Field crops

john in la · May 30, 2016

Crisscrossed my state this weekend. Over 1300 miles worth of it.

Crops look real good; at least from the road.
Beans are up and corn is knee high to just starting to tassel out depending on who's field you look at.

One thing I noticed is the crops on the end of the field always look to be stunted.
The whole field of corn may be 3 feet tall but the edges look to have poor germination or they are only 1 foot tall.
You see it a lot where the row starts but it even shows up the whole length of the row if it is on the edge.
Any idea why that is like that????
I noticed this same thing in field after field from different farmers and even different towns.

Geo-TH,In · May 30, 2016

When I was a kid, dad would say corn would be knee hi by fourth of July. Some corn in TH is almost knee hi now.

centash · May 30, 2016

Row end, headland compaction. These areas see more traffic when equipment turns on the end of the field and thus are subject to to more compaction resulting in a poorer seed bed and harder soils. Ben

Delawaresurfman · May 30, 2016

Along with the compaction mentioned I always thought it was moisture relatated. The corn in the middle of the field shades the rows next to it keeping the moisture in the soil. The edges have nothing to shade the edge and the moisture in the soil gets baked away. These 2 things are contributing factors.

notjustair · May 30, 2016

Not to mention that fields around here have trees at the headlands and both sides. On an average or slightly drier year I lose the outside 30-40 feet due to moisture competition. This year NOTHING is competing for moisture.

john in la · May 30, 2016

If we plant corn to be knee high by the 4th you would have a hard time getting a crop in before the bugs got to it.

It is also to late to plant tomatoes because of the heat.

LAA · May 30, 2016

Most corn growers in my area get the fertilizer dealer to knife in their nitrogen and the operator will pick up the coulters at the end of the row to turn around and drop them when starting back down the field, the first 6-8 plants deep before the turn row on each end of the field will be stunted due to lack of fertilizer, the first row on the edge of the field will get little or no fertilizer in double row corn because most all of the applicators are 6 row.

Geo-TH,In · May 30, 2016

There is a company that has a tool that turns trees into sawdust. Starts at the top of tree. Stop when it makes it to the ground. Just think how many acres you are paying taxes on and trees are using moisture.

Many are removing trees. Some with large dozer excavator, or grinder.

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