Early planted corn always involves the risk of cold weather in the weeks after planting.
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Hemp producers struggle to manage weeds and have very few herbicide options available, with no conventional herbicides registered for use prior to April 2023.
Once the corn seed is planted, the waiting game for the first corn plants to emerge begins, which also means assessing (or worrying) if any issues had occurred.
As spring approaches and farmers and agronomists begin to get anxious as corn planting approaches, the question that often arrives each year is when is the best time to begin planting?
The hemp industry is familiar with boom-and-bust cycles, with a surge in production acres in 2019 followed by a decline in the following years. According to Hemp Benchmarks, planted acres decreased by 42% from 2021 to 2022 in the United States. The report also showed a shift in the industry with an increase in fiber production acres from 2021 to 2022 (Hemp Benchmarks, 2022). According to the NASS report, Indiana hemp producers planted 255 acres in 2021 (Cornell University, 2022). Indiana hemp producers planted 646 acres in 2022 (OISC, personal communication). Most of the planted acres in 2022 were for grain and fiber hemp. There are 710 acres of hemp expected to be planted this season in Indiana. Over half of the planned acres are for grain and fiber hemp. The difficulty farmers face when growing this crop is not going unnoticed. Senator Braun (R-IN) and Senator Tester (D-MT) introduced[Read More…]
With Dr. Grant Burcham’s permission, the paper he authored and was part of the proceedings shared with attendees of the recently held “Heart of America Grazing Conference” follows.
Historical yield trends offer a glimpse into the future.
Corn grain yields in the U.S. have steadily increased since the late 1930’s.
In recent years, a new era in crop management has been centered around biologicals that have targets associated with pest control, improved nutrient supply and uptake, and overall plant growth and resiliency.
This summary is based on 55 field scale research trials conducted at Purdue Ag. Centers and with on-farm collaborators around the state of Indiana from 2014 – 2022.
