The last 30 days have blown by me! Even with the greatest intentions, I have failed to continue putting out any information regarding this year’s corn crop. March and April went by so fast; it was a blur. I guess that’s what happens as you get older. What is the state of Georgia’s corn… Read More 2025 Corn Crop is Moving Forward Rapidly
Most of this post was published in one of my articles in 2021. It is important to revisit this again to help understand what is contributing to uneven stands. Corn planting has been delayed a little and a lot more corn is to be planted. There is plenty of time left in March and early… Read More Revisiting the Flag Test in Corn at Emergence
USDA’s Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) just held a stakeholder briefing regarding the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP). Full details will be released by USDA at 1 pm ET today. Sign-ups will start tomorrow, March 19, and will run through August 15, 2025. USDA will mail pre-filled applications to producers. However, growers can go… Read More Best News for Corn Growers in a Year
Looking back at previous years’ temperatures and rainfall during the month of March, 2024 is progressing similar to 2023 and 2022. Temperatures in March 2021 were cooler and growing degree accumulation in corn was slower than the other years. Looking back over a decade, our 2024 start (like the last two years) has been at… Read More Corn Crop Progressing Slowly
The central theme as I talk to growers regarding decision-making factors moving forward in the new crop season are commodity prices, input cost and the resulting return on investments. As I check the pricing environment, nothing looks really good. Cotton hangs around $.83 on Nov. board, corn at $4.37 Sept. and soybeans at $11.27 Nov. … Read More Planning and Decision Making for This Year’s Corn Season
The following information can be found at: https://southernagtoday.org/ I am pushing it out since this information has been talked about a lot given the need for a new Farm Bill. It was written by Dr. Bart Fisher and Dr. Joe Outlaw, Texas A&M Agriculture and Food Policy Center. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a… Read More Farm Bill Fault Lines: Why is the Farm Bill Debate Stuck in Neutral?
Make plans to attend the University of Georgia Corn Short Course. Hear the latest in research and updates from the UGA and USDA scientists and visit with exhibitors over their new products. 8:00 am- Registration: https://tifton.caes.uga.edu/calendar/event/2086/2024-corn-short-course.html 8:20 am- Welcome to Tifton Campus, Dr. Michael Toews, Assist. Dean, UGA-Tifton Campus 8:30 am- Updates on UGA Crop… Read More 2024 Georgia Corn Short Course, Tuesday, January 23rd, Tifton Campus Conference Center, Tifton, Ga
Every year at the end of the production season I take a little time off from the blog. Usually, I am finishing up lots of projects for the Association and working on membership, maybe take a little time with wife and see family and friends before starting back. Well, this time was a little different.… Read More There are Challenges and Blessing Every Year
Sometimes, it is difficult to step away from all the other things in life that keep you so busy that you don’t do what you need to do. In this case, it is trying to keep you all informed of the corn world. I’ve been fighting this battle. Leo Tolstoy once said “The two most… Read More June 2023 corn in Georgia
Georgia corn growers as a whole have a corn crop that ranges from just emerging to near tasseling. Tuesday morning, I had the privilege of talking to my counterparts across the U.S. from Minnesota to Texas to Virginia to Colorado as we meet bi-weekly by Zoom. Quite honestly, it was the same across the country. … Read More Current Crop Stages Make Decisions More Difficult
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