When it’s safe to start planting outside. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. When the minutes of daylight starts to increase in winter, so does the yearning to get outside in the garden again. But don’t let a couple of warm days in early spring fool you into setting out your homegrown seedlings or new plant babies from …
Plant a Fruit Tree-Reduce Stress and Store Trips
Times, they are changing. Cathy Isom has what you can plant to reduce stress and the number of trips to the store. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. While so much of the world is on pause right now, some small businesses are still up and running as best as they can. Among them are local plant nurseries. …
USDA Asking for Farmers’ Best Estimate of Planted Acreage
Because of planting delays this spring, USDA is stretching out its data collection period for the upcoming acreage report a little longer than normal. Lance Honig, with USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), says some farmers may be unsure of what they will get planted this year. But in collecting data for the upcoming Acreage Report, USDA has been asking for farmers’ …
Meeting Crop Insurance Deadlines
Weather conditions have hampered planting plans across the Southeast, but Tyron Spearman reminds growers about meeting the crop insurance deadlines. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Planting Progress Remains Slow
The weekly Crop Progress report shows little progress in planting the nation’s corn and soybean crops as unrelenting rains continue to inundate much of the corn belt. Corn plantings across the nation increased to 67 percent, compared to 58 percent a week ago and the five-year average of 96 percent. Just 39 percent of estimated soybean acres have been planted, …
Cotton and Peanut Planting Numbers
With dry conditions continuing in many areas of the Southeast, both cotton and peanut planting progress continues. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey has the latest on the nation’s cotton crop. And Rippey says peanuts are one of the crops ahead of the planting averages. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in …
Weather Hampering Planting Progress on Major Crops
Weather conditions have played a big part in hampering progress on major crops across the nation. Stephanie Ho has more on this story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Follow the Basic Steps for Stewardship of Treated Seed
As planting season begins across the country, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) reminds farmers to follow the basic steps for stewardship of treated seed: follow directions on seed container labeling; eliminate weeds in the field prior to planting; minimize dust by using advanced seed flow lubricants; “BeeAware” of honey bees and hives located near the field; ensure that any …
Tariffs to Change U.S. Crop Plantings
The trade war between the U.S. and China is likely to shift U.S. soybean plantings to corn. For the first time in three decades, U.S. farmers planted more soybeans than corn in 2018. However, that’s likely to reverse again due to tariffs on U.S. soybeans from the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. Dow Jones Business and Financial …
Plant Fruit Trees in Your Yard
If you don’t have them in your yard, you may want to consider getting some. What, you ask? Cathy Isom fills you in today about why you should plant fruit trees in your yard and how to do it. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Plant Fruit Trees in Your Yard Fruit trees are perennial plants that typically live …
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