
Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate 2009....slowest corn harvest since 1967....slowest soybean harvest since 1941!!

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Diplodia in the center ear. The left ear is 18 rows and about 40 kernels long. The right ear is slightly affected. These are from a field just west of Springfield in late September, 2009.

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Big rains overnight up to 1.5 inches overnight & another shower this morning. Scattered storms continuing this afternoon. Corn that was planted early looking very good at knee to waist high. Some soybeans are 3-4 inches. The wet spring and planting proble

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Scattered showers yesterday morning, then it cleared off. Overcast today, but the sun may burn through before storms tonight and tomorrow. Still some bean fields to plant but most are done with the first planting and even some re-planting.

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Conditions are favorable to continue and, hopefully, wrap up planting. Some corn planted two weeks ago didn't make it out of the ground and will have to be replanted. Even the wettest areas are almost fit to work. It seemed worse than 2008, but while we h

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Skies cleared this afternoon, but the temps stayed cool. Not much rain to compound our problems this time.

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Rain this morning and chilly 57 degrees around Springfield.

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Storms stayed north of Springfield last night. Bloomington got the worst of it. Heavy rains along Route 9. Reports of planters still rolling south of Decatur.

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Sunny yesterday and today. 90 DEGREES this afternoon. More than 90% of the corn is now planted and more than 50% of the beans. I saw my first beans poking through the ground this morning. There are still wet spots in some fields, but drying quickly. Forec

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Field work going on just north of Springfield, closer to Lincoln. Drove through a very isolated shower around Broadwell.

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Still too wet around Springfield. Heard of some field activity around Bloomington yesterday, though.

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Rain again today. :(

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate Showers off & on yesterday. Up to an inch the last couple of days. Corn planting is mostly in good shape, although there are fields still to plant. The showers & warmth have accelerated germination & emergence. Many 3-inch tall corn fields now.

Agrivest, Inc. Farm Management & Real Estate A lot of field were planted in the last four days!











