Tag: Zach Sheldon
Midwest Corn, Soybeans: Yield Estimates – Who Knows? – AgFax Aug 27, 2015
Early yield estimates are all over the board. Crop advisors are cautioning growers that averages will likely be lower than they would like. As Zach Sheldon in Kentucky put it, […]
Corn, Soybeans – Midwest Finally Getting Heat Units – AgFax Jul 29, 2015
Corn growth stages are widespread, even within some fields, but a stretch of hot, dry weather has the eastern Corn Belt feeling a little more optimistic. Growers who increased […]
Midwest Grain – Nitrogen Worries; Herbicide Delays; Resistance – AgFax Jul 2, 2015
Above average rainfalls are leaving the majority of Corn Belt growers with saturated, or worse case, flooded fields. Tim Barney, in Ohio, said it feels like he’s living in the […]
Midwest Grain – Dry Weather Helps When You Can Get It – AgFax Jun 10, 2015
We’re finally getting some 80 and 90 degree temperatures – ideal for the crops and, unfortunately, the weeds. Insect pressure remains light, but with the planting delays growers are watching […]