June 14, 2025

From the Fields: We’ve been lucky

By William Henert
Nolan Henert applies anhydrous ammonia to a field of seed corn that is grown for Wyffels Hybrids. The family has been growing seed corn since 2015.

Nolan Henert applies anhydrous ammonia to a field of seed corn that is grown for Wyffels Hybrids. The family has been growing seed corn since 2015. (AgriNews photo/Martha Blum)

Rainfall has been enough. We got about 1.5 inches with the last rain. It was colder than ideal last week, but it didn’t hurt anything. So far, we’ve been lucky.

It sounds like we’re in a really nice area. Looking out our backdoor, it’s about as good as we could ask for. The corn stands are about the best we’ve ever had.

The new planter looks like it did better than our old one, so we’re happy about that.

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William Henert

William Henert

Ashton, Ill.