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To: TigerLikesRooster

The wet weather is really starting to cause problems here.None of the wheat has gotten it’s nitrogen applied yet,this time last year 90 percent of the wheat acres had been fertilized.Corn planting will be late too,look for acres to be diverted to soybeans if the seed is available.


4 posted on 03/25/2008 5:59:34 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: Farmer Dean
Please keep us updated. You are our on-site reporter on grains.:-)
5 posted on 03/25/2008 6:05:02 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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To: Farmer Dean

Fortunately, the wheat down here is beautiful and there is more of it than there has ever been. We have some of our corn planted, but there are many folks ahead of us. Soybean seed is scarce, but we booked ours last year, so we will probably be able to get it ... just not time yet. Cotton is taking a serious back seat to grains this year, which is saying alot for an area that is known for its ‘white gold’. We’ll probably only have 400 acres of cotton this year.


6 posted on 03/25/2008 6:13:08 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: Farmer Dean
"The wet weather is really starting to cause problems here.None of the wheat has gotten it’s nitrogen applied yet,this time last year 90 percent of the wheat acres had been fertilized."

Rain contains nitrogen (and phosphorus, also found in fertilizer).


7 posted on 03/25/2008 6:15:13 PM PDT by familyop (Greenhouses are fun at over 9,000 feet elevation.)
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