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Field Notes Blog is to give some relevent information on what is happening in agriculture around Eastern Colorado and beyond.
5/18/12
Looks like most of the corn both dryland and irrigated got in this week. Most if not all the wheat is headed out and could use a good rain. The wheat I have seen around the area is graying off in the afternoon, especially when it is a little warm and the wind blows.
Most of the corn, as of sunday was planted last week. and near half of the soybeans. The upper plains states are still planting but they are on the downhill side of things. In keeping with this year's early season on almost everything, it looks like the first cutting of alfalfa is being put down in much of the eastern and central cornbelt. It also looks like some growers because of the high cost of nitrogen and the the spread between corn and soybeans have switched a field or so from corn to soybeans. Much of eastern Iowa had some heavy and hard rains this past week and some slow emergence is taking place. SE Iowa has had some significant replanting of corn going on this last week.
5/17/12
Bryce at Sterling found some Common and Stripped Rust in some dryland wheat in the area. I would check fields to make sure you are ahead of this disease.
Insecticide shortage is starting early, With early planting and early warm spring, bug hatches have hit a large geographic area and heavier than normal. Bean Leaf Beetles and Black Cutworms are being sprayed in much of the corn belt. THis early and large amount of spraying has caused shortages of several types of insecitices. The lamdbia products such as Warrior and newer chemisties like FMC's Hero are getting in very short supply.
5/16/12 Soybeans are starting to get planted in the Yuma area!
At CHS we were treating soybeans this past week for growers to plant this week. We were treating with CruiserMAX which is a broad spectrum fungicide and insecticide. We have also been putting on inoculant. The inoculant we have been using is Optimize. It works well with CruiserMAX. The inoculant has a bacterium that helps the soybean produce nodules that produce Nitrogen for your soybeans. If you haven’t planted soybeans before or it has been a few years since you planted them in a given field. It is a good idea to have your seed beans inoculated. The important things about soybeans in a rotation with corn are;
Weed control and using different products to control problem weeds in corn.
Reduction of disease in the following year’s corn crop.
A slow-release form of nitrogen for next year’s corn crop from the decomposition of the soybean nodules. This could be as much as 50 units of “N”.
Input costs are lower than corn.
Rotation gets rid of Corn Root Worms.
THe Soybean taproot has the effect of breaking up compaction.
Without all the normal diseases found in soybean in this area, consider soybeans as a rotation. I believe that a grower could achieve 70+ bu./acre if the soybeans are managed correctly in Eastern Colorado.
5/15/12 Planting progress nears end.
87% of this years corn has been planted and 46% of the soybeans. The crop is well ahead of average and ahead of last year. More than 1/2 of the corn has emerged and 16% of the soybeans have come out of the ground. Last year's emergence at this time was about 35% for corn and 3% for soybeans.
COlorado's corn crop was 84% planted with a 5 year ave. being 63%.
Bayer Crop Science to CO-Develop herbicide tolerant SUGAR BEETS.
Bayer and KWS SAAT AG have joined together to develop an ALS resistant sugar beet variety. The technology is based on normal sugar beet breeding techniques and is not a product of genetic modification.
Canadian farmers wil increase Canola Production.
Canada's oilseed production will increase about 7% over last year. Canola oil is a direct competitor with soybean oil.
5/11/12 USDA report Boost Corn Yields Higher than expected.
Corn Yields are projected to be a record 166 bu/acre. That puts ending stocks for 2012-2013 at 1.88 billion bu. which is 1 billion higher than this years current ending stocks.
5/10/12
Soybean treatment
If you are planning on planting soybeans this year, A seed treatment like CrusierMax would be reccomended. Soybeans are sensitive to early planting cool weather. Disease can cause significant stand and yeild loss. Also, don't forget a good innoculant for you soybeans. It will help the development of nodules that produce nitrogen for the soybeans.
5/9/12
Wheat harvest gets a good start in Oklahoma. The Altus area in SW Oklahoma, the harvest is in full swing. Test Weights are averaging around 58 and the moisture at 10-11%. Yeilds are in the upper 30's for the most part.
5/8/12
Winter Wheat Ratings fell 1% to 63% Good/Excellent. Harvest has kicked off in Texas. Some Scattered harvest activity should start to happen along the TX/OK border this week. On the Corn front, US planting progess is pegged at 71% complete as of May 6th versus an average of 47%. 32% of the corn crop has emerged.
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