by Ky Corn | May 17, 2023 | Crop Report, Farmers, Research
Many central and eastern Kentucky farmers woke up on the morning of April 24, 2023 to freezing temperatures. The effects of a freeze like this can not only damage crops but also infect them with pathogens and other diseases. To learn more read Dr. Chad Lee’s...
by Ky Corn | Apr 25, 2023 | Crop Report, Uncategorized
Chad Lee, Conner Raymond, and Carrie Knott University of Kentucky Freezing temperatures were recorded across Kentucky Monday morning, April 24, 2023. The coldest temperatures were mostly in central and eastern Kentucky, but freezing temperatures were as far west as...
by Jennifer Elwell | Nov 11, 2019 | Corn Facts, Crop Report
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the November Crop Production report today, showing a 177 bushels per acre yield for corn and 50 bushels per acre yield on soybeans. “A relatively dry fall...
by Jennifer Elwell | Sep 16, 2019 | Crop Report
Corn production in Kentucky is forecast at 266 million bushels, down 2 percent from the August forecast, but up 23 percent from the previous crop. Yield was estimated at 177 bushels per acre, down 4.0 bushels from last month and up 2.0 bushels...
by Jennifer Elwell | Jul 1, 2019 | Crop Report
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the Acreage and Grain Stocks reports today, showing the Commonwealth’s 2019 corn planted at 1,650,000 acres, up 23 percent from last year. “This is the...