HIGHER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is set to publish its Hay Directory this week, which will assist producers in finding the hay they need for their livestock going into winter. Farmers are feeding hay much earlier this year because of deteriorating pasture conditions, and some are hauling water because of dry ponds. The extremely dry conditions across the state helped producers to finish harvesting their crops but slowed wheat planting and emergence. There was some welcome rain in parts of West Tennessee. There were 6.1 days suitable for field work.Continue reading Tennessee NASS report at tn_10_17_16.  The U.S. Crop Progress report can be read at cropprog-10-17-2016.