Planting Corn

This past week the soil temperatures got above a minimum of 50 degrees. This allowed us to start planting corn again. This weekend a series of thunderstorms came through and we received 1 to 4 plus inches of rain on our fields. This was a welcomed rain as this spring has been dry to this point. There is some ponding water in the heavy rainfall areas but most of the water will be soaked into the soil soon.

Recent Farm News

November 4, 2026 Farm update

We have been able to finish harvest here at Gingerich Farms. Very little rain during harvest made for a fast paced season. Now we focus on finishing up fertilizer application, tillage, and begin to clean up the equipment and facilities before winter comes to IL.