Tobacco harvest advances in hot, dry weather
Aug 27, 2007—Dry, hot weather over the past couple of weeks allowed area farmers to make good progress with topping and harvesting tobacco, according to surveys from the Tennessee Agricultural Statistics Service. The story was reported in Leaf Chronicle.
The annual tobacco harvest was progressing on schedule to a week ahead of last year, with the crop rated in mostly fair-to-good condition, state officials said.
However, the state's other major row crops remained in mostly poor-to-fair condition, and in desperate need of a good downpour and cooler temperatures.
Tennessee's corn crop continues to progress closer to harvest with almost half of the acreage having attained maturity.
Over a tenth of the state's soybean crop is dropping leaves. Soybean development is about a week ahead of the five-year average, with numerous cases of heat and moisture stress reported.
Pastures have continued to deteriorate, while livestock producers fed hay and hauled water.
"The situation for most farmers has gone from bad to depressing," said Ronnie Barron, Extension agent in neighboring Cheatham County.
"Some cattle producers are selling entire herds. Tobacco growers with irrigation capabilities are
Aug 27, 2007—Dry, hot weather over the past couple of weeks allowed area farmers to make good progress with topping and harvesting tobacco, according to surveys from the Tennessee Agricultural Statistics Service. The story was reported in Leaf Chronicle.
The annual tobacco harvest was progressing on schedule to a week ahead of last year, with the crop rated in mostly fair-to-good condition, state officials said.
However, the state's other major row crops remained in mostly poor-to-fair condition, and in desperate need of a good downpour and cooler temperatures.
Tennessee's corn crop continues to progress closer to harvest with almost half of the acreage having attained maturity.
Over a tenth of the state's soybean crop is dropping leaves. Soybean development is about a week ahead of the five-year average, with numerous cases of heat and moisture stress reported.
Pastures have continued to deteriorate, while livestock producers fed hay and hauled water.
"The situation for most farmers has gone from bad to depressing," said Ronnie Barron, Extension agent in neighboring Cheatham County.
"Some cattle producers are selling entire herds. Tobacco growers with irrigation capabilities are
