LG Seeds

We harvested my two corn test plots. Technically, this is a corn-on-soybean plot because we broke the cycle of corn-on-corn last year. Both of my companies — LG Seeds and Golden Harvest — are helping.

I have a drive shaft problem on one of my Roof Palomino mowers that I’m trying to get it fixed and have it ready to go for the Threshermen’s Reunion.

I’m putting up plot signs today. Test plots are a regular part of my farming operation, looking at both hybrid and variety performance, agronomic strategies and possibilities.

The company that’s bringing a new rye cover crop to market this year has a long history of developing top genetics through its research and breeding programs.

While the erosion control and soil health benefits associated with cover crops and limited tillage have piqued farmers’ interest, the management shifts they require can be daunting.

We have been working like crazy trying to take advantage of every window we could to get done before more bad weather set in. We try not to work on Sundays, but this year has been a different story. We had a small window of decent weather, so we hammered out corn and ran all but 80 acres of our double crops.

In our area the rain started last Sunday night into early Monday morning. We ended up getting a good amount of rain out of that system, which continued on and off until Wednesday night. It moved very slow and kept coming around central Indiana and dumped around 5 inches locally.

The last few days of summer are coming to an end as we approach harvest time. I must say I do love harvest, not only because the sights and smells, but also we can finally reap the benefits of all the work we did throughout the year.

The heat moved in on us and hasn’t let up. Up until now we lucked out and haven’t seen many 90-plus degree days, let alone multiple days in a row. Seems like things really sped up and started to either die or change from growth mode to dry down mode rather quickly.

This week has been all over the board. I’ve kept busy signing fields, scouting crops, kicking off seed meetings and mowing roadsides. I started the week with our area sales rep from LG Seeds.

I’ll start by trying to catch you up to date on crops and conditions in our area. Early April was great as we experienced ideal ground conditions and favorable weather and everyone’s attitudes were in a good place.

Farmers can expect favorable planting conditions compared to last year’s spring months, according to Matt Teply, a technical team agronomist for LG Seeds and certified crop adviser.