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...

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...

Some of the very first planted corn and soybeans have started to emerge early this week. Monday morning we had a temperature of 28 degrees and a few hours of frost. We are monitoring the emerged crop to see how much damage was done. We have been continuing to plant...

This week we have been able to start planting soybeans here at Gingerich Farms. We did plant enough corn to make sure the planters are ready, but cold weather forecast for next week has kept us from planting much corn. Soybeans are not as yield sensitive to the...

Jadan working on a corn planter Final preparations to equipment Seed is ready to go

Drive a tractor to school day.

Team Meeting