Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson - Plymouth County
Northwest Iowa
Soybeans are slowly changing color in Johnson’s fields. “It’s starting to look like fall,” he said Sept. 6. Corn silage chopping near him has produced yield estimates of 200 bushels per acre or better, though he noted, “I think that’s on the low end.” He has also spotted planes flying cover crops into standing corn in his area. Corn scouting shows good stands in his fields.
>Kody Trampel
Kody Trampel - Hancock County
North Central Iowa
“Corn is starting to mature relatively quickly. There’s some silage...