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re: OB Farmers
Posted on 2/28/19 at 9:32 am to Decisions
Posted on 2/28/19 at 9:32 am to Decisions
Speaking of weather screwing the crop and whatnot...a place I hunt farms a variety of crops, a good portion of which is cotton. They didn't pick the first bit of cotten due to flooding. I'm talking a 2-3 thousand acres. That would suck, but I guess that is what insurance is for. It would be a headache either way having to deal with that.
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Posted on 2/28/19 at 2:02 pm to Goldensammy
If you’re in the game long enough it’s bound to happen (at least) once. Our year was 2008 when Gustav rolled through. Everyone in the parish just mowed it all down. Didn’t pick the first boll.
Posted on 2/28/19 at 9:00 pm to Decisions
Still lots of cotton in the field in N Caddo Ph. And i would bet that's the case in the surrounding area. I will say it's pretty damned weather proof because it's been wet since mid-Oct. about the time it was ready to,pick and still looks like 2 bale cotton to me. fkn heart breaker.
Posted on 2/28/19 at 11:27 pm to Decisions
Duck hunting in a cotton field closing weekend 2019
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:55 am to White Bear
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Still lots of cotton in the field in N Caddo Ph. And i would bet that's the case in the surrounding area. I will say it's pretty damned weather proof because it's been wet since mid-Oct. about the time it was ready to,pick and still looks like 2 bale cotton to me. fkn heart breaker.
I talked to a cotton farmer from up that way a couple weeks ago. He said most had given up on the cotton left in the fields. The stalks were getting too brittle to flow through the picker and were breaking and jamming up the cotton picker doors. I can't even imagine how bad the quality would be even if they were able to pick it. Cotton is a lot of things but IMO weather proof is not one....
Posted on 3/1/19 at 8:06 am to bigolecatfish
I only had a little over 500 acres in cotton but hurricane Michael wiped it out. Luckily i made some pretty good peanuts but it still didn't offset the loss. But that's part of farming eventually something like that's going to happen.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 8:19 am to Decisions
That's what happened to us. Mowed over 2000 acres without picking a lock.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 8:43 am to KemoSabe65
Is all this cotton planting going to have a positive affect on ducks migrating south? Asking for a friend.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 8:43 am to bigolecatfish
quote:I'll clarify my "weatherproof" comment by saying theirs still a lot of cotton on the stalk, ie. it hasn't fallen off the stalk as I would've thought with 4 months of wind and rain.
I talked to a cotton farmer from up that way a couple weeks ago. He said most had given up on the cotton left in the fields. The stalks were getting too brittle to flow through the picker and were breaking and jamming up the cotton picker doors. I can't even imagine how bad the quality would be even if they were able to pick it. Cotton is a lot of things but IMO weather proof is not one....
Posted on 3/1/19 at 10:13 am to White Bear
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I'll clarify my "weatherproof" comment by saying theirs still a lot of cotton on the stalk, ie. it hasn't fallen off the stalk as I would've thought with 4 months of wind and rain.
The’ve improved the weather tolerance a great deal over the last few years. The hottest variety in the mid south has great weather tolerance as far as staying on the stalk.
Deltapine used to have a couple varieties, 0912 specifically, that would fall out of the burr in a decent wind it seemed... That being said, I would imagine it’s going to weigh a good bit lighter than it looks and quality will be absolutely horrible. I’ve been fortunate to have never had this problem. We were one of the few lucky ones that got the cotton out and got all the stalks cut with minimal ruts.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 10:32 am to FelicianaTigerfan
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Our best wheat in 16 years on 400 acres has been 31 bushels an acre. Most years it’s 5-10. Some years it’s been 1 or 2. It’s custom cut cut so we usually break even with insurance. Income come from bailing / grazing wheat stubble.
What do the inputs/outputs per acre look like on these crop lands?
All in maintenance, fertilizer, labor, machinery
And what does a bushel of wheat sell for?
Posted on 3/1/19 at 10:39 am to prostyleoffensetime
quote:Thx. What's even more impressive to me is the cotton that did get picked (same field/assuming same variety) didn't tag bad, that seems difficult to believe but I reckon they have it figured out.
The’ve improved the weather tolerance a great deal over the last few years. The hottest variety in the mid south has great weather tolerance as far as staying on the stalk. Deltapine used to have a couple varieties, 0912 specifically, that would fall out of the burr in a decent wind it seemed... That being said, I would imagine it’s going to weigh a good bit lighter than it looks and quality will be absolutely horrible. I’ve been fortunate to have never had this problem. We were one of the few lucky ones that got the cotton out and got all the stalks cut with minimal ruts.
This post was edited on 3/1/19 at 10:40 am
Posted on 3/1/19 at 12:01 pm to prostyleoffensetime
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hottest variety in the mid south
Dpl 1646?
Posted on 3/1/19 at 1:02 pm to bigolecatfish
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Dpl 1646?
Gotta be. They had something like 40% of the acreage nationwide with that variety alone last year.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 1:05 pm to prostyleoffensetime
We are a year late to the 1646 party. We are planting a good sized block of it this year though. 1555 was super for us but all my neighbors say 1646 is even better. Looking forward to trying it.
We had been stoneville and phytogen heavy for years, but they just don't have anything that can keep up with dpl around here right now.
We had been stoneville and phytogen heavy for years, but they just don't have anything that can keep up with dpl around here right now.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 1:12 pm to bigolecatfish
I got almost 15 inches of rain on all of my 1646 between first defold shot and picking. Still did exceptionally well. Stuff is awesome
Posted on 3/1/19 at 1:28 pm to bigolecatfish
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We are a year late to the 1646 party. We are planting a good sized block of it this year though. 1555 was super for us but all my neighbors say 1646 is even better. Looking forward to trying it.
We’ve tested 1646 against 1555 a good bit on our farm (we’ve also been extremely heavy 1555). It’s pretty close in yield, though I wouldn’t call it any better on mixed to heavy dirt. I think it will really shine on the lighter/stronger dirt due to its responsiveness to Pix.
I also agree on Phytogen and Stoneville. They’re not even close to in the game atm.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 1:28 pm to bigolecatfish
We had 1646 on our irrigated land and it did well. 1725 looked real good also on non irrigated.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 2:11 pm to highcotton2
I didn’t like 1725. Well, I didn’t dislike it either. It was real showy, then got target spot, then looked awesome when defoliated, but just couldn’t hang with the 1646.
Agree with y’all on Phytogen and Stoneville. Just doesn’t make sense, especially with the herbicide packages.
And, 1646 is just a fricking beast. I’m going like 80% 1646 and just pixing the shite out of it.
Going to mix in some Nexgen varieties on the other 20%. I’ve had pretty good luck out of them.
Playing the wait and see game on the new DPL’s. There’s a reason why nothing has truly replaced 1646 and 1518 in the DPL X-tend portfolio.
Agree with y’all on Phytogen and Stoneville. Just doesn’t make sense, especially with the herbicide packages.
And, 1646 is just a fricking beast. I’m going like 80% 1646 and just pixing the shite out of it.
Going to mix in some Nexgen varieties on the other 20%. I’ve had pretty good luck out of them.
Playing the wait and see game on the new DPL’s. There’s a reason why nothing has truly replaced 1646 and 1518 in the DPL X-tend portfolio.
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