Minnesota farmers make progress on spring planting
Minnesota farmers make progress on spring planting By Meghan Grey | May 4, 2021 at 5:50 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 10:43 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) Minnesota farmers are continuing to make headway on spring planting.
According to the latest USDA Crop Report, 60% of the state’s corn crop has been planted, sitting two days behind last year but 10 days ahead of the five-year average.
“Last year was a phenomenal year for planting, and this year was about the same. My only concern is we have a very severe lack of moisture. We need some rain,” said Todd Stencel of Farm Works & Trimble Software at South Central College.
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POCAHONTAS Luft and Sons Farm Drainage, Inc. of Pocahontas has a long history behind them in the tiling business and most recently, they have begun pairing that knowledge with cutting edge technology.
There are several benefits to utilizing these new methods, but Jeff and Jake Luft with Luft and Sons Farm Drainage, Inc. both agree it is the accuracy and efficiency of the tile plan that is made in-office as a major one.
“You can see the whole big picture,” said Jake Luft.
“For years, Dad and I would drive around with a truck, look out and give a guess,” said Jeff Luft. “I can give them an estimate now and as long as the outlet or some major thing on the farm has not had its own issue, the price will not change. We can guarantee our pricing, which in my opinion is big, because for years, nobody has done that. We were guessing. Now we can be very accurate.”