February 2020
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March cold is starting to be a trend. According to NOAA, we have a 40% chance to be colder than normal in March and a 40% chance to be wetter than normal in March. However, March to May is showing warmer and wetter than normal conditions.
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Finally, the ruling has been passed down to us. Dr. Culpepper let us know yesterday morning at the Weed Meeting that if you took a UPW class in 2019 then you do not have to take one for 2020. However, if you did not take a UPW class last year (2019) then you will…
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It was announced yesterday that we will receive a block grant for $347 million. The process that you will be going through is unlike anything you have done before. Everything you do will be done online at https://farmrecovery.com/.
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The National Phenology Network (NPN) studies seasonal changes primarily related to climate, plant and animal life. Each year the NPN publishes on the arrival of spring. This year it is looking like spring is a few weeks ahead. The 1st map below shows that on February 13th we are about 15-20 days early on spring…
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Dr. Culpepper just released the 2020 Watermelon weed control programs.
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We have cotton variety trial data for 2019 in. The data will be discussed in more detail at our Cotton Meeting on March 6th.
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It has been a while since I gave a cattle update. The markets shut down over Christmas and New Years so I was giving it a few weeks to get back up and running normally. Market: Cash trade has dropped off since the beginning of the year but cattle prices are expected to show a…