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The rural landscapes in Iowa (and most of the midwest US) are dominated by the two major agricultural crops-corn and soybeans. For those not familiar, the dark green areas are soybeans and the yellow/green strips are corn with the light color coming from the tassels (the male flower) at the top of the corn plants. Despite a VERY dry summer the plants still look quite good, but the yields will suffer dramatically if we do not get significant rains soon.
Not too far from home I took this photo late in the day. The soybeans turn this marvelous yellow color and I like the way the clouds have shaded the foreground and let the evening sun highlight the soybeans.
The westbound TC&W Glencoe Turn spots cars near Cologne, Minnesota just after sunset. By nightfall, the train will be on its way towards its namesake town and will return to the Cities the following morning.
Still Combining the 2019 Soybean crop, Great end of the day golden light on a John Deere Combine Sony A77 Mk2 Sony 55-200
The visual impression of Illinois’ agricultural landscapes is one of expansive openness, where the sky meets the earth in an unbroken line, punctuated only by the occasional farmhouse, silo, or grove of trees along waterways.
It is a landscape dominated by monoculture crops, primarily corn and soybeans, which stretch across the horizon in neat, orderly rows. The area is predominantly flat with gently rolling hills, and the soil is exceptionally rich, thanks to thousands of years of organic matter accumulation from deep-rooted prairie plants. This has made Illinois one of the most productive agricultural states in the United States.
Another day dawns on an irrigated Michigan soybean field. This field lies adjacent to Mayfield Road in Bertrand Township, Berrien County, Michigan.
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I took this on the morning of the air show last year. It was on the way to a local Metra station. I think I’m lucky that I was able to live in the region surrounded with these pastoral scenes.
Another hot morning. The beans seem to thrive in the heat. Thanks for the look and have a great evening.
Saga prefecture encourages the transformation from rice to soybean. Japanese consumption of rice is drastically decreasing.
佐賀県は、米から大豆への転作に奨励金を出してます。平野部でも、至る所で米と大豆の畑が隣り合ってますが。日本人の米の消費は、ここ５０年で半減してるらしいです。
Each fall I try to get out and make a few photos of the harvest. This field is directly behind my home and it was planted to soybeans this year. (Corn next year) Harvesting soybeans is always a dirty, dusty job, but especially so this year because of the very dry growing season. (I don't often post two on the same day, but couldn't decide. 😀)
as i drove home sunday evening, i saw this soybean field, illuminated in gold. i turned off the road and walked into the field. just me, the birds, the crickets, and the light. there are many chances to "pull off the road": to pause, notice, listen, and see.
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A trio of SD40-2s lead train P61 westbound over the trestle at Third Creek as a dash of yellow livens up the green soybean field.
Old style grain hauler with hydraulic lift tilt bed used for hauling soybeans to the elevator back in the day. Now mostly used by small roofing companies to handle asphalt shingle tear offs. Too small for modern day large scale soybean production.
Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) perched in a soybean field. Fall showed up a day early here yesterday, with a nice blanket of dense fog.
The Fall harvesting of soybeans is coming to an end for this year.. A late afternoon inside a National Wildlife Reserve in central Arkansas.
Let me shed some of life's pretences. I'll look for solitude and contentment in a simple shed. I'll shed my outer layer of dull existence; I'll shed a few tears to cleanse my soul.
Perhaps I can find shade and peace combined - in an island of greenery.
The soybeans will shed their grains and the protein byproduct can shed a light in my brain - providing food for thought.