Row Crop Update and CEU Seminar
Friday - January 29, 2010
Corsicana Public Library – Civic Room
Cost: $5 (Lunch will be provided)
5 CEU’s will be provided (2 General, 2 IPM, 1 L&R)
Topics and Agenda
8:15 am Registration and Introductions
8:20 Corn, Grain Sorghum, Wheat, Oats and Soybean Demonstrations - Derek Scasta, Navarro County Extension Agent - Agriculture
8:45 Growing Soybeans and Sunflowers in the Blacklands - Steven Beakley, Ellis County Producer
9:45 Cotton and IPM Update - Glen Moore, Extension Agent IPM
10:45 Laws and Regulations - Benji Parham, Texas Department of Agriculture
11:45 Lunch
12:15 Weed Control and Herbicide Tolerant Milo - Dr. Paul Baumman, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
1:15 Sprayer Technology, GPS, Nozzle Selection and Sprayer Demo - Johnny Walker, John Deere
2:15 Final Questions and pass out certificates
**Please call and RSVP by January 26, 2010 at 5pm for meal and material arrangements**
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wheat and Oat Field Day Set for April 23
April 23, 9am to noon, this is a joint effort between Hill and Navarro Counties with four demonstrations setup from Barry to Brandon. Demonstrations include: oat variety trial, 2 wheat variety trials and a wheat plant population study. 3 CEU’s will be offered: 2 General and 1 L&R. If you grow wheat or oats, this will be a tour that you will not want to miss.
Schedule
9:15 am – #1 Oat Variety Plots – Reed Farms - Barry, TX
10:00 am – #2 Wheat Variety Plots – Martin Farms – Frost, TX
10:45 am – #3 Wheat Variety Plots – Degner Farms – Mertens, TX
11:15 am – #4 Wheat Plant Population Study – Surovik Farms – Brandon, TX
12:00 pm – #5 Lunch at Brandon Community Center
· Texas Wheat Producers Association Presentation – Kody Bessent – Lubbock, TX
· Laws and Regulations Presentation
*Dr. Gaylon Morgan, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Small Grains Specialist will be on hand to provide updates on varieties, diseases, conditions and yields.
Remember 3 CEU’s will be offered (2 General and 1 Laws and Regulations)
Please call and RSVP to 903-654-3075 or 254-582-4022 by 5pm April 21st.
April 23, 9am to noon, this is a joint effort between Hill and Navarro Counties with four demonstrations setup from Barry to Brandon. Demonstrations include: oat variety trial, 2 wheat variety trials and a wheat plant population study. 3 CEU’s will be offered: 2 General and 1 L&R. If you grow wheat or oats, this will be a tour that you will not want to miss.
Schedule
9:15 am – #1 Oat Variety Plots – Reed Farms - Barry, TX
10:00 am – #2 Wheat Variety Plots – Martin Farms – Frost, TX
10:45 am – #3 Wheat Variety Plots – Degner Farms – Mertens, TX
11:15 am – #4 Wheat Plant Population Study – Surovik Farms – Brandon, TX
12:00 pm – #5 Lunch at Brandon Community Center
· Texas Wheat Producers Association Presentation – Kody Bessent – Lubbock, TX
· Laws and Regulations Presentation
*Dr. Gaylon Morgan, Texas AgriLife Extension Service Small Grains Specialist will be on hand to provide updates on varieties, diseases, conditions and yields.
Remember 3 CEU’s will be offered (2 General and 1 Laws and Regulations)
Please call and RSVP to 903-654-3075 or 254-582-4022 by 5pm April 21st.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Calculating Break-Even Costs for Row Crop Producers and Market Reports
At Row Crop Commodity Marketing Training, held in mid-February we received assistance from Extension Agricultural Economists on calculating break-even costs for certain row crops. Calculating your break-even cost can be the critical first step to developing your marketing plan. By knowing your costs of production and the yields and commodity prices needed to break-even or "stay out of the red" you can then set price goals. This will help you know when to move on an opportunity to sell when the price is sufficient to cover your costs. One mistake producers make is to watch the price go up, up, up and never pull the trigger. As it goes up you may decide to sell a percentage of your crop here and there when you know it is profitable. It may not be the most profitable but it can help you to avoid a loss if and when prices drop.
To access the Microsoft Excel spreadsheets used go to the following website:
http://agfacts.tamu.edu/~lfalcone/newweb/cropbudgets.htm
To access the spreadsheet we developed specifically for dryland corn in Navarro County go to:
http://navarro-co.tamu.edu/pubcat.cfm?COUNTY=Navarro&CatID=2021 and click on "Corn Break Even Spreadsheet"
Also, for the latest Market Outlook Reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service Agriculture Economists go to: http://agecoext.tamu.edu/resources/market-outlook.html
At Row Crop Commodity Marketing Training, held in mid-February we received assistance from Extension Agricultural Economists on calculating break-even costs for certain row crops. Calculating your break-even cost can be the critical first step to developing your marketing plan. By knowing your costs of production and the yields and commodity prices needed to break-even or "stay out of the red" you can then set price goals. This will help you know when to move on an opportunity to sell when the price is sufficient to cover your costs. One mistake producers make is to watch the price go up, up, up and never pull the trigger. As it goes up you may decide to sell a percentage of your crop here and there when you know it is profitable. It may not be the most profitable but it can help you to avoid a loss if and when prices drop.
To access the Microsoft Excel spreadsheets used go to the following website:
http://agfacts.tamu.edu/~lfalcone/newweb/cropbudgets.htm
To access the spreadsheet we developed specifically for dryland corn in Navarro County go to:
http://navarro-co.tamu.edu/pubcat.cfm?COUNTY=Navarro&CatID=2021 and click on "Corn Break Even Spreadsheet"
Also, for the latest Market Outlook Reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service Agriculture Economists go to: http://agecoext.tamu.edu/resources/market-outlook.html
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