October 13, 2025

From the Fields: A shot of rain

By William Henert
William Henert makes adjustments on the sidedress toolbar in front of his farm’s shop before returning to the field to apply anhydrous ammonia in Lee County in north-central Illinois.

William Henert makes adjustments on the sidedress toolbar in front of his farm’s shop before returning to the field to apply anhydrous ammonia in Lee County in north-central Illinois. (AgriNews photo/Martha Blum)

It rained here about two weeks ago and it varied anywhere from one-tenth to six-tenths of an inch, so just a shot of rain.

It was good because we harvested a few hundred acres of beans before that and they were 9% to 11% moisture.

After the rain we had a couple of days that the beans were from 11% to 15% moisture, which was nice.

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William Henert

William Henert

Ashton, Ill.