Farm Bill. The forum is called "The Next Farm Bill Conversations In the Field...
Corn Pollination is Delicate Time
Corn Pollination is Delicate Time
Corn Pollination is Delicate Time
This is a critical time for the corn crop. We refer to it as pollination. The tassel on the corn plant is the male part of the plant. The silks and ear the female. Three to five days after the tassels emerge you will see the silks on the developing ear...
Corn Plants are Amazing
Corn Plants are Amazing
Corn Plants are Amazing
Monday afternoon I was out in my corn fields with the crop adjuster. A couple of weeks ago a severe thunderstorm moved through with some high winds. I have the wind endorsement on my crop insurance policy so I turned in a claim. You can see in the picture that the corn was pushed over but not flattened...
Weekly Weather and Crop Update
Weekly Weather and Crop Update
Weekly Weather and Crop Update
It was another good week of weather for growing corn and soybeans last week according to the Weekly Weather and Crop Update from the Southern Research and Outreach Center at Waseca. Temperatures averaged 74.1 degrees, which was just 1.8 degrees above normal...
China Approves Syngenta Duracade Corn Trait
China Approves Syngenta Duracade Corn Trait
China Approves Syngenta Duracade Corn Trait
Monday afternoon I received a news release from Syngenta that the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture approved Syngenta's Agrisure Duracade corn rootworm event for feed and food use. This trait known as Event 5307 is inserted into the seed. When the seed germinates it is protected from corn rootworm feeding the entire growing season...
Hall of Fame on Wed. Morning
Hall of Fame on Wed. Morning
Hall of Fame on Wed. Morning
The 10th annual Best of the Best, the Rice County Agriculture Hall of Fame program, will be Wednesday morning at the Rice County Fair. A free breakfast will be served from 7:30-9AM in the beer garden, sponsored by the Rice County Farm Bureau...

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