Saturday, May 12, 2018

#Plant18 complete for McKay Farms in Central Illinois

McKay Farms has successfully completed their corn and soybean #plant18 season. The delayed start was due to a colder than normal Spring but temperatures warmed up quickly, especially in the last week. We are blessed to complete the planting season with only a couple breakdowns and a few flat tires. Most of our corn has emerged and is looking great. Check out our pictures below of our 2018 Planting Season!
Jason McKay & Dan McKay #Plant18
McKay Farms, Beecher City, Illinois
Darin McKay disking field outside Cowden, IL
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Corn emerging & Looking great!
Tyler McKay farming in Central Illinois 

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Corn #Plant18 is complete for McKay Farms!

We successfully planted all of our corn for the 2018 season as of May 2nd. We were lucky enough to have only a few minor breakdowns and a couple flat tires during the corn planting season. We will be taking the next couple days off due to the rain showers but hope to continue with beans as soon as possible. Check out some pictures of the corn planting season.
Dan McKay planting corn
Blake McKay with field cultivator
Benson McKay on tractor ride

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

#Plant18 postponed due to cold & wet Spring

The 2018 planting season has been delayed due to the wet and cold weather across the Midwest. We have all our machinery ready to go but have not started due to wet field conditions. We expect to start in the next week or two as long as no more flooding occurs. If we try to plant too early, we may end up like the tractor below!

Monday, October 23, 2017

Harvest 2017 is officially complete

Dry fall conditions allowed us to finish the Harvest 2017 season on October 21, 2017. We begin 30 days prior and only had a few rain-outs during the month. We greatly enjoyed Harvest 2017 and we will now continue to begin fall tillage in preparations for the 2018 crop.

Joseph McKay first combine ride

Thursday, October 5, 2017

McKay Farms complete with 2017 Soybean Harvest

Dry weather conditions allowed us to work non-stop during the last 2 weeks. We were able to successfully finish soybean harvest and begin shelling corn. We have nearly 200 acres of corn complete but will have to take the weekend off due the the recent rain showers. Check out our pics of #harvest17.


Tyler & Dan McKay

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Harvest 2017 begins for McKay Farms

Today we begin #Harvest17 in front of our homestead in Beecher City. Corn moisture is good due to the recent high temperatures in Illinois. We are excited to begin another Harvest Season!!

Thursday, June 1, 2017

McKay Farms completes 2017 Planting Season

A wet spring forced McKay Farms to have to replant nearly 1000 acres. #Plant17 Season officially finished during Memorial Day weekend. We will start cleaning equipment and walking the fields to monitor the crops and inspect for any potential diseases. We look forward to sharing pictures of the Planting Season during the coming weeks.