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Two Million Extra Acres Of Corn
Anyone despairing that old-fashioned fundamentals ride
drag in the upended commodity markets had to smile last Tuesday. USDA
announced corn producers had planted 2 million more acres than
previously estimated; nearby futures plummeted limit-down.
If producers have in fact planted 87 million acres, as last week’s
report suggests, that would represent the most acres planted to corn
since 1946 (the record year was 2007).
Besides the additional acres, crop condition is running ahead of last
year, with the expectation that yields may move higher than previous
estimates.
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Returning CRP Acres To Rangeland
The same grasses used for High Plains crop and rangelands
enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in the mid 1980s can
help producers as that ground returns to production.
“About 10 years ago when we first started seeing people come out of
the program, we realized we would not be making the same amount as with
government payments. But, we know properly managed old world bluestem
and weeping love grass can produce more beef per acre than native
rangelands in the region,” says Ted McCollum, Texas AgriLife Extension
beef cattle specialist. He explains those were the grasses primarily
used on new CRP ground in the state’s High Plains region.
For producers renewing production of these native grass stands, McCollum
suggests applying the same management practices recommended for
maintaining the productivity and health of rangelands in the region.
These include attention to forage utilization, maintaining adequate
groundcover and residue, and seasonal deferment of grazing. Carrying
capacity or stocking rate will possibly be somewhat higher than on
rangeland.
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Wheat Stubble As Seedbed
“No-till planting alfalfa, turnips or summer annual
grasses into wheat stubble has many advantages,” says Bruce Anderson,
University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist. “Soil moisture is
conserved, erosion is reduced, weed seeds remain buried, and tillage
expenses are eliminated. But despite these advantages, many growers
still experience spotty stands.”
Anderson explains one of the primary challenges is heavy residues that
can limit drill operation and seed placement, or partially smother
seedlings.
“The best way to minimize this problem is to bale the straw and remove
excess residue. And be sure to have a well-functioning drill,”
Anderson says.
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World Hunger Growing
"A dangerous mix of the global economic slowdown combined
with stubbornly high food prices in many countries has pushed some 100
million more people than last year into chronic hunger and poverty,"
says Jacques Diouf, director-general of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO). "The silent hunger crisis –
affecting one-sixth of all of humanity – poses a serious risk for
world peace and security. We urgently need to forge a broad consensus on
the total and rapid eradication of hunger in the world and to take the
necessary actions. The present situation of world food insecurity cannot
leave us indifferent.”
According to new FAO estimates, world hunger is projected to reach a
historic high with 1.020 billion people going hungry every day. FAO
officials say the most recent increase in hunger is being caused by the
world economic crisis, which has resulted in lower incomes and increased
unemployment. This has reduced access to food by the poor.
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Calendar Of Events
July 13-17 – Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Jr. Family
Lectureship on Equine Science, King Ranch Institute for Ranch
Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or krirm.tamuk.edu.
July 15-19 – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Summer
Conference, Denver, CO; 303-694-0305 or www.beefusa.org.
July 21-22 – Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition and South Dakota
Grasslands Coalition Joint Bus Tour, Yankton, SD; jljessop@kennebectelephone.com.
July 27-31 – Grazing Management Lectureship, King Ranch
Institute for Ranch Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401 or krirm.tamuk.edu.
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Micotil is to be used by, or on the order of, a licensed
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