The First Harvest Farm Management Plot again benefited from a late growing season rainfall of 1.15 inches that will benefit the finish of the 2018 crop. Don’t we only wish the late season rainfall could have come 2 months earlier when the crop was going though tassel and pollination. Watch for news on our upcoming Read more about How Come The Rain Wasn’t This Plentiful back in July?[…]
Following up on the real nice rain from Sunday, the plot received an additional .35″ today (Tuesday). This pop-up storm luckily did not have any wind or hail in with it. With the past two rainfall events, the corn hybrids really soaked up the water and dramatically improved grain fill. I am anxious to see Read more about Quick Passing .35″ Shower Complements Earlier Rainfall[…]
The FHFM Plot received over a period of approximately 16 hours 2.2″ rain on Sunday 29th. The rain began during the early a.m. hours before dawn and continued for most of the day on Sunday. This is a great rain and will go along way towards kernel fill and promoting heavier test weights for the Read more about Plot benefits from 2.2″ Rainfall[…]
Thanks Brian for the excellent report and observations on the plot! While the GLS and NCLB are very much evident, we are hoping the recent application of TrivaPro fungicide will halt further disease pressure. I walked through the plot on July 24th. As others have said there is a considerable amount of Gray Leaf Spot Read more about Plot Observation courtesy of Brian Mansfield, C.C.A., Wyffels Hybrids[…]
The First Harvest Farm Management, LLC plot on 235th Avenue received a grand total of 1.5″ of much needed rainfall in 2 separate rain events on Thursday, July 19th. An early morning Thunderstorm around 5:00 a.m. dropped a nice .75″ rain, with nearly every drop soaked up by the crop. That evening, a second round Read more about Thursday Rain Events Drop 1.5″ Rainfall Totals on Plot[…]
Today, I am pleased to add another independent crop observation, this time provided by Ryan Booton, C.C.A., Nu Tech Seeds Sales Agronomist. (The Pfister Seeds brand merged with NuTech during the summer of 2018, and NuTech will be the main regional brand going forward. The plot signs are for the Pfister 71 C1PCR Hybrid.) Read more about Gray Leaf Spot becoming prevalent in the Plot says Nutech Sales Agronomist Ryan Booten!![…]
I am pleased to bring you another independent plot inspection, this time from Austin Plogger, Division Crop Consultant representing Nutrien Ag Solutions. Nutrien is now the corporate owner of Crop Production Services which became effective July 1, 2018. Austin inspected the plot this morning July 18th. I walked the plot today on behalf of Larry Read more about Would You Look At The Yield Potential![…]
Early in the morning of Wednesday, July 18th the First Harvest Farm Management, LLC plot corn hybrids were treated to an aerial application of Trivapro (Benzovindiflupyr + Azoxystrobin + Propiconazole) Fungicide by Curless Flying Service, Inc. from Astoria, Illinois. Application rate was at 13.7 fluid ounces per acre for the 22 acre plot field. The Read more about Fungicide and Insecticide Application Made to First Harvest Farm Management, LLC Plot[…]
The First Harvest Farm Management, LLC plot received a wonderful .80″ rain in the Saturday (July 14) storms that crossed over West Central Illinois. What a great rainfall, and excellent timing with the soils rapidly drying out with recent daytime highs in the mid 90’s. As we reach the second half of July, the various Read more about Rain Makes Grain !!!![…]
First Harvest Farm Management ,LLC is pleased to add another set of comments to the First Harvest Farm Management “Competitive Seed Comparison Plot” ongoing reports from the participating seed suppliers. This report is courtesy of Logan AgriService in Griggsville, and comes to us from Joe Hallock, Logan Ag Sales Manager. Amazing how good things look Read more about Week of July 9th Agronomy Comments by Loan Agri-Service Sales Manager, Joe Hallock[…]