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Waiting For The Warmup
March 2014 Trent is resigned to slow waiting for the soil to dry out and warm up. The frost depth was 8 inches as recently as February 25 and is now about two inches. This persistent frost depth has inhibited the movement of water in [...]
Looking Back And Looking Ahead
January 2014 During the mid-winter, farm operators look back on the previous crop year and look ahead to the coming year. It's a good time to step back from the rush of everyday farming operations and try for a long view. Trent said, "Last year [...]
“A Whole Lot Better Than Last Year”
Decent Yields, Despite Record-Dry August Despite the late planting this season, and the record-dry August, Trent Brandenburg is happy with his soybean and corn crops. Although Trent's pre-harvest estimate of his soybean yield was in the 40-bushel-per-acre range, he was pleasantly surprised to get 55-60-bushel [...]
Combining Corn?? Yes and No
Corn is Still Too High in Moisture Trent Brandenburg, asked if he was combining corn, answered "Yes and no." He had hand-sampled a few ears which were 29-29% moisture. A combine trip around the field resulted in the hopper contents testing 40%, way too wet [...]