Crops
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While it is pretty early in the year to be planting corn or any other crop, here is some advice from the Indiana Prairie Farmer about when to plant your corn. The dates for the Southeast will be different, but the advice about what kind of soil conditions to look for is still good. You…
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The Southeast Farm Press had an interesting article this week on a new world record yield for dryland corn of over 459 bushels per acre set in North Carolina this past year. In addition to careful management of nitrogen and other nutrients and use of a cover crop and enhanced organic matter in the soil…
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The rain that has fallen in the last couple of weeks in California has been a mixed blessing for farmers there. While the rain has reduced drought levels and provided snow pack for irrigation later this year, it has also caused a lot of damage to farm fields and crops. Fruit Farmers News posted a…
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While the Christmas freeze is well in the past for most of us, some forage producers are still seeing the impacts affecting their fields. Here is some advice from UF/IFAS on what happened and what to do if your forage was severely impacted by the frigid weather: Impacts of the Christmas Freeze on Forages –…
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According to a recent article by Heather Kolich, ANR agent in Georgia’s Forsyth County, “With an October freeze followed by a relatively balmy December capped with several consecutive days of subfreezing temperatures, Georgia weather has experienced a few unexpected weather events from autumn into winter. Temperatures at both ends of the spectrum can affect the…
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While a lot of the hype on social media this week (at least among meteorologists) has been the potential for snow somewhere in the Southeast or on the East Coast, the bigger story for most of us is going to be the coming cold weather, according to James Spann, well-known Birmingham meteorologist. The conditions he…
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The Southeast Farm Press published an excellent review of cotton production across the United States earlier this week. The story highlights how important the weather and climate are to the yields producers got across the country. Sometimes just a few inches of rain is the difference between an excellent crop and none at all, when…