The Bottleneck
Now that harvest is over, all of the bushels will soon be accurately counted and from the profit capital investment can be purchased. Regardless [...]
After Harvest Action Steps
The November 9, 2020, USDA Harvest progress report indicates that, on average, the 18 states that are monitored are slightly ahead of the 5-year [...]
Dodging Weed Escapes from the Combine
Soybean harvest has had its ups and downs this fall. But if I had to single out the biggest in-field challenge, it would be [...]
Steps to Creating an Entity
There are many reasons individuals decide to formalize their operation into a business entity. A variety of entity structures are available for business owners [...]
Murphy’s Law Applies to 2020
Most of us know Murphy’s Law: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” As I write this article, I can see 2020 raising [...]
Digital Tools to Better Understand Harvest Data
Harvest data is very beneficial when showing us what happened in a field, or to a product, but it doesn’t always give us the [...]
Four Questions About Early Planting Answered
If you have followed any of my work over the past few years, it will come as no surprise that I am an advocate [...]
Prepping Soybean Fields for Next Year
Much of the soybean crop is now harvested and growers are starting to finish up with their corn acres. If they haven’t started already, [...]
Six Things to Consider When Evaluating Plot Data for Variety Selection
With harvest upon us, there will be a lot of plot data circulating to showcase performances. It’s important to understand what type of data [...]
Harvest Time is Go Time … But So is Every Day
Fall harvest is a busy time for farmers. You see a lot of combines and other equipment working in the fields, sometimes around the [...]
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