The Tennessee Grain & Soybean Producers Conference is scheduled for Thursday, February 7 at the Dyer County Fairgrounds, James Rice Road, in Dyersburg (GPS coordinates: N 36.066730, W 089.365147). Registration begins at 7:45 AM with the first presentation scheduled for 9:00 AM. Trade show and sponsor booths will be open at 8:00 AM. Draft Program Directions
The Middle Tennessee Grain Conference is scheduled for Thursday, January 31 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds in Manchester. Registration begins at 7:30 AM, with the first presentation scheduled for 8:30 AM. Contact the Coffee County Extension Office (931-723-5141) for registration information. Complete Program
As reported by NASS on November 19, 2012
END OF CROP SEASON DRAWS NEAR
The 2012 crop season in Tennessee is almost complete. Given just a few more sunny days, farmers will wrap-up row crop harvest and fall seeding. Ninety-eight percent of the cotton acreage has been harvested and only three percent of the soybean acreage still remains. Farmers also made notable progress seeding winter wheat last week. More than two-thirds of the winter wheat has emerged with over 80 percent rated in good-to-excellent condition. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on November 13, 2012
HARVEST WINDING DOWN… SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THANKSGIVING
Soybean and cotton harvest are coming to an end and should be finishing up within the next couple weeks. Wheat planting is approaching completion, with less than 15 percent of the crop left to be seeded. Over 80 percent of the wheat was rated in good-to-excellent condition, as over half has emerged. Some farmers have started feeding hay. They also saw a brief break in the recent cold temperatures as the weekend brought warmer days. Continue reading
Quite a few calls continue to come in on an a sundry of weed control issues in wheat. Continue reading
With a lot of wheat planted in the past few weeks, and considering the relatively warm weather and lack of a killing frost, it is a good idea to scout wheat for a couple of fall pests. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on October 22, 2012
CARBON COPY OF PREVIOUS WEEK —
HARVEST CONTINUES BUT SLOWED BY RAIN
Farmers continued last week with the fall harvest but rains kept them out of the field for two days. Harvest, though, remains near an average pace. The soybean and cotton crops were basically mature at week’s end and awaiting harvest when appropriate. The harvest focus is on soybean fields many of which need to dry down further before harvest. Reported yields per acre to date have been highly variable. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on October 15, 2012
FALL HARVEST PROGRESSED AT A GOOD RATE DESPITE RAINFALL
Farmers continued, between rain showers, to make relatively good harvest progress last week. At week’s end, hay and corn harvest were virtually finished. Growers have turned their focus to gathering the soybean and cotton crops and hope to complete tobacco harvest this upcoming week. Other endeavors included wheat seeding, stripping tobacco, fall calving and insect control. Continue reading