As 2014 winds down and producers prepare for 2015, it is time to review and evaluate farm leases. In most cases, farm leases are signed in the December – January time period. This is especially true for renewals on annual leases, and also the time frame for securing land that is coming up for rent. Continue reading at Southeast Farm Press .
You are encouraged to attend an educational meeting the National Cotton Council has scheduled to provide its members with in-depth information regarding insurance options for cotton under The Agricultural Act of 2014. The meeting will provide an in-depth look at the new Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) and the Supplemental Coverage Option. Coverage levels, expected yields and premium rates will be covered in detail in order to better equip producers with the information necessary to evaluate the insurance options for 2015. The meeting also will include an update on overall farm bill implementation and a question/answer session:
November 20, 9:00 a.m.
West Tennessee Research & Education Center – Room A
605 Airways Boulevard
Jackson, TN
Co-Sponsored By:
AAM of Tennessee
Southern Cotton Ginners
Tennessee Farm Bureau
Most producers I have visited with have indicated that they did not sell enough of their crop at higher prices earlier in the year, especially considering the above-average yields. Current prices may make those record yields about a breakeven proposition if not much of the crop was forward contracted. Continue reading at Southeast Farm Press .
With our fly-free date of October 15th just around the corner, several of us are beginning to think about wheat planting. As we enter this wheat season, I hope you will find utility in our hot-off-the-press 2014 Tennessee Wheat Quick Facts Publication (W 321)which is now available online. This document is Continue reading
It looks like a race to the end of harvest to determine whether increased yields can offset the drop in prices and all costs can be covered for the 2014 crop year. If concern about how 2014 will end is not enough, planning for 2015 has already started among those producers considering wheat for 2015. Considering raising a few acres of wheat may not seem like a huge decision, it does put into play how all crops will be allocated on a farm. Continue reading at Southeast Farm Press
Ms. Lindsay Griffin and I will be walking the Hardeman County Defoliation Trial at 7:30 AM this Thursday (10/9/2014) at the corner of 15 and 64 in Whiteville, TN. This trial received a stout single-shot rate of defoliant last Monday (9/29). Treatment descriptions can be found below. Continue reading
Farmers can Update Yield History and/or Reallocate Base Acres through Feb. 27, 2015;
Producers Select the Safety Net Program Best for Their Operation Beginning Nov. 17, 2014 through March 31, 2015
There comes a point late in the season where defoliation timing begins to lean more heavily on the forecast and historical temperature normals associated with the current date than our maturity measurements (NACBs, %open, uppermost harvestable boll maturity as determined by the sharp-knife technique, etc.). In West Tennessee, I would argue that we are very rapidly approaching that time frame. The 5 day forecast here on the 28th day of Sept. for West TN indicates the next few days appear to be very favorable Continue reading