Crops
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While most of the corn in the Southeast is a lot farther along than the Indiana corn in this Indiana Prairie Farmer story, I think corn farmers here will also be interested. The story discusses some research done on the impacts of row spacing, convention versus no-till, and cool weather conditions. It showed that cool…
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Even though recent dry conditions have impacted forage farmers and crop farmers worried about germination, one crop that it has helped is Georgia’ annual Vidalia onion crop. The dry conditions were nearly perfect for the onion production, being fairly cool and dry. The harvest is finishing up now, and we hope that more rain will…
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Now that we are experiencing a couple of weeks of dry weather, farmers are taking advantage of the opportunity to catch up on their planting. In areas that have been fairly wet this spring, the ground is finally dry enough to get into the fields, according to a story at Southeast AgNet. Other areas that…
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In the Southeast, we are observing changes to the water cycle as temperatures increase. We see both more intense rainfall events and more droughts. California is also seeing this and observing that the changes in climate are also leading to changes in pests and diseases, which the farmers there treat with pesticides and herbicides. But…
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I know that farmers in South Georgia are busy planting when they can get into the fields, and that cotton and peanuts are some of the main crops being planted right now. I was interested to read a story about cotton planting in the Southeast Farm Press relating planting to 10 A.M. soil temperature of…
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If you are planting peanuts now, you will want to keep an eye open for how far along your peanuts are. You can use Days After Planting (DAP) to determine how mature your peanuts are, but another option is to use Adjusted Growing Degree Days (AGDD), which is based on temperature and accounts for year-to-year…
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Another question that has come up a lot this week is how the heavy rain from last weekend affected the soil fertility in the areas that got the most rain. Here is an excellent article that describes some of the considerations you should use if your area experiences flooding rain on spring crops from the…