The First Harvest Farm Management 2019 Competitive Seed Comparison Plot is now hitting on all cylinders! After a delayed planting of nearly one month due to excessive moisture and less than ideal ground conditions, the plot was planted on May 29th, and the first emergence was noted on June 3rd. By July 3rd, the plot Read more about Hitting on All Cylinders!!![…]
On Monday evening, June 3rd, I was able to see the first of the planted corn hybrids beginning to emerge. Soil conditions are quite favorable for emergence, and the hybrids were just peeking thru after exactly 1 week post-planting. GDD units since planting are 125 (thru today) and most hybrids will need around 2700 GDU’s Read more about Well, “Hello There”[…]
After many delays, some of which had me thinking Mother Nature wanted a re-purpose of the plot into a swamp for this growing season, we planted the First Harvest Farm Management, LLC “Competitive Seed Comparison Plot” yesterday afternoon. Many thanks to Dusty Morrow at Prairieland F.S. for providing the tractor and planter and driving, and Read more about The Plot is Planted!!![…]
I am not sure if Mother Nature is listening, but if so, could you stop with the near daily rainfall, wet soil conditions, and cool temperatures already. I dumped a .5″ from the gauge again this morning. That makes just over 5″ dumped from the gauge at the plot since May 1. Add to the Read more about Enough is Enough!!![…]
It is wet! Over the past 4 days the plot recorded over 3.1″ of rainfall, making the plot very soggy, and delaying planting until at the earliest the middle of next week. Additional rainfall expected over the next 36 hours could create further delays in getting the plot seed in the ground.
Check out the photos 8 days apart. On Palm Sunday, April 14th, Pike County received approximately 1 1/2 to 2 inches of wet heavy snow, stopping all early field operations including tillage not completed last fall as well as pre-planting anhydrous ammonia applications! It took until late in the week until field conditions were acceptable Read more about What a Difference A Week Makes!![…]
First Harvest Farm Management, LLC is pleased to announce plans for the 2019 “Competitive Seed Comparison Plot” For 2019, we will again provide area producers valuable information regarding management ideas they can evaluate for their own operation. This information is provided as a courtesy of First Harvest Farm Management, LLC. The 2019 plot will compare Read more about 2019 First Harvest Farm Management, LLC “Competitive Seed Comparison Plot Announcement[…]
The 2018 First Harvest Farm Management, LLC Fungicide trial on Soybeans took place with the application of Quilt Excel on July 18, 2018 on full-season soybeans at a rate of 10.5 ounce/acre. To combat Japanese Beetles also prevalent in the field, 10 oz. Match-Up Insecticide was also applied with the fungicide, along with 2 oz. Read more about Fungicide Side-by-Side Trial Protects Yield[…]
Pike County producers awoke to a nice gentle 3/4″ of rain (with plenty of lightning) late the night of August 29th and early morning on August 30th. Over the past 10 days the plot has received nearly 4 inches of rain, providing a great moisture benefit as the crop wraps up and moves into maturity Read more about Passing shower drops 3/4″ rainfall Pike County[…]
Friday night August 24th, West Central Illinois received several hours of steady rainfall that provided a final finishing push to crops, including soybeans and corn. As the 2018 crop pushes towards final maturity and harvest, the late season rainfall helps add to kernel fill on corn and increase bean size within the pods. Early yield Read more about Late Season Rainfall Puts Plot in Great Position for Spring 2019[…]