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Wordsmith for DTN and Progressive Farmer magazine. Tweets about agriculture, writing, crops, bees, therapy dogs, sheep, kid-lit, baking, bicycling are all mine.
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By Pamela Smith, Pam Smith Verified
| The Progressive Farmer Verified
What they can't fix is hot weather. The 1.25-inch rain that came on July 3 was a welcome relief, but the heat has already taken a toll on corn and soybeans, Weaver reported. "Our small grain yields are off. Our hay is off. Everything in general has been off. We had heat early in the season, followed by frost, and now we are back to really hot. Mother Nature hasn't been our friend this year. "But the good Lord blessed us with this much-needed rain and it is going to help.
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By Pamela Smith, Pam Smith Verified
| The Progressive Farmer Verified
"As soon as the flame hits the weeds, they are weak. We run a cultivator directly behind the flamer going the opposite direction to help bury the weeds," he explained. The cultivator travels the opposite direction because the flamer wilts weeds in the direction of travel. Rath said this flaming and cultivating continues until there's no clearance left for the operation. After that, he relies on a hand-weeding crew, which costs about $20 per person per hour.
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Decisions Grow Complex After Hailstorm

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By Pamela Smith, Pam Smith Verified
| The Progressive Farmer Verified
Decisions Grow Complex After Hailstorm 6/23/2026 | 2:54 PM CDT By Pamela Smith , Crops Technology Editor A spray paint test is helping assess crop potential after hail hit this Illinois corn field on June 17. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith) The morning after a hailstorm is not an ideal time to visit a farmer. I thought maybe I'd quietly do a few field checks and commiserate later. I should have known I'd find Jeff Brown knee-deep in the aftermath.
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