Saturday, October 29, 2011

Crop Tour Field Results- SW District

Richard Crain reported that his field used on the crop tour yielded 194 bu./ac., the estimate in late August was 161 bu.ac.

Our Reply: Thanks for the update Richard. Most of the actual yield results have been coming in about 30-40 bushel higher than the estimations in late August!

Friday, October 28, 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Sale Toppers!

Cow top- $74.50
Randy Steffen- Winthrop, IA
1 head weighing 1210

As seen on Manchester Livestock Auction Website

Vinko- The Dancing Bear


Our Reply: My daughter's current favorite!
Those of you with young children be sure to let 'em watch!

(Disclaimer: I promise this song will be in your head the rest of the day)

Egg sets drop

Chicken supplies have been trending down in recent months and data from the USDA indicates the situation will likely not improve anytime soon.

Faced with sharply higher feed costs and softer food service demand, broiler producers have embarked on another round of cutbacks, similar to what we saw following the recession and bankruptcy of the top broiler producer at the time, Pilgrim’s Pride.

As seen on marketwatchonline.com

Our Reply: I know a lot of you have layers in this area and will find this quite intriguing and relevant!

Prices poised to rise

Prices are up this morning on growing economic optimism and possible sales to China, Brugler Marketing said.

CORN: Corn futures are called 8 to 10 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said.

SOYBEANS: Soybeans are expected to begin the day session 20 to 25 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said.

As seen on marketwatchonline.com

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

IAS Plot Results- Fairbank, IA

Bryan Bayness Plot Results

Our Reply: Thanks for the results Bryan. Be sure to follow the above link for the handwritten results from Bryan's plot... Excellent data!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Crop Tour Yield Results- NW District

Field used on the Crop Tour ranging from 198 to 240 bu./ac. on the yield moniter at 15% moisture, field average 219 bu./ac... From Kevin Klotzbach

Our Reply: Thanks for the report Kevin. Kevin's field of 20" rows was estimated at 186 bu./ac. by the scout team on August 20th at the County Crop Tour. Excellent ear fill and test weight have bumped actual yields from the end of August.

Pioneer Seed Plot- Buchanan County, IA

We harvested the plot Sunday Oct. 23rd, hard to believe as flat as it was after the storm on July 11th, but the hybrids ranged from 185 to 235 bu./ac... From Adam White, Pioneer Seed Rep.


Our Reply: Thanks Adam. I've attached two pictures that were submitted to the blog after the storm in July, as a reminder of how bad it seemed at the time!

Now what would the yields been if?--- That's a big IF!


Herd rebuilding will have to wait

The monthly slaughter data released Oct. 21, confirmed what a flurry of weekly reports and anecdotal reports had been saying for sometime. The pace of cow and heifer slaughter accelerated in September and herd rebuilding will likely have to wait a bit longer.

USDA reported that US beef producers sent 1.414 million head of female cattle (heifers and cows) to slaughter in September, about 1% more than the comparable period a year ago and 8.5% more than the five year average for the month. The increase in female cattle slaughter was due to a sharp increase in the number of cows coming to market. Heifer slaughter for the month was down 6% from a year ago while total cow slaughter rose 12%. Year to date cow slaughter is up 200,000 head or 4.2% compared to the same period a year ago while heifer slaughter for the year is down 1.3%.
As seen on marketwatchonline.com

Midwest from Space



Halloween Party

You're invited to attend the second annual Burmeister Halloween party.


Saturday October 29th 2011 beginning  at 7 pm in the shed @ our place Hwy 150 South (we will have a heat source this year.)


We will provide the drink refreshments, you wear your costume and bring a snack to share !

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Happy Harvesting

Excellent corn yields being reported across Buchanan County and all of NE Iowa!