Corn planted a week ago emerging well after a much needed shower. Irrigated field, 113 day maturity planted at 36k population, 4 tons of poultry litter, 200# of dry AMS and micros banded with the planter, 15 gallons of 32% UAN with the burndown and preemergent, with additional nitrogen to be applied through the irrigation at tassel. 260 bushel yield goal. #farm #corn #photos
How difficult would it be to switch to cattle ?
It's a completely different type of agriculture, different equipment, skills, labor, marketing, etc. Neighbor has a nice herd of beef, but wouldn't make any sense with my existing equipment inventory and irrigation setup and my exclusively part-time farming schedule. Livestock takes daily care of some type, intensive care at specific times. Crops you can plant in the spring and harvest in the fall with some flexible time for in-season weeding, fertilizing, and irrigation management. Much more manageable on an extremely limited schedule. Allows for taking an occasional trip too 🤷🏼♂️
Crop update, looking green across the field now.
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