What a difference one week can make! Since my last update, we have received around 5″ of rain. With the ground now completely saturated and the ditches full, the water has nowhere to go… which means water is ponding in the fields. High winds and a little hail have accompanied the rains, and local [...]
The past week produced hot temperatures, rain showers and an abundance of humidity. Although this combination doesn’t bode well with outdoor projects, the corn and soybean crops have continued to thrive through this late spring weather. Our early corn is now close to head high. Many of my friends from outside central Illinois have referred to the great crop conditions this [...]
I’ve provided some additional pictures from this week’s progress. One shows the crew using hydraulic jacks to raise the dry bin. The jacks allow the entire bin to be raised high enough to add another ring… this process is repeated until the bin is complete. York Bin Company has now removed the floor of the [...]
With corn and soybean planting and sidedressing complete and spraying winding down, we had the opportunity to focus on our bin project this past week. The dry corn bin is now fully erected, and we emptied the corn out of the bin that will be raised. The raised bin will be used strictly for holding [...]
