This week, the National Corn Growers Association continued its ninth season of Field Notes, a series that takes readers behind the farm gate to follow the year in the life of American farm families. While these growers come from diverse geographic areas and run unique operations, they share a common love for U.S. agriculture and the basic values that underpin life in farming communities.
Field Notes caught up with April Hemmes, who farms in northern Iowa, today. While weather presents harvest challenges across much of the Corn Belt, she has finally gotten her combine into the fields.
“Harvest is finally coming along pretty well. Right now, I am actually sitting and unloading corn into my drying bin,” said Hemmes. “I just finished harvest soybeans, but they are wet everywhere. Some in my area are finding 14 to 15 percent moisture. So, soybean harvest is holding up corn harvest in those places.”
To listen to the full interview, including her thoughts on the importance of growing both international and domestic markets, click here.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks as Field Notes follows the growers who have opened their farms, families and communities up this year and meet the true faces of modern American agriculture.
