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COTTON
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Cotton Harvest Well Under Way On The High Plains The 2014 cotton harvest is well under way here on the Texas High Plains, and if all goes as expected, production will be closer to average and certainly higher than the last three years.
ing these weeds, including using both pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides, monitoring fields and destroying suspicious weeds as soon as possible, but it’s a continual battle.
Current estimates from the National Agricultural Statistics Service project that growers in Plains Cotton Growers’ 41-county service area will produce more than 3.6 million bales, a significant increase from the 2.44 million bales produced in 2013.
“This season certainly has had its ups and downs,” PCG Executive Vice President Steve Verett said. “For cotton, timing is everything when it comes to rainfall. Our yield potential dropped, especially on dryland acreage, during August when it was so hot and dry. But we are just glad to be back closer to an average crop, not just for our farmers, but for our entire cotton infrastructure.”
Although producers overall have benefited from more precipitation in 2013, the season certainly hasn’t been without its challenges. Some areas received more precipitation and at better times than others. The rainfall also revealed another issue: resistant weeds. Although there had been evidence of resistance for a few years, the increased precipitation was a factor in this year’s outbreak. Growers have implemented strategies for attack-
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several states, including Texas, over the past three growing seasons. Producers can elect to exclude any yield from their APH database in years where the yield of their county or an adjacent county was 50% or lower than the 10-year average. Drought reduced APH yields, coupled with the recent drop in commodity prices that threatens to further decrease insurance coverage by an additional 20 percent or more, have had growers concerned about their ability to secure adequate levels of risk protection via crop insurance in 2015. USDA originally had said it would delay the changes until 2016, but ultimately decided to implement this key provision in the 2014 FarmBill after pressure from farmers, Members of the U.S. Congress, and several organizations including the Southwest Council of Ag agribusiness and Plains Cotton Growers. ______________________________
Cotton growers did receive some good news going into the 2015 crop: the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced recently that growers of select spring crops, including cotton, can adjust their Actual Production History (APH) yields to offset the impact of drought that devas- Mary Jane Buerkle, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. 806-792-4904 - maryjane@plainscotton.org tated cotton and other crops throughout Lubbock, Texas
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GRAIN SORGHUM
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Sorghum’s Genetic Pipeline Stocked with Potential Sorghum is on the rise. An increase in productivity and interest in creative markets both domestically and abroad have boosted demand. While demand is steadfast, supply is no longer meeting the growing various market needs of sorghum.
Unlike years past, advancements and technologies developed in other commodities are now being made available to sorghum. Weinheimer said herbicide tolerance has eluded sorghum farmers for many years but that could soon change.
One way to meet demand and achieve producer profitability is by placing a key emphasis on enhancing sorghum genetics. The Sorghum Checkoff is leveraging valuable research through collaborative and strategic investments with public and private entities across the U.S. to unlock the genetic potential of sorghum to ultimately bring new and improved traits to growers’ fields.
“DuPont Pioneer is currently working toward finalizing the development of a chemical product within the ALS class of herbicides to provide growers with postemergence grass control,” Weinheimer said. “The chemical, which currently does not have approval, Zest, will be used in conjunction with Inzen sorghum genetics, originally developed by Kansas State University.”
In 2013 alone, the Sorghum Checkoff invested $3.9 million toward crop improvement.
Diversity in sorghum genetics adds tremendous value for sorghum breeders. The USDA Agricultural Research Service center in Lubbock, Texas, with support from the Sorghum Checkoff has explored this diversity and has discovered some unique genetics in some sorghums, including a genetic line known as multiseed.
“Devoting efforts to broad areas of seed innovation such as harvestable yield, drought tolerance, and breeding technologies are key in the advancement of grain sorghum genetics,” said Justin Weinheimer, crop improvement program director for the Sorghum Checkoff.
