Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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It was 31 degrees this morning, six days before June, and we've got corn an
inch and a half tall and soybeans just breaking through. We don't know yet
how bad the damage is — corn will probably push through its own dead leaves,
but the bean cotyledons are a real concern. It'll take a day or two to know.
In between checking the crop, we hauled the last of the soybeans, chased a
grindy noise around a semi for an hour (it was the fifth wheel plate), and
caught up on what the China soybean situation actually looks like right now.
The White House announced $17 billion in ag purchases — no contract behind
it yet, but the markets liked it.
0:00 It froze last night. It's almost June.
0:45 Morning chores, fresh chicks
2:14 Important meeting (it was a haircut)
2:55 Hauling out the last of the soybeans
3:48 Getting the sump saver out of the bin
6:11 Sponsor
7:34 Dad's grindy truck noise — diagnosis time
9:08 I can smell brake
10:38 Grease everything in the right front
11:46 Maybe it's the rear axle?
12:21 It's the fifth wheel plate
13:45 A lot of hoopla for nothing (which is good)
15:42 What dad found out in the field
16:31 Corn froze three out of the last 10 years
17:46 The growing point is below the soil
18:48 The soybeans are a bigger concern
20:16 The China soybean market right now
22:00 The $17 billion handshake
23:16 There's still a market
Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at ►DrinkLMNT.com/Farmer. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend.
It was 31 degrees this morning, six days before June, and we've got corn an
inch and a half tall and soybeans just breaking through. We don't know yet
how bad the damage is — corn will probably push through its own dead leaves,
but the bean cotyledons are a real concern. It'll take a day or two to know.
In between checking the crop, we hauled the last of the soybeans, chased a
grindy noise around a semi for an hour (it was the fifth wheel plate), and
caught up on what the China soybean situation actually looks like right now.
The White House announced $17 billion in ag purchases — no contract behind
it yet, but the markets liked it.
0:00 It froze last night. It's almost June.
0:45 Morning chores, fresh chicks
2:14 Important meeting (it was a haircut)
2:55 Hauling out the last of the soybeans
3:48 Getting the sump saver out of the bin
6:11 Sponsor
7:34 Dad's grindy truck noise — diagnosis time
9:08 I can smell brake
10:38 Grease everything in the right front
11:46 Maybe it's the rear axle?
12:21 It's the fifth wheel plate
13:45 A lot of hoopla for nothing (which is good)
15:42 What dad found out in the field
16:31 Corn froze three out of the last 10 years
17:46 The growing point is below the soil
18:48 The soybeans are a bigger concern
20:16 The China soybean market right now
22:00 The $17 billion handshake
23:16 There's still a market
