French wheat and American corn. Crop progress

French wheat and American corn. Crop progress

By baptiste on August 17, 2010

Common wheat harvest is finished in France. With a production around 35 Mt and yields around 71 quintals/hectare. It was a good year without being exceptional. This harvest occurred in a context of declining world production and rising prices. And when wheat price is increasing what French are worried? The price of the bread and [...]

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C&P

C&P

By clay on August 2, 2010

Palyn and I would like to extend heartfelt gratitude for those individuals who were able to attend the blessing of our marriage. We would like to share the following photos with you.

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A new worm

By baptiste on July 17, 2010

One week ago we were in one of the soybean fields to scout for insects and diseases. We saw that  septoria brown spot was moving up into the mid-canopy surely helped by the warm weather with frequent rain that we have been having for a few weeks. So, we sprayed a fungicide this week. We [...]

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Should we apply fungicide?

Should we apply fungicide?

By baptiste on July 5, 2010

There are some universal rules during an internship in a farm.
I am thinking for instance about this rule that says : “The intern will be dirtier than his boss at the end of the day”. Several reasons can be found. I have my ideas but I prefer keep them in my head. I still have [...]

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Lucky! Crop progress.

Lucky! Crop progress.

By baptiste on June 24, 2010

After a really wet spring in 2009, the weather decided to be lenient with us this year.

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The Mitchell Farm welcomes Ryan Tholen

By wsmitch on June 11, 2010

My name is Ryan Tholen. I just completed my freshman year at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. My major there is mechanical engineering, and I also run track and cross country for Dordt. I’ve been running since junior high school and it’s been a big part of my life. I will be [...]

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