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Feb
2016
Category Archives: Corn
22
Feb
2016
Corn County Estimates for Tennessee in 2015
22
Feb
2016
The Tennessee field office of USDA, NASS has released estimates of 2015 County corn average yields for Tennessee. They can be found at Corn15_TN.
21
Jan
2016
Upcoming Crop Production Meetings
21
Jan
2016
Meeting season is in full swing, and there are several educational opportunities fast approaching (see below). Pesticide re-certification points and CCA points will be available at all these meeting. Additional details will be provided soon! Continue reading
13
Jan
2016
2015 Annual Tennessee Crop Production (USDA – NASS)
13
Jan
2016
Corn production in Tennessee is estimated at 117 million bushels, up 3 percent from the November forecast and down 17 percent from the previous crop. Yield was estimated at 160 bushels per acre, unchanged from the previous forecast and down 8 bushels from the 2014 level. Acres for harvest as grain were estimated at 730,000 acres, down 110,000 acres from 2014. Continue reading at AnnualCrop15_TN.
18
Dec
2015
Weed and Insect Control Recommendations Now Available
18
Dec
2015
The 2016 Weed Control Manual for Tennessee (PB1580) and the 2016 Insect Control Recommendations for Field Crops (PB1768) are now available online. As always, hard copies will be made available at various county and state production meetings and at Extension county offices. But they are always a couple of clicks away at UTcrops.com.
12
Nov
2015
November 1 Tennessee Crop Production Forecast
12
Nov
2015
Corn production in Tennessee is forecast at 114 million bushels, down 3 percent from the October forecast and down 20 percent from the previous crop. Yield was estimated at 160.0 bushels per acre, down 5.0 bushels from last month and down 8.0 bushels from the 2014 level. Continue reading at NASS News Release.
09
Nov
2015
Crop Progress
09
Nov
2015
As reported by NASS on November 9, 2015
FALL HARVEST AND PLANTING HALTED BY RAIN AGAIN
Rain continues to plague producers who are trying to finish harvesting row crops and planting small grains. As was the case last week, harvest of corn, cotton, and soybeans mostly ceased over most of the State last week, as did planting of small grains, due to rain. Producers need several days of uninterrupted sunshine to finish harvest and planting. Continue reading at Crop Progress 11 8 15.
03
Nov
2015
Crop Progress
03
Nov
2015
As reported by NASS on November 2, 2015
FALL HARVEST HALTED BY RAIN
Harvest of corn, cotton, and soybeans mostly ceased over most of the State last week due to incessant rain. Producers did, however, make excellent progress on the days they could get into the fields. Harvest is expected to come to an end over the next few weeks if dry conditions return and prevail. Continue reading at Crop Progress 11 1 15.