Gleaner L2 dually combining corn, bit of mud, bit of fun
Day 31 of fall harvest... We are slowly getting down to our last few customers for the year as we work through fall harvest with our L2 combine!
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Agriculture
Sheep Farming: Let’s Rock & Roll: Sorting & Weaning Ewes; Rolling Barley
Rock & Roll on a sheep farm has a different meaning than what that usually implies! Follow us as we go out to the barley field to roll the freshly planted seeds and pick rocks! This is a necessary but evil part of getting crops prepared for growing. Before heading out there though, we had to sort and wean our Dorset sheep.
Squeeze Maintenance
Learn how to maintain the squeeze on your Arrowquip chute in this tutorial with Steve Langrell.
Moving Out The Biggest Group Of Calves We’ve Ever Done!
SaskDutch Kid - Moving Out The Biggest Group Of Calves We've Ever Done!
Western Iowa farmers pace planting
Farmers in the western third of Iowa are furthest along with planting. In the northwest corner, Brian Tuttle of Marcus tells Brownfield many growers are wrapping up corn. “I’m going to finish beans today and then go back to corn. But it looks like with the seven to ten day forecast a lot of things we’ll be wrapped up here.” He says the ground has firmed back up after weekend […]
North Iowa farmer says it’s been a slow spring
A farmer in north central Iowa is getting a late start on planting. Josh Nelson of Belmond says it’s been a slow spring. “It’s been fairly cold to start with, and then once the temperatures started to warm up we started getting more rain.” He tells Brownfield the moisture was badly needed to recharge the soil profile. “But it’s pushed our planting dates much further back than we really would’ve […]
Wet, heavy soil means planting delays in parts of Wisconsin
Planters are rolling in parts of Wisconsin, but heavy soil and recent rains are making it difficult to finish in some areas. Former State Farmers Union President Darrin Von Ruden farms in southwestern Wisconsin in the driftless area hills near Westby. He tells Brownfield, “Right now, the only place that there’s any fieldwork being done is around the sands of the Sparta and Tomah area. Up on the ridge tops, […]
Cattle futures move lower on light cash business
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures closed lower Tuesday, watching direct cash business develop. Feeders picked up additional pressure from the modestly higher move in corn. June live was down $1.15 at $132.40 and August was $1.27 lower at $134.10. May feeders were down $.87 at $158.92 and August was $2.37 lower at $171.85. Direct cash cattle trade was mostly quiet Tuesday. Trade in the South came in […]
Iowa farmer aggressively marketing grain
A central Iowa farmer is taking an aggressive grain marketing approach. Corey Hillebo of Polk City says he’s trying to capitalize on high commodity prices. “I would say we are further ahead in marketing for like new crop than we’ve ever been at this point.” He tells Brownfield he aggressively secured inputs for this growing season too. “Things like fuel and that kind of stuff, (prices are) definitely up there […]
