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The Hay is finally in....beans and corn are weathering the drought OK so far...but need more rain !
William81
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How are things looking in your neck of the woods ??
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I'm started haying and maybe will be getting close to finished over the next 7-10 days. Turning out better than expected considering I had to cut fertilizer application by approx 50%. Corn is expected to start tasseling within the next 7-9 days. Soybeans are showing numerous blooms. Pastures on the other hand are showing stress and lack of re-growth due to the extreme heat last week. The moisture we got here in north MO the past few days plus slightly cooler temps may help the pastures come back a bit.
I made a work run almost down to the Missouri River Friday and quite a bit of corn is fully tasseled but soybean fields show considerable variation in growth. They got caught by the 10 days of rain while we were only delayed 3-5 days.
my 12 acres at my house usually make 600 small square bales but the second cutting this time was only 360 bales
no rain the last month
hopefully my neighbors that is irrigated will do better
Haven't cut any hay yet this year, could have last month, but am waiting since 105 and no rain for awhile, I seeded several areas in my hay fields early this year and they were looking good until the last month+ of no rain, now my well keeps kicking off for the last 2 days and the guy will be here this afternoon to hopefully fix it.... Others here in North Texas have already gotten 2 or more cuttings...
Here in Central KY they got way behind on the first cutting but unless we get some rain soon won't be a second.
Corn is tasseling but leaves are tightly rolled due to heat and no rain. Not looking good.
No farming here, BUT my garden has never been worse. Everything died, except bell peppers. The heat was unbearable. Of all the years to have no garden, this could possible be the worst timing ever! I am going to replant and HOPEFULLY get some tomatoes, okra, green beans, etc before winter kills it all.
Anyone else have a poor garden this year?
I cut another 20% of my hay acres today. Wasn't terribly uncomfortable on the open station tractor even in mid-afternoon. Wasn't like sitting in the shade with a glass of lemonade but not miserable, either.
Soybeans are growing 2-3" and adding blooms every day. Stupid yard grass is growing much faster than the pastures.
Last year decided not to cut the fields and let it go to seed, figured it would maybe promote some cover for rabbits as well, I did mow it in the fall. Seems to have have helped increase the number of bales. Everything else looks good though in west central Illinois.
"Last year decided not to cut the fields and let it go to seed,"
This year we opted to bale a bit later than our normal schedule. Since we don't pasture the hay fields, an earlier cutting just allowed more time for weeds to pop up after mowing. In this area, the brome has already made seed by mid-July so a lot of that gets scattered during hay harvest.
Depending on weather and time, we may even run a light application of broadleaf herbicide around mid-August. Only takes a couple hours with our 90' boom sprayer and knocks any emerged weeds out.