As reported by NASS on September 30, 2013
FIELD CROPS HARVEST SLOWED
At times, active field crop harvest, which still lags behind last year, was slowed due to scattered showers. However, these same showers helped green up otherwise dry pastures. For the portions of crops that have been harvested, producers are reporting above average yields. Continue reading
The Farm Service Agency updated their Tennessee certified acres for September and a summary of the planted and failed acres can be found at FSA TN Certified Acres 9 17 13. FSA will continue to make revisions to their certified acres as additional information becomes available. These acres are a major piece of the information used in factoring in the USDA acres in the USDA monthly reports. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on September 23, 2013
COTTON HARVEST BEGINS
Favorable weather conditions over the past week allowed producers to begin cotton harvest, continue corn harvest progress where moisture levels declined, and provided an average of 6.0 days suitable for field work. Even though cool, wet weather earlier in the year delayed crop development, the outlook is positive. Crops benefited from last week’s weather as crop progress and harvest increased an average of 10 points. Continue reading
CORN HARVEST BEGINS IN EARNEST
Although a cool front toward the end of the week brought some rain and cooler temperatures, most of the week was hot and dry. There were 6.0 days suitable for field work. Declining moisture levels in corn jump-started corn harvest. The dry weather allowed cotton to make some progress, but it is still maturing at a slower than normal pace. Continue reading
As crop harvest for 2013 has started in earnest, planning and cropping decisions shift to the 2014 crop. With wheat seeding just around the corner, the 2014 crop plan has started. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on September 9, 2013
HOT, DRY WEATHER CONTINUED
It was another hot, dry week this past week with 6.5 days suitable for field work. The cotton crop has responded well to these conditions, although development remained two weeks behind average. All crops were rated in good-to-excellent condition. Corn has begun to dry down with moisture levels reported in the 20-25% range. Continue reading
Corn harvest has begun in some spots and will likely get rolling over a more general area toward the end of next week. As the combines cut corn they are often leaving behind a very green field of Palmer amaranth (Picture left). Moreover, it is not uncommon to find that areas of fields where the corn stand is thin, do to all the wet weather last spring, now have 3 to 6’ tall Palmer just now rolling into flowering. These pigweed need Continue reading
As reported by NASS on August 26, 2013
CROPS RECEIVE SOME MUCH NEEDED HEAT
This past week farmers across the state received a slight reprieve from the rain, with an average of 5 days being suitable for field work. Cotton received some much needed heat units, although the crop still lags almost two weeks behind normal development. All crops remain in good-to-excellent condition. Continue reading