2025 field work

[Beernuts]

Beans were indeed rolled.

I stopped rolling a few years ago. Although it is nice for fall harvest, in my own fields it seemed to occasionally hurt emergence, and made the ground subject to wind erosion.

My neighbor keeps rolling and almost every spring I have to deal with his corn stalks along my fence lines.

 

[Stormin]

Noticed a couple guys that rolled their 30 inch row beans with the their Quad Trac that has 36 inch tracks. High speed rolling and those tracks dug in deep and tore out soybeans.

 

[BCClone]

Dealers don't go through stuff any more before offering it for sale. Everything everywhere sells as-is. They're just Internet jockeys like everyone else. In farm equipment, it's always buyer beware, and if you have a good enough relationship with a dealer you may be able to get some parts for something you buy on the back end, if you complain about it.

I always get inspection sheets from my dealer that tells what they deemed needed to be fixed and what was fixed. If they just got it, they will have a budget for how much they will eat on it. I always ask to pay for the repairs and get the budget knocked off the purchase price since I buy the equipment personally and the corporation pays for repairs.

 

[dafarmer]

First good rain since April 18’ as local weather station said 1.5” for May. Corn was showing drought stress and beans were late coming thru corn stalks. Amazing what a little rain after warm weather will do.

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

We are in northern Iowa. We plant 2.0-2.8. Seed beans for Pioneer. Would plant 2.4-2.7 if I had my choice. Lots of 25A16E.

25A16E can’t handle Sudden Death? A 2.5 Pioneer got hammered in SE Kossuth County 2 years ago.

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Anybody seen any purple corn on wet spots.

 

[Iastfan112]

In a bit of an annoying spot with beans. Pre didn't hold very well due to lack ofenough timely rain to activate. Would really have liked to wait another ~2 weeks but think we'll have to start going on a post pass before the waterhemp gets out of control.

 

[Hoggins]

You really only get one shot to kill Waterhemp. Do it now when it’s small and hope you can get by without a second post. Throw in more pre even if you can

I hate Waterhemp

 

[NWICY]

In a bit of an annoying spot with beans. Pre didn't hold very well due to lack ofenough timely rain to activate. Would really have liked to wait another ~2 weeks but think we'll have to start going on a post pass before the waterhemp gets out of control.

My corn pre did poorly on some fields, but the ones by the highway stay cleaned that's what counts right?

 

[BCClone]

Talked to a guy who farms around Britt last night. Said the wind around a month ago or so, sandblasted the cotyledons right off and he had to replant

 

[Iastfan112]

Sister married, 2.5 inches of rain and still going. Definitely going to be a few ponds to check in the morning.

 

[dafarmer]

Still waiting for rain, actually saw lightning last night north by Carroll. Needs to come south about 50 miles.

 

[FarmerCy1]

We got dumped on spraying beans east of Fort Dodge yesterday- got about 200 acres done before the rain. Had some Stine corn that was struggling with getting the Acuron out of its system but made it.

Missed most of the horrible storms late last week, although one of my dad’s friends north of Goldfield lost all of his beans to hail and was hoping his corn would pull through

 

[cowboycurtis]

We got 2” at the home place and 3.8” at another farm 5 miles away.

Finished spraying beans Friday. Will start y dropping corn when it dries up. Corn is growing fast and looks good so far.

 

[swiacy]

My corn pre did poorly on some fields, but the ones by the highway stay cleaned that's what counts right?

My Dad’s farm is on the edge of town on the highway. I declined to farm it until it got to the point he could not get in a tractor anymore. It was always a challenge to avoid responding at the feed store when the local coffee loungers offered expert advice or observations.

 

[NWICY]

We got dumped on spraying beans east of Fort Dodge yesterday- got about 200 acres done before the rain. Had some Stine corn that was struggling with getting the Acuron out of its system but made it.

Missed most of the horrible storms late last week, although one of my dad’s friends north of Goldfield lost all of his beans to hail and was hoping his corn would pull through

Didn't realize they got hail up by Goldfield last wk. Picked up .4 on Sat nite, it was very welcomed.

 

[FarmerCy1]

Didn't realize they got hail up by Goldfield last wk. Picked up .4 on Sat nite, it was very welcomed.

I think the storm kind of split. Sounds like between Goldfield and LuVerne got hail, then over by Sac City, but the Eagle Grove/Duncombe area just got rain. Sucked getting chased out of the field yesterday, but the rain was definitely welcome

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Some hail north of Cylinder and Whittemore.Northeast of Algona. I was driving to Mason City that day, and felt a few hail stones between Britt and Garner. Sa

 

[JEFF420]

Talked to a guy who farms around Britt last night. Said the wind around a month ago or so, sandblasted the cotyledons right off and he had to replant

its why you see wheat cover strips in veggie fields. helps with the sandblasting

 

[NWICY]

Pea pickers down by Pilot Mound. 6 pickers and a dump wagon. They are a big machine up close. Not totally unusual but don't see them every day, so posted.