Laura Cunningham
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Laura Cunningham
@SkyViewBeef
Family farmer. IowaStateU Alum. BoyMom. Spend my days turning out prime Black Angus Beef *Never quit your daydream*
Mason City, IA Sumali Ocak 2015
1.3K Sinusundan1.6K Mga Tagasunod
My 7 game streak of getting side swiped by a storm and not getting a drop of rain stays alive!
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A small victory.
I put in 45 canes. 15 look like they're going to make it.
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@TRFyeomanfarmer @EthanSmidt32 My parents south of Nora Springs - 4 inches. 1.6 inches for us three miles north of town.
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@EthanSmidt32 We have been getting a nice soft soaker all morning! I couldn't be more happy!
Thinking we're probably at an inch, but I can't tell for sure because my wife's landscaping grew up over my rain gauge. haha
I hadn't noticed because I haven't needed to look at it most of the summer
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@nciacrops @LynchRlynch @FLOLOfarms @alex_woodall I had several that commented we were set on rain now. And I couldn’t agree for this exact reason. It largely all soaked in so fast! Clearly needed and very grateful to have it.
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@SkyViewBeef @LynchRlynch @FLOLOfarms @alex_woodall I was not in your field, but honestly I am wondering where that 5 inches of rain went? It was not all that muddy in any field I was in yesterday.
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I was in 4 different corn fields, farmed by 4 different people w/3 different tillage systems & K deficiency symptoms were the theme of the day. All north of Hwy 18. Reasons: 1) Droughty conditions- hope this improves w/recent rain; 2) 2 fields has low STK levels. @alex_woodall
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@nciacrops @LynchRlynch @FLOLOfarms @alex_woodall Were you in my field? North of MC and yep looks familiar. We’ll see how five inches of rain changes things soon!
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I’m here for this thread 😂
Cary Kelly@CaryKelly11
Who knows what cut of beef this wonderfully marbled beauty is?
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Or your MBA teacher
Alex Noonan@AlexNoonan6
If your middle manager is a mid 30s workaholic with no kids you're in for a rough time
Jonesboro, AR 🇺🇸 English
@justindevore Congrats! Best wishes to all of you on this new journey!
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Life update
As many of you know, but some of you may not as we’ve not posted specifically about this on Facebook, big changes are ahead for the DeVore family. In February, Marcia accepted a job as the Director of Teaching and Learning for Oskaloosa Community Schools. /1
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@TRFyeomanfarmer @Shannon_Latham Popup rain at my house right now, I’m sending it!
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@Shannon_Latham @SkyViewBeef My voodoo didn't work all that well turnsout. We got skunked this afternoon. We were supposed to get more but it went around us.
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@Shannon_Latham Agreed! Way to take one for the team Steve 🙌🙌
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@itsmetoo92774 250 lb/a higher than normal 🤷♀️. Most guys are seeing what you are though, off a bit. This field in general lays wet so may have benefitted from the short term dryness we’ve started into. Can’t say I expect that for second cut though if trends continue.
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@SkyViewBeef How was yield? I just finished baling a field that was off 25% compared to last year 1st cut. Got wheat to bale tomorrow that was only knee high. Was gonna follow it with beans but not sure if I need to follow with a forage crop or tell cows good luck.
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Never in my life have I cut alfalfa and had it ready to bale 24 hours later. Most beautiful hay we’ve ever made but I’m not sure if I’m happy about that or afraid of the dry-ness this early.
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@EarthTender2 Typically rainy beginning of June and humid summers here. It just plain doesn’t happen :)
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@SkyViewBeef Well that either a youngster or me and old fart. It was a common for second crop to be put up dry in 24 hrs but not first crop. Tell me that you are a youngster cause I don't want to be the other.🤣
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@mbacowboy @blakealbers Adjust margins. Higher on steak, cheap on hamburger. I stay seasonal with cuts (I grind roasts in summer, keep them in winter.)
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I originally asked this as a reply to @blakealbers, but I'd like to hear from those of you who sell your own beef.
What have you done to move all cuts in a similar time frame to avoid a backlog of inventory (or running out of) various cuts?
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@kulmweatherman @Badgerswimr No, planting around wet holes after 5” in three days. North IA.
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Is anyone talking about all the corn and soybean seed laying in dry dirt in the I-states?
@Badgerswimr
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Update:
Welcome to the team....now go cultivate some onions
Steve Strasheim@TRFyeomanfarmer
months ago,met a kid at the high school during our tomato transplanting project in their greenhouse He skipped his next class that day to help finish. I told him to look me up if he ever wanted a job he called today: wants experience. eager to start "Interview" on Monday ;)
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@TRFyeomanfarmer I mean, from Mom’s perspective that’s a win 🤷♀️. Good doggie understood the assignment today.
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One of the cats just walked into the living while we're enjoying Sunday morning coffee and barfed. Our helpful dog sprung into action and cleaned it up.
How's your mother's day going so far?
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