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grain yield and the number of seeds on a sorghum head.” Weinheimer said. “Multiseed can generate up to three times as many seeds in a sorghum head.” Advancing sorghum genetics is a numbers game and can take upwards of seven to 10 years to land in the hands of growers. The Sorghum Checkoff recently partnered with DuPont Pioneer to develop a plant breeding tool known as double haploid. This technology is common in other predominant crops and essentially allows plant breeders to shave years off of their breeding programs. The horizon for sorghum genetics is bright. With accelerated emphasis on the advancement of seed genetics, the pipeline of available tools continues to grow and puts the sorghum seed industry on track to deliver innovative products to growers. With a bag fully stocked of premiere seed technology, this could be the dawn of a new era for sorghum growers. ______________________________ Faith Jurek, United Sorghum Checkoff Program Lubbock, Texas
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PEANUTS
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Peanut Harvest in Full Swing on the South Plains Peanut harvest has begun here on the South Plains with the crop looking very good according to local peanut farmers. In Gaines County, Scott Nolen, a Texas Peanut Producers Board member from Seminole, is harvesting his Spanish peanuts with Runners soon to follow. Before choosing his varieties, Nolen researched what had been performing well in his area. “We chose the OLin variety of Spanish peanuts because it’s a true Spanish plant that grows well in our area,” Nolen says. “The OLin variety also has good Spanish characteristics, which is what the peanut sheller I grow for is looking to buy.” On the Runner side, Nolen decided to try a newer option, the Tamrun OL11 variety.
“The Tamrun OL11 is a relatively new variety that I looked at last year. At that time I really appreciated the looks and yields on the variety,” Nolen says. “The OL11 variety has a pretty good preventative disease package bred into it that allowed us to use less fungicide this year thus cutting our inputs a bit. So far, the Tamrun OL11 peanut plants are looking pretty good!” According to Nolen, a little help from Mother Nature earlier in the growing season went a long way toward ensuring the health and growth of this year’s peanut crop. “The late moisture helped the peanut crop grow a little better,” Nolen says. “That moisture also saved us about a month of irrigation water which is always nice.” Though harvest is a little behind what
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CORN
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Corn Harvest is Underway on the South Plains After three years of little to no rain, corn farmers on the High Plains of Texas are thankful for a break from the extended drought and are celebrating what is so far a successful harvest! “Corn is about mid-harvest,” Joe Reed, a Corn Producers Association of Texas member from Kress, says. “We harvest a little later than we used to in this area so we’re midway, maybe even a little past halfway, through harvest at this point.”
totally satisfied because you would like to get top yields every time, but I think most people are satisfied.”
Reed says. “The crop seems a little better than last year, but we’ll have to wait until the end of the season to see!”
While farmers across the High Plains are thankful for the moisture so far, Reed says we most certainly have not recovered from the drought just yet.
Though yields seem to be on the rise, Reed says there is one factor that can be overlooked at this point that will play a big part in farmers’ success this year: price.
“What we would like more of is rain,” Reed says. “It wouldn’t just help corn farmers, rain would help everyone.”
With much needed rains falling throughout the growing season, corn farmers have been happy with the yields seen so far during harvest.
Though the corn crop looks good so far, Reed cautioned against setting differences between the past and current seasons at this point in the harvest.
“I haven’t heard anyone say harvest is below average and most of them are satisfied with their yields,” Reed says. “Of course, as a farmer you’re never
“There probably is a big difference between last year’s and this year’s crop as far as yields go, but we can’t be sure because most of the crop isn’t in yet,”
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WINE GRAPES
Post-Harvest Vineyard. What to do when the grapes are gone? Watering, fertilizer and cover crop planting sounds like regular farming right? For the most part it is but when it comes to vineyard’s, High Plains or elsewhere, putting a nourished vine to bed for dormancy - is just as important than the women in your life getting all the rest she needs. Traditionally in the High Plains AVA (American Viticulture Area) we carry a lot of “Vigor” in our canopies. This is a combative issue during the time of canopy management yet this time of year turns into an asset pulling hydration through the vine.
