Bill Spiegel
Title: Crops Editor
Resides In: Manhattan, Kansas
Hometown: Randall, Kansas
Education: Kansas State University
Expertise: Soil health, conservation, wheat, and grain sorghum
Twitter: @BillSpiegel
Summary
I write about crop production practices, focusing on the Western Corn Belt.
Experience
I own and operate a fourth generation family farm, growing corn, wheat, soybeans, and sorghum, plus incorporate soil health practices like no-till, cover crops, and livestock grazing.
Awards
Ag Communicator's Network Master Writer, Friend of Extension from Kansas State University.
Articles authored by Bill Spiegel
This 130-year-old farm spans just three generations
The Bateses are the third generation of their family farm in Mitchell County near Beloit, Kansas, and they are relative newcomers to the operation.
Finish strong with a late-season nitrogen application that may help corn yields
A wet, cold spring means many farmers, caught in the flurry of corn planting, were not able to apply enough nitrogen (N) to maximize yield before the crop was planted.
Northern Kansas land sale averages $3,500 per acre
The sale of 200 acres of farmland close to my hometown marks the end of an era for the seller's family.
Wheat Tour participants estimate 39.5 bushel crop in northern Kansas
Day 1 of the 2022 Winter Wheat Tour surveyed 248 fields in central and western Kansas. This could be some of the state’s best wheat.
Corn Belt land values soar 23% in past year
Agricultural land values in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin collectively soared 23% in the last year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
There’s still time to plant corn
For several days, at least, there’s plenty of time to get the 2022 crop planted, according to Brent Tharp of Wyffels Hybrids.