With planting season just around the corner there are a few management considerations to keep in mind with respect to your cover crop. Continue reading
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Mar
2015
Recent Updates
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Mar
2015
Herbicide Cut-Offs by Wheat Maturity
18
Mar
2015
The wheat has really progressed well over the past two weeks. Some stands that one might think were borderline on keeping have made good progress during that time. Continue reading
17
Mar
2015
Fomesafen Use Last Summer Could Cause Grain Sorghum Stand Issues This Spring
17
Mar
2015
It appears that grain sorghum will be a historically big acre crop this year. A number of these intended fields to be planted to grain sorghum were in soybean last year and had late applications of fomesafen (FlexStar, Prefix, Reflex, Rhythm, Dawn etc). Continue reading
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Mar
2015
Tennessee Market Highlights
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Mar
2015
Please note that crop comments will be posted online Monday, March 16th at http://economics.ag.utk.edu/cropcomm.html.
FED CATTLE: Fed cattle traded steady on a live basis compared to a week ago based on limited numbers. Live prices were primarily $160 to $161 while dressed trade was mainly $259 to $260. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $160.78 live, up $2.91 from last week and $259.09 dressed, up $9.09 from a week ago. A year ago prices were $147.92 live and $239.80 dressed. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.
12
Mar
2015
Comments on March 10 USDA report and Profitability Update
12
Mar
2015
Corn U.S. feed grain ending stocks for 2014/15 are projected lower with reductions for corn and barley. Corn use in ethanol production is projected 50 million bushels lower based on the new Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report recently released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Reported corn use for ethanol for October through January implies a higher conversion rate than previously assumed. Continue reading comments on the march 10th USDA reports and an Profitability Update at Monthly Crop Outlook.
10
Mar
2015
Does Adding a Residual to Burndown Make Sense?
10
Mar
2015
When planning your burndown does a residual make sense? That depends on if a follow-up burndown is planned at planting, the expected planting date and what is the intended crop. If the expected planting date is 3 weeks or so off and the plan is to burndown with something at planting then a residual in with the burndown now is probably not warranted. However, if the intended planting date is more than 30 days away, then a residual can provide the advantage of not having a big, grown up mess to have to plant into. Continue reading
08
Mar
2015
Wheat Diseases – What to be on the lookout for this Spring
08
Mar
2015
Once we start to thaw out from winter, wheat as well as diseases will start to grow and develop. In some areas stripe rust has already shown up, which may indicate an increased disease risk in wheat this year. Continue reading
06
Mar
2015
Tennessee Market Highlights
06
Mar
2015
Corn, cotton, soybeans, and wheat were down for the week. Nearby corn continues to trade between $3.80/bu and $4.00/bu. This week soybeans reversed trend and are now poised to test market lows established in late January. May cotton futures dropped 3.5 cents from last week’s high of over 66 cents/lb. Wheat continues to fall as lack of price competitiveness on the global market continues to hurt exports. Since highs in late December wheat futures are down nearly $2.00/bu. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.