Posts Tagged ‘corn’
Heat drives corn maturation, causing concern
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek After an unseasonably cool start to the grain fill period, a blast of hot air the final week of August kicked the crop maturation process into…
Read MoreCorn acres down, soybean acres up
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek A challenging planting season apparently didn’t stop U.S. farmers from seeding a hefty amount of corn and soybeans, according to USDA’s much-anticipated June acreage report released…
Read MoreDrought tempers fall harvest
Farmers throughout Monroe and Randolph counties have recently been busy with the fall harvest as they take advantage of the dry weather and get outside, though lack of rain over…
Read MoreDrought limits corn height across state
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek If you can still easily look across entire cornfields because the plants are so short, you’re not alone. The height of corn has been greatly limited…
Read MoreA dry time for farmers
With farmers finishing up the summer wheat harvest amid a substantial drought, it’s currently looking to be a mixed year for agriculture in Monroe County. Per Farm Week, the entire…
Read MoreLocal stars in Super Bowl ad promoting bioplastics
During Sunday’s showing of America’s biggest football game, Monroe Countians were greeted with a familiar face asking viewers to imagine a future where plastics are not made from petroleum, but…
Read MoreSo far, so good with this year’s corn
It’s almost impossible to miss it even at highway speed as one drives through Monroe County, but the second crop of the summer’s big three is maturing. The gold…
Read MoreCorn harvest is above average
A generally above average corn harvest is underway across Monroe County and surrounding areas this fall. People driving through the area are seeing fields dried to brown and some harvested,…
Read MoreHard work for a hurried harvest
If 2019 illustrates any guarantees and certainties about farming, it is that there are precious few of them. Trade disputes have weighed on income results, and weather has as…
Read MoreHigh yields, flat prices for local corn harvest
From the seats of near-half-million dollar combines, this year’s corn crop in Monroe County looks extremely good. Once it arrives on the market, however, there’s a different story. Yields are…
Read MoreIt’s fall harvest time in Monroe County
Farming has been described as gambling without going to a casino, and this year has certainly raised the stakes for many area farmers. The results for any given year…
Read MoreMulti-vehicle crash involving grain hauler in Columbia
Fire, police and medical emergency personnel responded to a multi-vehicle rollover crash involving a semi tractor-trailer hauling corn on Route 3 at South Main Street in Columbia at about 4…
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