Planting By the Calander - Kickoff this weekend, but how about the weather?
4-15-2024
We are entering the 2024 growing season as corn planting is in high gear and farmers are moving peanut and cotton planters to the starting line. The main characteristic of our spring planting season is the cycles between warm and cool weather offering signals of good planting conditions followed by periods to wait out some cold nights. This is well demonstrated with warm temperatures this week, but cold nights returning this weekend. Research in our three main crops shows that plant performance is optimized by proper temperatures for germination and emergence. Even though we can have success with less-than-optimal conditions, our risk for poor performance increases from planting in poor conditions. The calendar used to be the priority for determining when to plant, but now it is the second most important factor mainly because of our wide planting window offering us the opportunity to start early AND wait out unfavorable periods. April 20 is the official kickoff to planting season, but there are plenty of other chores to do in the cotton field.
Expect the LOCAL daily updated planting forecast to begin this week. This will be a customer log-in feature for 2024.
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