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Should I wear this or not? The act of cover crops with winter wheat or rye is commonplace for our area due to our beloved West Texas winds. Tying down dirt is an art form and greatly appreciated to the farmer’s eye. There has been a great debate between wine grape producers regarding which variety is best. Many are inclined to leave the cover year around whereas others kill it as the
“Baby Things Change” is not only a Dwight Yoakum song but works for fertilizer application as well. Fall nitrogen applied the right way at the right time turns into beneficial Nitrate. Especially, due to the fact many of our High Plains AVA growers were first and foremost cotton farmers applying fer-
--- VINE HEALTH --In this time it’s crucial to do a “Wellness Exam” with your vines and ensure everything is meticulously virus free. In the event chemical drift or “Burn” has taken place vine removal is up for consideration. --- COVER CROP ---
vines are ramping up for fruit set. The argument being, additional competition for nutrients and water between the cover crop and grapevines are at play. --- NEXT YEAR --Speaking of decisions now is a crucial time to make some. How did harvest go? Was it smooth sailing with no hiccups? Long nights straight from the apocalypse or somewhere in-between? Review your practices, labor and equipment for both budgeting and peace of mind. Update your “Harvest Plan” which in most cases is the act of getting it out a grower’s head and into the field. ______________________________ Katy Jane Seaton of Farmhouse Vineyards is a transplant from the Hill Country Wine region after eloping with a West Texas grape grower. More often than not, she has much to say on social media platforms. Facebook.com/SeatonFarmandVine
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FEATURE FAMILY
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ears ago, after given a pamphlet for “prosperous land”, Ronald Shaw’s grandfather moved south from Nebraska to purchase his piece of the promise land to begin farming. Yet, when some unruly cowboys proved he would not be receiving a deed for that land, he packed up and settled in Knott, Texas where he then began a family of 12 children. Ronald left the family farm in Knott and moved to Andrews, Texas to work in the oilfield.
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ike a true West Texan, Ronald was a hard worker and soon moved to Smyer, Texas. Spending his days in the oilfield, he began farming in the evenings on 88 acres, which now is a combined total of 6,000 acres with his family. While farming has many setbacks and hard times, the Shaw family will proudly admit that yes, you can make a living in the oilfield, but with farming you make a life. This West Texas attitude has been the backbone to every West Texas farmer because it goes without saying; farming in West Texas is a high-risk investment. “The good, it’s smelling the freshly plowed dirt, seeing something grow from start to finish and the bad, you’re out there praying for rain, then it hails and wipes everything out in 30 minutes.” said Shannon Shaw, Ronald’s son.
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hile the weather is incredibly inconsistent, the High Plains soil has placed them on the global market and has made them a top producer.
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acob Shaw, Ronald’s grandson said that many people do not understand
that it is the blood, sweat, and tears that go into their work and that it can all be taken away by something they have zero control over. When asked if the recent rain had helped, they laughed and said that it did in the long run, but they had been planning for a drought. Being almost harvest time for cotton, the weather needed to be hot and dry.
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hile the High Plains is a force to be reckoned with, the Shaw family takes great pride in weathering the dust storms, abrupt temperature changes, and droughts. Cotton being their main crop, they also farm wheat, milo, and black-eyed peas. Seeing that the world is allowing less acreage to produce on, but calling for more food, the Shaw’s had to increase production and gain more variety. In addition to their main crops, they now run about 3,000 head of stocker cattle and have increased their amount of custom cutting with a combine.
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ately, it is very evident that GMO’s and herbicides are a major global topic; however, they are of little concern to Jacob and Shannon. Jacob defended his family and other farmers by explaining people need to do their research. Farmers can barely feed the world today as it is and the population will only increase from here on out. If farmers were to stop using GMO’s, prices would sky rocket. And herbicides? “Well we don’t want to have to use them either.” Ronald said and laughed. With the lack of moisture, they have to use herbicides to prevent weeds from taking the moisture away from the crops.
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used to say I was going to take a careless weed and a sand fighter and drive until no one knew what they were,”
joked Shannon. I’d say “This is it; this is where we are living.” Despite the many struggles, there is pride and love within their West Texas hearts. And all will agree, including Ronald’s wife, that farming has been good to them.
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opefully my three boys will be able to grow and we’ll have a place for them, where we can all farm as a family.” Said Shannon Shaw. As proven by the Shaw family, the High Plains is a battle well rewarded. ______________________________ Hayley Magness Agricultural Communications Student Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas
AGRICULTURE IN SCHOOLS
Frenship FFA focused on life skills blinds, metal tables and pig pens. Will Edwards, an agriculture teacher at Frenship, said “Everyone sees the importance of knowing how to build and use tools”.
