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!

Friday, October 21, 2011

The Mayor Speaks

NOTICE TO FARMERS IN THE FIELD



ATTENTION:

We're on the road today throughout Buchanan County, IA checking on the harvest progress and providing FREE candy bars and cold drinks to farmers in the field!

If you would like a refreshing snack, call or text Pete:
319-327-0806.

2011 Grain Marketing

If you are a producer and we get a big rally the next couple of weeks off positive news out of Europe, I would not hesitate to pull the trigger and make some additional sales.

As seen on the Van Trump Report

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Snack Time!

On the road in Buchanan County, IA tomorrow all day!

Give me a call or text if your up for a refreshing candy bar and cold drink!

319-327-0806

Winthrop, IA Yield Results

Pete,

Top 5 from Winthrop Corn plot. Whole plot average 221bu. Rank based on Gross Income/acre after drying cost. Had 46 hybrids in the plot from Dekalb, Dyna-Gro, LG, NK, and Pioneer.

1.       Dyna-gro 51SS40 243bu @ 18.7%
2.       Dekalb 62-97 254.9 bu @ 23.5%
3.       Dekalb 61-49 250.8 bu @ 22.5%
4.       Dyna-Gro 56R60 243.9 bu @20.8%
5.       Dekalb 50-66 233.6 bu @ 17.1%

Dan Eibey
Crop Consultant/CCA
CPS Winthrop
Office: 319-935-3481
Cell: 319-560-3296

Monday, October 17, 2011

Cattle Market Sale Toppers!

Heifer Top- $123.35
James McLaren of Independence
on 4 head weighing 1199 lbs

Cow Top- $73.50
Glenys Fox of Center Point
on 1 head weighing 1640 lbs

As seen on Manchester Livestock Auction Website

Buchanan County Farms Rented

147 acres tillable farmland- $420/acre

76 acres pastureland- $165/acre

China corn purchase one of its largest ever


China has made one of its biggest-ever purchases of corn on overseas markets, buying 900,000 metric tons of American corn and showing that growing Chinese demand will play an ever larger role in global grain prices. Read Entire Article Here

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Corn Yield Results

Pete,

This is from a customer's combine harvesting Garst 84U58 3000GT.

 Jake Baldwin
Garst Seed Advisor
563-920-6621