Category Archives: Farm Management

This table should be used as a guide as yields, prices, and expenses will vary among producers and locations. This table looks at crop prices as of May 10, 2012 for 2012 and can give a glimpse of what crop profitability is in Tennessee as of this date. One of the expense items that have to be watched is fertilizer. Fertilizer cost, particularly nitrogen prices have gone up recently for producers who did not have it already priced. I have updated the table below to reflect this higher cost.   For reference, in variable expenses below, fertilizer expense per acre is estimated as follows: cotton – $ 155, Soybeans – $53, Corn – $186 (includes 150 units of N), Milo – $145, and wheat/soybeans – $138. Continue reading →

This table should be used as a guide as yields, prices, and expenses will vary among producers and locations. This table looks at crop prices as of March 30, 2012 for 2012 and can give a glimpse of what crop profitability is in Tennessee as of this date. Continue reading →

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This table should be used as a guide as yields, prices, and expenses will vary among producers and locations. This table looks at crop prices as of mid-day on March 9, 2012 for 2012 and can give a glimpse of what crop profitability is in Tennessee as of this date. One of the expense items that have to be watched is fertilizer. For reference, in variable expenses below, fertilizer expense per acre is estimated as follows: cotton – $ 153, Soybeans – $55, Corn – $172 (includes 150 units of N), Milo – $138, and wheat/soybeans – $135. Continue reading →

A number of people asked if we could make available the slides used during the Irrigation Workshop that was held in Jackson on February 23rd.  The slide shows can now be viewed at http://www.utcrops.com/presentations.htm.

The following information was provided by Wade Moder (IPM Institute of North America).

For FY 2012, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has made significant changes to conservation programs to streamline procedures, reduce costs and improve consistency.  These changes will impact grower support from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), including for IPM.  The following Continue reading →

A reminder that the annual Tennessee Grain and Soybean Conference will be held Thursday, February 2nd at the Dyer County Fairgrounds in Dyersburg.  Registration begins at 7:45 with the program beginning at 9:00.  Program details.

This table should be used as a guide as yields, prices, and expenses will vary among producers and locations. This table looks at crop prices as of January 12, 2012 for 2012 and can give a glimpse of what crop profitability is in Tennessee as of this date. One of the expense items that have to be watched is fertilizer. For reference, in variable expenses below, fertilizer expense per acre is estimated as follows: cotton – $ 153, Soybeans – $55, Corn – $172 (includes 150 units of N), Milo – $138, and wheat/soybeans – $135. Continue reading →