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12 Aug 2015

Comments on the USDA WASDE report & Profitability Outlook update

12 Aug 2015
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Comments by Dr. Aaron Smith

August 12, 2015 – USDA World Supply and Demand Estimates

Corn Projected 2015/16 U.S. feed grain supplies are increased this month with higher forecast corn, sorghum, barley, and oats production. Corn production is forecast at 13.7 billion bushels, up 156 million from the July projection, with the season’s first survey-based corn yield forecast at 168.8 bushels per acre, 2.0 bushels higher than last month’s trend-based projection. Corn supplies for 2015/16 are projected at a record 15.5 billion bushels, up 154 million from last month with a small reduction in beginning stocks. Continue reading at USDA WASDE Comments & Profitability Outlook update.

 

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12 Aug 2015

Grain Sorghum- Harvest and Harvest Aids

12 Aug 2015
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Early planted sorghum is maturing and producers will need to decide soon if they want to spray a harvest product to aid in combining.  A harvest aid kills the grain sorghum plant (glyphosate) or dries up leaves (sodium chlorate) and allows easier cutting where stands are thick, removes food source from heavy sugarcane aphid infestations, or is a way to clean up grasses or vines. Aim herbicide is labeled to desiccate vines in sorghum but is not an effective crop desiccant. Continue reading →

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12 Aug 2015

Last Effective Bloom Date: how is it calculated and what does it mean?

12 Aug 2015
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IMG_1876By definition, the last effective bloom date is the day in which the probability of a new flower developing into a boll and making its way into the basket declines to below 50%.  Since it is unlikely (probability less than 50%) that fruiting positions which develop after this date will contribute to yield, end-of-season insecticide termination and defoliation recommendations for our area are based upon protecting/managing  those positions which will be flowering Continue reading →

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12 Aug 2015

Crop Progress

12 Aug 2015
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As reported by NASS on August 10, 2015
LATE WEEK RAINS BOOST CROPS

A rain producing front late in the week was a welcome sight and helped boost crop development. Even through the mostly dry weather, however, crops progressed well. Hay harvest was delayed because of the rain. Sugarcane aphids continue to spread in the grain sorghum crop and some fields reached threshold levels and were treated. Continue reading at Crop Progress 8 9 15.

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07 Aug 2015

Tennessee Market Highlights

07 Aug 2015
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Corn, soybeans, and wheat were up; cotton was down for the week. Next week, the USDA will release the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report. As such, corn and soybean futures next week could be volatile as traders position themselves and react to the August 12th report. Given planting delays and wet conditions this spring/early sum-mer there still exists a great deal of uncertainty regarding total planted acreage and average yield. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.

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06 Aug 2015

Planting Soybeans on Flooded Ground-Crop Insurance Considerations

06 Aug 2015
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As written by Dr. Larry Steckal on UT Crops News Blog , producers in Tennessee in the Mississippi River bottoms are planting ultra-late soybeans on ground previously flooded. Before planting, there may be some crop insurance considerations to take into account. Producers should have already contacted their crop insurance agent and discussed the situation with them. This is critical as this can be a complicated issue and if timely reporting has not been done, there may not be an indemnity payment. Continue reading →

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