This table should be used as a guide as yields, prices, and expenses will vary among producers and locations. This table is a look at the start of the 2013 planning process as wheat is currently being planted. Yields are average yields for Tennessee with prices adjusted for the 2013 production year. Expenses will vary among producers and production systems. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on October 9, 2012
RAINS SLOW HARVESTING
Rains continued to slow harvest and other fall activities last week. Farmers, with four and a half days suitable for field work, made the most of these conditions as they were active harvesting corn, cotton, tobacco, soybeans, and hay. In addition, cotton defoliation and wheat seeding occupied their time. Continue reading
If you are planning on planting wheat this fall you will want to evaluate crop insurance on your wheat crop. The deadline to take out crop insurance for wheat is fast approaching. A colleague from University of Missouri Extension- David Reinbott, Ag Business Specialist in Benton, MO put the following information together on wheat crop insurance. For the most part, it is applicable for Tennessee. Please look it over. The deadline to sign up for crop insurance for wheat is September 30. With the potential of lower commodity prices next summer, a farmer should take a close look at the revenue based crop insurance products Revenue Protection (RP) and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion (RP-HPE). Continue reading
As reported by NASS on September 24, 2012
ANOTHER GOOD HARVEST WEEK DESPITE RAINS
Farmers in West Tennessee at week’s end were essentially finished with corn harvest and will be concentrating next week on cotton and soybean harvest. Middle and East Tennessee growers continued harvesting hay, tobacco, and a few soybean and corn fields. Producers throughout the state were also preparing fields for seeding the 2013 wheat crop. Armyworm pressure and weed control continued in pastures. Continue reading
Fungicidal seed treatments for wheat have been previously recommended in Tennessee and this year is no different. Pathogens residing in or on the seed or in the soil can survive adverse environmental conditions such as drought and winter temperatures by forming survival structures or lying dormant until favorable environmental conditions return. Hence the drought during 2012 will not reduce the risk posed by seed or soil borne pathogens. Continue reading
I discussed the value of insecticide seed treatments for wheat in a previous article. In a nutshell, seed treatments offer the greatest value for wheat planted before the recommended fly-free date (approximately October 15th in Tennessee). A post-emergence foliar approach is a very viable option if Continue reading
Corn
In today’s report, old crop corn ending stocks were raised 160 million bushels from last month to 1.181 billion bushels as feed/residual use was slashed 150 million bushels and exports reduced 10 million bushels. The average trade guess for ending stocks was 1.014 billion bushels. Continue reading
The harvest of summer crops is moving at a rapid pace and producers will begin thinking about planting winter wheat. Below are some pointers and reminders about wheat production in Tennessee. Continue reading