Planting And Replanting

Jul 01, 2013

The weather changed on about June 18. Since then there has been a lot of field work completed. A lot – not all – but a lot of the soybean acres have been planted. Also, farmers have made a lot of progress with side-dress applications of nitrogen and also with post emergence herbicide applications.

There was also a fair amount of corn replanting that was completed around June 20. Planting corn that late is fairly risky – in terms of yield potential and grain moisture at harvest. However, late planted corn worked out pretty well in 2008 – with some yield levels in the low 100 bu/a area.

The eastern part of my area continues to lag in fieldwork progress. That eastern part includes parts of Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Kossuth Hancock and Winnebago counties.

There will be a fair amount of prevented planting in that area. It is fairly easy to drive down the road and see unplanted fields on both sides of the road. A couple of areas where that is apparent is east of Algona, near Rodman and west of Mallard.

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One of the highlights at the 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Anaheim, California, was an address by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. During her remarks, she thanked America’s farmers and ranchers and said the Trump Administration is fully aware that food security is national security.

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Montana Farm Bureau Federation Executive Vice President Scott Kulbeck says that Farm Bureau members are appreciative of the help and looks forward to working with the American Farm Bureau Federation and its presence in Washington, DC to keep farmers and ranchers in business.

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And she also announced more assistance for specialty crop producers who only received a fraction of the $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA).

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