2007 Soybean Crop Progress Report:

Chambers Family Farm: Our Fall 2007 Harvest is Complete!

Harvesting

Below is a movie clip of a recent harvest and some pictures

of a field of Laura® beans that were harvested for a recent Crop.

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3 minutes 49 seconds

Combine Harvesting the Soybeans

Soybeans loaded into wagon for storage

Soybeans from the pod in our hand for examination

Planting

The 2007 Soybean Crop was planted the 17^th through the 21^st of May. Conditions for planting were excellent and we progressed quickly this year.

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4 minutes 52 seconds

Here the Laura® bean seed has been placed into the planter hopper.

This is the disc opener and press wheels beneath the seed hopper. This is where the Laura® seeds will be laid into the ground and covered by the planter.

These are the Laura® seeds after they have been planted into the ground.  I have uncovered them.  They lie about 1 ½ inches below the surface of the soil.

Finally we roll the ground to firm up the seed bed and keep the ground as smooth as possible for harvest.  This helps keep the newly harvested beans as clean as possible from the field.