As reported by NASS on October 17, 2011

WELCOME RAINS FOR SOME – SLIGHT HARVEST DELAYS FOR OTHERS

Tennessee farmers last week were greeted with rainfall that slightly delayed fall harvest but was welcomed by growers seeding wheat and forage. Corn and tobacco harvest at week’s end was just about wrapped-up while the pace for soybeans and cotton picked-up steam and was less than a week behind schedule. Besides fall harvest and seeding activities, Tennessee producers were defoliating cotton, cutting hay and preparing tobacco for market. Pastures were rated in fair-to-good condition. Continue reading →

As reported by NASS on October 3, 2011

 HARVEST OF FALL CROPS CONTINUES

Tennessee farmers took advantage of the fall-like weather last week and made good progress harvesting row crops. With virtually the entire corn crop now mature, harvest is surpassing the normal progress pace by a few days. Two-thirds of the state’s cotton acreage has been defoliated with just over a tenth of the acreage harvested. Most of the wheat seeded to date is for silage or pasture. Continue reading →

As reported by NASS on September 26, 2011

PLENTIFUL RAINFALL SLOWS FIELD WORK

Substantial rainfall interrupted field activities last week, but growers were not too concerned as moisture continued to help late-planted soybean development and pasture conditions. As of Sunday corn harvest was still on-schedule with cotton and soybeans ten days to two weeks behind their five year average pace. Besides these harvest activities, between showers producers were over-seeding pastures, defoliating cotton, and cutting a little hay. Continue reading →