Frenship Senior Ian Hightower works on welding a pig pen during class.
The beginning of fall not only marks the start of school, but also the beginning of shop projects, showing season, and FFA contests for ag students. Students at Frenship High School in Wolfforth, Texas, are currently using their skills to build and work on a number of welding projects, including: deer
Another Frenship agriculture teacher, Clay Conrad, said about 100 of his students participate in stock shows, together raising 240 pigs, 30 steers, 30 lambs and a few goats. After purchasing the animals, the students care for the animals for several months by feeding them, cleaning them, exercising them, and monitoring their health.
“It teaches them a lot about responsibility and how to mange their income,” Conrad said. “They learn how much it costs to feed an animal and how much they could potentially gain from selling the animal.” “Frenship is a well rounded program that participates is all leadership events, judging events and stock shows,” he said. “We have been in the top ten in both leadership and judging events in the state the last three years.” ______________________________ Michelle Hochstein Agricultural Communications Student Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas
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CATTLE OPERATIONS
Cattle Prices Explode On the High Plains some challenges when it comes to making profit.
challenges in the coming winter. Mann said, the cost for transportation, new trailers, hay bailers and feed are all going up.
Tony Mann, owner of the Lubbock Stockyards, said, “I bought some yearlings yesterday and sold them up north. The steer calves bring $1,900 up there, we’ve never seen that.” Tony Mann,
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Cattle are selling at historical highs, rain finally hit the high plains and things are looking good at the Lubbock Stockyards.
“Just like everything else is, it’s going to be hard to make ends meet even with good prices.” Mann said. Although cattle producers have to overcome obstacles, the market is the best it’s ever been. Cattle producers are in for a treat when taking calves to the stockyards this year. _______________________________
The market is great right now, but Mann said there are not as many cattle around to sell. The drought this past three years has significantly cut down herd size and now producers are trying to rebuild.
Kayla M. Wilkins Agricultural Communications Student Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas
Along with high prices for buyers, While cattle producers are rushing their cattle producers will be facing many calves to the market, buyers are facing
HAY
Steve Newsom, a hay producer from Sundown, TX said, in comparison to past seasons, unique challenges were presented to hay farmers in Lubbock and surrounding counties. These challenges include decreased profits, high costs of “inputs,” and increased rainfall. Newsom said the price of “inputs,” or materials that hay farmers use such as
Hay Season ...Reflections on 2014 diesel and fertilizer, remain high, while hay prices are down from previous years. Even though hay prices are down, the quality of hay, specifically small-square baled alfalfa is mostly good. Newsom said bulk hay prices, on the other hand are feeling pressure from reduced commodity prices from other commodities such as corn. In Lubbock, retail price for a square bale of alfalfa hay is about 12 dollars. Alfalfa hay in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area for example is anywhere from 15 to 22 dollars and higher in some cases. Another challenge hay farmers were presented with, were the huge rainfalls at the end of the season. Most farmers
had to time cuttings between rainfall to ensure quality. David Pearson, a cattle rancher in Ropesville, Texas, said he, too, experienced these challenges. Pearson grows hay for his cow/calf operation that he runs with his father. “The increased rainfall helped our yields but hurt our overall quality,” Pearson said. ___________________________________ Peyton Waldrip Agricultural Communications Student Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas
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EXTENSION UPDATE Dawson County: The overall cotton yield is expected to meet the annual average, Extension Agent Gary Roschetzky said, and he estimates sorghum to be at 50 bushels per acre. Eighty percent of sunflower fields were harvested by the middle of October, and recent rains helped the peanut crop. ____________________________
Garza County: Greg Jones, Garza County extension agent, said cotton is priority, covering 43,000 acres. Unfortunately, the quality will be down from last year due to lint deterioration from moisture exposure. ____________________________
Utley said everyone is satisfied with the corn harvest, which was 80 percent complete by Oct. 21. He said he expects cotton to yield 500 pounds per acre. This year’s sorghum crop is expected to yield 35 bushels per acre. ____________________________
Floyd County: Early grain crops have been harvested, with average yields of 150 bushels per acre of corn and 50 bushels per acre of sorghum. Extension Agent Cristen Brooks said cotton farmers are expecting 2.5 bales per acre of irrigated cotton and one bale per acre of dryland.
