Memorial Day...

I am please to report that as of the evening of Monday, May 20th we finished planting our 2019 corn crop. We feel very fortunate to have several windows to get these fields planted as we are well aware that many farmers in the Midwest as Illinois haven't been so lucky. We also have approximately 30-35% of our soybeans planted as well. Recent rains have kept us out of the field since last week and our most recently planted corn actually needed rains to help it emerge from the soil which was made hard by 2-2.5" rains soon after planting. The next time we can get in the fields it will be hectic with working ground, planting soybeans and very soon it will be time to start spraying our first planted corn with it's final pass of herbicide to kill the weeds which are growing just as fast as our lawns. Happy Memorial Day everyone!

The soybean planter getting ready to plant on the Quad J farm.

Planting the end rows on the front field at our University of Illinois Hunter #3 Farm outside New Berlin.

Bob chopping corn stalks on Jim Alexander's Lincoln farm.

Our grain dryer addition project is well underway.

Waiting on the seed tender to load the corn planter.

Pulling out of our last field of corn to plant for 2019!

Earliest planted soybeans have emerged and are looking good.

Building new dry dams and installing tile risers on our Williamsville farm.