Harvest 2023

Harvest 2023

This week corn and soybean harvest 2023 started at Gingerich Farms.
Farm Progress Show

Farm Progress Show

This past week we visited the Farm Progress Show in Decatur IL. This is always an exciting time to reconnect with companies we do business with and see the next things being introduced to progress agriculture forward. This year a lot of new technologies were being...
August 17, 2023

August 17, 2023

Rains have continued to come timely for the corn and soybeans on our farms here in central IL. Current activities include finishing fungicide applications to corn. Preparing equipment for harvest. Scouting crops, and installing tile. This past week the old corn drier...
Recent Rains Bring Growth

Recent Rains Bring Growth

The recent rains have been a great blessing in central IL! The crops have responded by growing taller this last week. Corn pollination has started this past week.
Herbicide Almost Complete

Herbicide Almost Complete

Central IL is still dry but the cooler temperatures this week helped bring relief to the crops. Corn and soybeans continue to grow well. This week we have finished our sidedress nitrogen applications to the corn and are nearly completed with the post emergence...
Corn Planting Completed

Corn Planting Completed

This week we completed planting the 2023 corn crop. We did have to replant in a few soybeans in Champaign and Douglas counties that drowned out from too much water. Overall the crop is off to a great start. The side-dress bars started applying the next phase of...