The First Harvest Farm Management, LLC Competitive Seed Comparison Plot benefited from another .2″ inch rainfall on Tuesday afternoon and evening, May 15. Unfortunately, the rainfall totals were quite variable for the area with some locations north of Pittsfield receiving nearly 2″, and Western Pike County also received over an inch of rain. The rainfall Read more about Another passing rainfall event[…]
The First Harvest Farm Management, LLC plot received .25″ rain in Monday evening thunderstorm on May 14. Lots of lightning and thunder and wind, but no observed damage to the growing corn. This rain is very welcome and will help tremendously as the plot is still behind normal on rainfall for the growing season.
Plot update 5/11/2018 I walked the plot with Joe on Friday afternoon. Everything is off to a great start! The growth stage of the plot is late VE to early V1. Some hybrids are starting to show a visible color and early vigor difference compared to others. The various plant populations will be interesting to Read more about Plot Update-May 11, 2018[…]
During the early morning hours of May 9th, the plot benefited from .2″ rainfall from a fast moving thunderstorm.
On Wednesday, May 9th, our First Harvest Farm Management, LLC 2018 Plot Sign was installed. The sign features the logo of each of our participating seed suppliers, along with the First Harvest Farm Management, LLC website address of www.fhfm.biz. Stop by the plot on 235th Ave. 2 1/2 miles east of the Nebo Road and Read more about The Sign is Installed[…]
Joe checked the First Harvest plot this a.m. and you can see the various hybrids beginning to emerge thru the ground. This is Day 8 post-planting and warm temperatures the latter part of last week and Thursday’s rainfall have really been a benefit to the plot.
After a very dry planting season to date, the First Harvest Farm Management, LLC plot received a wonderful rainfall, totaling 1.15″ over the night-time hours of Wednesday, May 2 and during the day on Thursday, May 3. A great rainfall and the soon to emerge corn hybrids seemed to soak up every drop.
On Saturday, April 28, we completed the planting of the First Harvest Farm Management, LLC “Competitive Seed Comparison Plot”. The plot is located on 235th Avenue Southeast of Pittsfield, approximately 2.5 miles east of Pikeland Community School on the south side of the road. Weather conditions were ideal for planting on this cool, but bright Read more about Farm Harvest Farm Management Competitive Seed Comparison Plot is Planted![…]
Hello Friends We are moving ahead with some First Harvest Farm Management projects. The most important, and primary project is putting in a hybrid seed corn plot. We have worked with, and will have 10 seed providers providing seed for the plot. I will be making regular submissions to this blog to show you how the Read more about Our First Blog Post[…]