Over the winter Purdue did a survey of Custom Farm Rates. That survey has been compiled and is available as a PDF at the link below.
2012 Indiana Custom Rates
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Additional Dry Weather in Corn Information
Bob Nielsen put together an article yesterday on his Chat 'n Chew Cafe website with a bit more information on the impact of hot and dry weather on early corn. This adds a bit to my earlier post on dry weather and corn which looked at dryness in and of itself without considering heat impacts.
In essence, Bob is concerned about the impact of the dry weather and in particular some of the heat we've had on the root development of young corn. Not sure there's a lot that can be done unless you have irrigation.
One article I haven't seen is on the accumulative stress of quickly transitioning from periods with nights in the 40's to ones with days in the 90's. If I come across something on this I'll post it.
In essence, Bob is concerned about the impact of the dry weather and in particular some of the heat we've had on the root development of young corn. Not sure there's a lot that can be done unless you have irrigation.
One article I haven't seen is on the accumulative stress of quickly transitioning from periods with nights in the 40's to ones with days in the 90's. If I come across something on this I'll post it.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
August Dates to Save
I have a couple of programs I've scheduled for August so I'll throw these in here as a "save the date" message. More details will follow as we get closer.
On Tuesday, August 14 I'll have a Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus and Site Self-Assessment Training program. This will be held at the Clinton County Extension Office, 1111 South Jackson Street in Frankfort from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The first hour will cover PQA Plus, the second hour will be for the site self-assessment training and test. Keep in mind if you know of someone who will be going to college to work in a swine unit or if you have a youth member age 14 or older who markets 10 or more pigs, they will probably need PQA Plus certification.
I've scheduled two programs for Wednesday, August 29 at the Clinton County Fairgrounds. In the morning from 10:30 to Noon, Craig Dobbins from the Purdue Ag Economics Department will be on hand to discuss Indiana Land Values and Cash Rents, including information based on the 2012 Indiana Land Values and Cash Rents Survey results, which should be available by this meeting. From 1-3 p.m. we'll have a Private Applicator Recertification Program (PARP). I don't know the precise topic for this but Fred Whitford from Purdue Pesticide Programs will be the main presenter so I'm sure it will be good.I'm working on finding a lunch sponsor for this day so hopefully we'll have a meal for attendees. EDIT: Just received a call from The Farmers Bank and they will be sponsoring lunch for the day.
On Tuesday, August 14 I'll have a Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus and Site Self-Assessment Training program. This will be held at the Clinton County Extension Office, 1111 South Jackson Street in Frankfort from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The first hour will cover PQA Plus, the second hour will be for the site self-assessment training and test. Keep in mind if you know of someone who will be going to college to work in a swine unit or if you have a youth member age 14 or older who markets 10 or more pigs, they will probably need PQA Plus certification.
I've scheduled two programs for Wednesday, August 29 at the Clinton County Fairgrounds. In the morning from 10:30 to Noon, Craig Dobbins from the Purdue Ag Economics Department will be on hand to discuss Indiana Land Values and Cash Rents, including information based on the 2012 Indiana Land Values and Cash Rents Survey results, which should be available by this meeting. From 1-3 p.m. we'll have a Private Applicator Recertification Program (PARP). I don't know the precise topic for this but Fred Whitford from Purdue Pesticide Programs will be the main presenter so I'm sure it will be good.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Impact of Dry Weather on Early Corn
Since the rain last night missed us for the most part, I think it's worth taking a look at how early season dryness impacts corn development. Some years ago (unfortunately this now translates to a few decades ago) when I worked in Nebraska folks didn't worry much about the early season dryness and there was plenty of 7-ft corn which made pretty good yields (this being relative as 150 bu was pretty good). In any case, they generally didn't turn the irrigation on until June, whatever the weather.
Chad Lee and John Grove from the University of Kentucky posted an interesting article a couple of weeks ago on this. In essence, until V6, so long as the plants don't actually burn up, there's little impact from early season dryness. From that point on it starts to become a problem.
Aspects not covered in this article include things like outgrowing potential cutworm damage. Fortunately, while it seems like it would be an ideal year for cutworm damage, I haven't heard of any problems in Clinton County.
Chad Lee and John Grove from the University of Kentucky posted an interesting article a couple of weeks ago on this. In essence, until V6, so long as the plants don't actually burn up, there's little impact from early season dryness. From that point on it starts to become a problem.
Aspects not covered in this article include things like outgrowing potential cutworm damage. Fortunately, while it seems like it would be an ideal year for cutworm damage, I haven't heard of any problems in Clinton County.
Purdue Farm Management Tour
The 2012 Purdue Farm Management Tour will be held on June 20-21 in Marshall County. This is fairly close to us this year and I'd encourage you to think about going if you can work it out. I've been a couple of times (I'm teaching GIS at a summer youth camp then and can't go this year) and it's a great way to find out what other people are doing and do some brain-picking.
You can find additional information at the Purdue Farm Management Tour page. Right now you'll mainly find the program flyer there but a detailed agenda, farm descriptions, etc., will be available soon.
You can find additional information at the Purdue Farm Management Tour page. Right now you'll mainly find the program flyer there but a detailed agenda, farm descriptions, etc., will be available soon.
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