Planting wheat after sorghum can be done successfully. Wheat stands are most uniform when the sorghum crop is killed with glyphosate and at least a month or more has passed between sorghum harvest and wheat planting. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on September 28, 2015
DRY CONDITIONS IDEAL FOR ROW CROP HARVEST
Many producers were able to wrap up corn harvest and soybean harvest progressed well. Good yields for both crops were reported. With the dry conditions, cotton defoliation was underway. The dry conditions did little for pastures development and seeded wheat, which are both in need of a soaking rain. There were 6.5 days suitable for field work last week. Continue reading at Crop Progress 9 27 15.
According to the Tennessee Field Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Tennessee farmers expect to produce 27.5 million bushels of winter wheat from 410,000 acres for harvest this season. At this level, production would be down 12 percent from 2014 and down 6 percent from the June forecast. Based upon crop conditions as of July 1, growers expect a yield of 67.0 bushels per acre, up 1.0 bushels from 2014 and down 4.0 bushels from last month’s forecast. Continue reading at July 10, 2015 NASS report.
As reported by NASS on July 6, 2015
DELTA FARMERS EXPERIENCE FLOODING
Some farmers along the Mississippi River dealt with flooding issues as the river rose. Widespread rains brought much needed moisture to the rest of the state. The heaviest of these rains have diluted applied herbicides, forcing many soybean producers to concentrate on weed control. Continue reading at Crop Progress 7 5 15.
SPOTTY RAINS PREVALENT ACROSS THE STATE
Depending on where you were in any given county, you either looked to the sky in hopes of a rain shower or wished the rain would stop. In most cases, however, producers were in hopes of rain. Crops are beginning to show signs of stress in some areas due to the lack of rain. Continue reading at Crop Progress 6 29 15.
Warmer weather allowed producers to finish their wheat harvest and some ground had already been planted to soybeans. Cotton replanting was practically finished while there was still acreage of soybeans to be replanted. Even with the unrelenting rains that kept producers out of fields earlier in the season, a general rain is now needed to improve crop and livestock conditions. Continue reading at Crop Progress 6 22 15.
As reported by NASS on June 15, 2015
AT LAST, A WEEK OF SUNSHINE AND WARMER WEATHER
A week of sunshine and warmer weather gave producers the opportunity to plant and/or replant soybeans and cotton while giving a boost to crops already in the field. Wheat harvest continued. Both wheat yields and moisture levels were widely variable. Continue reading at Crop Progress 6 15 15.
Tennessee farmers expect to harvest 29.1 million bushels of winter wheat during 2015 according to the Tennessee Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The expected crop for 2015 would be down 7 percent from the previous year. The forecast was based on crop conditions as of June 1 and increased 3 percent from the May forecast. Growers expect a yield of 71.0 bushels per acre, up 5.0 bushels from 2014 and up 2.0 bushels from May. Continue reading at Tennessee Wheat Production June 1 2015.