2008 corn planting delayed due to weather

Ludi

We've had almost no spring rain down here, so I doubt much is going to grow. Maybe one cutting of hay, a little sorghum.... Sad

The grass came out of winter dormancy and almost immediately began going into summer dormancy. Very little growth.
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PhebaAndThePilgrim

Good day from Pheba, from the farm:
Rain, rain rain. We had another inch day before yesterday.
One of our neighbors planted his corn in four wheel drive to get through the mud.
Sounds crazy to us, because corn seed rots if the ground stays too wet.
One of our neighbors just spent twenty-six thousand dollars putting down fertilizer for 100 acres of corn. That is just a 110/80/80 mix of nitrogen/potash/phosphate. Not a heavy application by any means.
Now, what if he can't get the corn in the ground?
I highly recommend a program on public television called "Market to Market".
Great insights into agriculture.
Comes from the University of Iowa.
It is very conservative, and somewhat linked to economists.
That means it can be a tad unrealistic, but if you are willing to be patient and sit through the half hour show every week, you can
put together a bigger picture coming through the hype.
The program airs on Friday evenings, on Channel 6, PBS, in our area. One half hour.
I hope most of you can find it available in your area.
Pheba.
PS. We did not buy any fertilizer for our hay crop this year. Fertilizer prices doubled from $2,500.00 for 100 acres, to over $5,000.00 for 100 acres (low nitrogen, potash, phosphate mix)
Hubby piled up manure in lots. Made several huge mounds.
We will let it cook a while, then get the manure spreader up and running and see what we can accomplish.
Most cow/calf operators agree the only solution is to sell half of the herd to survive financially.
It's gonna be a strange years in ag.

centralstump · Tar Sands Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 66

All of our corn is in, and we only have a half section of soybeans still not in.

Nebraska is north of the moisture, but it is still colder than normal here.