Hale: Blayne Reed, the extension agent for Hale County, said corn averaged about 9,000 pounds per acre this year. Cotton yields are expected to meet the average of 1,200 pounds per acre. The irrigated sorghum crop will vary 3,000 to 9,000 pounds per acre, but the dryland crop may not see harvest due to growing populations of the sugarcane aphid. ____________________________
Lubbock County: Due to variability, cotton yields in Lubbock County will be hard to predict, Extension Agent Mark Brown said. The first cotton arrived in the gin the second week of October. Dryland sorghum expected to yield 1,500 pounds per acre. ____________________________
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Is Your CD Maturing? Get a Great Rate! From Platinum Bank. 6502 Slide Road, Suite 110 • Lubbock • (806) 792-5300 102 North College Avenue • Levelland • (806) 568-5300 415 West Wall Street, Suite 514 • Midland • (432) 617-4701 3650 Billy Hext Road • Odessa • (432) 332-3299
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ADVERTISER INDEX
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B D
Zone A Counties: Parmer, Castro Western Swisher, Bailey, Lamb, Western Hale, Northwestern Lubbock, Northern Cochran, Northern Hockley Zone B Counties: Eastern Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Eastern Hale, Floyd, Motley, Northeastern Lubbock, Northern Crosby, Northern Dickens Zone C Counties: Southern Cochran, Southern Hockley, Southwest Lubbock, Yoakum, Terry, Western Lynn, Gaines, Western Dawson Zone D Counties: Southeast Lubbock, Southern Crosby, Southern Dickens, Eastern Lynn, Garza, Kent, Eastern Dawson, Borden, Scurry
Agrofrost - (Zone C) ............................................................................................................ Page 12 Ag Products - (Zone C)........................................................................................................ Page 17 Ag Texas - (Zone B, C, Lubbock) .................................................................................................Page 6 ArmTech Insurance - (Lubbock) .......................................................................................... Page 16 BE Implement - (Zone A, C, D) ......................................................................................... Back Page Bill Williams Tire Center......................................................................................................Page 3 Capital Farm Credit - (Zone A, B, C, D, Lubbock) ................................................................... Page 11 City Bank - (Zone A, B, C, Lubbock)............................................................................................Page 3 DSI - (Zone A, Lubbock) .............................................................................................................Page 4 Fibermax Cotton - (Lubbock) .................................................................................................Page 7 Gary Cain Insurance - (Zone B) .......................................................................................... Page 19 Happy State Bank - (Zone B, Lubbock) .................................................................................. Page 10 Hurst Farm Supply - (Zone A, B, D, Lubbock) ...........................................................................Page 2 John Roley Autocenter - (Zone A, B) .............................................................................. Page 5&11 Metal Mart - (Zone B) ........................................................................................................... Page 11 Platinum Bank - (Zone B, Lubbock)........................................................................................ Page 18 South Plains Valley Equipment - (Lubbock) .........................................................................Page 8 Tejas Peanut - (Zone C) ...........................................................................................................Page 9 Terry County Tractor - (Zone C)......................................................................................... Page 13 “Providing Quality Service to the High Plains Farmer”
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PROVIDING CROP INSURANCE AND LIVESTOCK INSURANCE TO FARMERS AND RANCHERS
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CS690 COTTON STRIPPER
The John Deere CS690 Cotton Stripper features an exclusive non-stop harvesting solution, which increases productivity and uptime in each pass. More importantly, you reduce your fleet – no more buggies, tractors, or module builders – you reduce your labor, and you reduce your fuel costs. It’s all-around savings from start to finish.
Brownfield ........ 806-637-3594 O’Donnell .......... 806-428-3245 Lamesa ............. 806-872-5474 Littlefield .......... 806-385-5108 Levelland .......... 806-894-7343 Morton ...............806-266-5535 Tahoka .............. 806-561-4549