How will the current drought effect what you plant?

thesmoothedeere · Nov 22, 2012

Just wondered what you guys were thinking about next year ...

David G · Nov 22, 2012

I am going to take a year to do soil building on my home piece. I am planting a crop of beans, out of the bin, and plow them under in August and plant oil radishes to pull up the Nitrogen.

RBnSC · Nov 22, 2012

I don't know about next year but right now all I can think about is planting My feet under the table.
Ron

Erik Ks farmer · Nov 22, 2012

Increased wheat acres 1/3, increasing bean acres and cutting corn acres 50%.

paul · Nov 22, 2012

Steady ahead.

Very dry here, tho we got some small rains to mellow the top 6 inches, dry from there on down.

Doesn't matter much until April, see what it's like then.

1/3 beans will go on the higher drier ground this year, most of the 2/3 corn will be going on the lower groud, so that should work out best if it stays dry. Can't do much else.

--->Paul

rufus80 · Nov 22, 2012

Here in NE Indiana we have received a lot of rain since September. I have water standing in low spots of a couple fields. I am planting more beans for next year. I had great corn yields this year but I think there is more profit in soybeans when you figure in the input costs.

CLYDE MASON · Nov 22, 2012

In indiana we have lost 100% of our christmas trees seedlings. We lost about 20 % of our bigger trees

fixerupper · Nov 22, 2012

I really don't know if I can change anything to my cropping to make it better here in NWIA. We're 16 inches behind and the subsoil moisture we depended on this year is pretty much gone. All I can do is hope for timely rains.

old · Nov 22, 2012

Well not sure yet. I have noticed the drought took its toll on the clover I had in my pasture/hay field and if we do not get some rain or snow and I mean more then this 1/4 inch now and then I do not think it will be worth the time or $$ to do much to the pasture

flying belgian · Nov 22, 2012

I am going to stay the course. No way to out guess the weather. My agronomist told me two years ago. Don't plan for a disaster.

DeltaRed · Nov 22, 2012

I'll have to hold off till late winter to see what the mountain snow fall is.No snoow will mean no water.

tbish · Nov 22, 2012

who knos what spring will bring seems like a hot dry summer is followed by a wet winter here going mostly soybeans

OliverGuy · Nov 22, 2012

Going to keep plugging. Have to plan for a winning year and try not looking backward and be worried. After an incredibily dry year, we've been lucky to get some rain and recharge the soil. Planting a little more corn than normal actually.

rrlund · Nov 22, 2012

No change. I've got cattle to feed.

Anonymous-0 · Nov 22, 2012

planting most everything on contour ,,,it holds the water best ,,

Paul from MI · Nov 22, 2012

No change. We've had dry years before and always came back to normal, whatever that is. Although watching that TV show on the dust bowl does make one think.

IaGary · Nov 22, 2012

David does that really pay to skip a years income to save $100 in fertilizer.

$14.00 worth of beans $12.00 an acre to plow. $10.00 an acre to work the plowed ground down to seed radish at $8.00 an acre to seed and the cost of radish seed.

$50 plus an acre to save a hundred and missing out on the chance to net $700 an acre growing corn.

What am I missing??

Gary

Pair-a-dice farm · Nov 22, 2012

It's still dry here too but a little better than 2 months ago. I planted 70 acres of marshal ryegrass for a little fall grazing and hopefully a nice cutting of hay next year. My biggest concern now is water in the ponds and rivers. The rivers are the lowest I can remember. I sold down my herd about 10% and if we get some rain I plan on buying back if I can find the cattle.

David G · Nov 22, 2012

It is just something I am going to try on my homestead piece of 18 tillable acres. The rest will go in conventional. I doubt it will ever pay off, so would not do it on a commercial basis.

Rick Kr · Nov 22, 2012

Lost at least 30% of my blue spruce plantings. Many others were severely stressed by lack of water.

Since I grow trees, I will just plant extra to make up for the ones I lost.

Rick

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