doing the right thing

   This is the same field that corn progress was reported from emergence on May 11th  4th leaf on May25th

  Planting is coming to an end. There was a late start, several rain outs, and fields were slow to dry out enough for tillage but we are doing good and the end of May gets closer every day.  Projected yields get lowered with every day planting is delayed.
   My crops are planted and I can reflect on how spring work went and how to improve.  I also get to enjoy what went right.  Farmers are known for doing the right thing and here are four examples:

1.        This farmer spent time and money to control erosion on a slightly rolling field

grass seeded to control erosion

grass berm to divert water into tile system

2.     Just because you find an insect or larvae you do not have to use chemicals

 crop scouting identified pest at low level and not causing economic damage no action needed 

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3.   Another farmer was finishing his operation and a neighbor needed help so he took some large equipment and helped prepare the seedbed for planting soybeans.

4.    22 farmers are donating their time and land toward our local growing project and the profits go to Food Resource Bank supported projects to end world hunger.

It is nice to be a farmer taking care of the land and people in need, it is just  DOING THE RIGHT THING.

                                                               Serving together:  Dean