Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Much to be thankful for as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches

Producers in Richland County have a multitude of reasons to be thankful this season. Harvest (at least the portion of it that is finished) was great, things went smooth for the most part, and the weather was fairly cooperative.

I am thankful to our producers and for our producers and really appreciate all of your efforts in providing a safe, wholesome, product for our dinner tables.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Richland County Crop/Weather report for the week of November 7

Ag Activities- I am not ready to say that we are completely finished with harvest as there are still a few fields here and there that have crops in them, but I think that I can safely say that we will be finished by Thanksgiving. I think the word "tremendous" could be used to explain this years harvest and I look forward to seeing the final reports.

Fall tillage and some fertilizer application are other activities that are keeping producers busy at this time of year.

Weather- While I usually talk about harvest reports as being a mixed bag of results, I would use that phrase to explain the weather these past couple of weeks. We have gone from moderate temps with little to no breeze to rain, to blowing snow, then back to moderate temps again. So far for the month of November, the weather stations have reported anything from little to no precipitation to an inch and a half.