Scissors Cut Results 5/10/2022
Slow and Steady, but? Hay crops grew slowly the last week, and many grasses showed burned tips from several frosty mornings in the previous week. Grasses averaged just under 12 inches while legumes were at 8 inches. This is 3 or 4 inches behind last year but...
Scissors Cut Results – 5/3/2022
A Slow Start Welcome to the first Scissors Cut sampling report for 2022. Getting first cutting right sets the stage for forage crop success for the year. Quality changes rapidly during as the crop matures while yield increases. Start too early and you leave yield...
Corn Dry Down Results 9/16/2021
CCE Delaware teamed up again with Dairy One, and their portable NIR, to test corn dry matter (DM) and starch content this week and the results are in the chart below. The 48 samples of corn tested on September 16th averaged 32% DM with a range of 26% DM to 39% DM....
Corn Dry Down Results – September 7, 2021
Corn looks pretty good in Delaware County this year, let’s get it across the finish line with a well-timed harvest to maximize quality. Not that there haven’t been challenges; a few weeks of dry weather and a month or two of rain have all had their effects. We...
Corn Stage and GDD Report 8/3/2021
2021 has generally been a good year for growing corn, except in more poorly fields. Corn maturity looks to be average to early around the county. Of course the weather the rest of the summer will have a lot to say about that. We are monitoring a few fields around...
Scissor Cut Results 6/8/21
Last Report for 2021 Only five fields remained unharvested to be sampled this week. Grasses increased in height by 10 inches, most species are now pollinating and likely are at their full height. Only one mixed field remained and the alfalfa grew 3 inches. All...
Scissor Cut Results 6/1/2021
Past Peak Wet weather this week has slowed hay harvest across the area. 17 fields remained unharvested and were sampled this week. Grasses heads are fully emerged in all but the latest heading species. Fields grew another 5 inches taller and continued to increase in...
Scissors Cut Results 5/25/2021
Well Begun is Half Done The good weather this last week allowed most farms to make great progress on first cutting. Grasses grew an average of 7.1 inches this week and some fields grew as much as a foot as heads emerged. Legumes grew an average of 7.6 inches. Grass...
Scissors Cut Results 5/18/2021
Warm and Growing; Mowers Going! Rain or shine, the forages grow, and in the last week grasses grew on 4.25 inches, reaching an average of a 19 inch canopy height! We even measured some Meadow Foxtail at 30 inches! Legumes averaged nearly 14.5 inches, gaining over...
Corn Planting Time! – Soil Temps on 5/11/2021
The sun shines, planters are rolling…. The last soil temp survey for 2021: Our soil temp taking crew made its final round of temp-taking on 5/11/2021. A return to cool wet weather the week prior and a cold, gray windy day that day yielded cooler soil temps...