Corn

[SKLOSS]

My dad's been growing corn in the valley for 50 yrs. harvested 3,500 acres this year along with milo, sunflower, and sesame.

[walker1983]

We don't have the rain in the rolling plains to keep it going in most years. Now this year would have been an exception. I am tempted to plant one of my food plots in March with seed corn. And just see what happens.

[hardtner]

1 million acres huh? Odd. Entire county is only 628,000 acres.

We've learned 2 things here: I added an extra zero and you are a Google sleuth fact-checker

[JW]

We've learned 2 things here: I added an extra zero and you are a Google sleuth fact-checker

Hahahahaha! So 1,000,00?

[hardtner]

Hahahahaha! So 1,000,00?

Surely you've checked the proper way to remove a zero. 1, 00,000

[Fishndude]

Hahahahaha! So 1,000,00?

Lmao! That's good stuff right there.

[adam_p]

Corn, Milo, beans and a little cotton here. Used to be a lot of peanuts but not anymore. Blackland dirt

[chillymac]

Texas too hot and dry to grow good corn,not to hard to figure out

[.243 WSSM]

Texas too hot and dry to grow good corn,not to hard to figure out

LOL! Go take a drive on 121 through Collin/Fannin counties. There is corn everywhere and only 2nd to wheat in production. They are using fast growing hybrids and planting in late March to take advantage of spring rainfall. Nothing wrong with the soil, corn does great!

[Razrbk89]

LOL! Go take a drive on 121 through Collin/Fannin counties. There is corn everywhere and only 2nd to wheat in production. They are using fast growing hybrids and planting in late March to take advantage of spring rainfall. Nothing wrong with the soil, corn does great!

Looks like there's a decent amount planted in that area but yields are fairly weak. Probably just on the edge of there being enough precipitation if it's not irrigated.

[d_e_smith]

Humidity is probably the issue, we tend to get more rain than the main corn producing states.

[.243 WSSM]

Looks like there's a decent amount planted in that area but yields are fairly weak. Probably just on the edge of there being enough precipitation if it's not irrigated.

How you figure? The corn is in the ground in March. Can't do that in Arkansas. They have good yields in Fannin/Collin. Sure, it doesn't equal the production of a crop in the valley or grand prairie that is irrigated but they do good enough to keep planting corn each yr

[Razrbk89]

How you figure? The corn is in the ground in March. Can't do that in Arkansas. They have good yields in Fannin/Collin. Sure, it doesn't equal the production of a crop in the valley or grand prairie that is irrigated but they do good enough to keep planting corn each yr

True about the March deal. Moisture and soil is just a lot more ideal elsewhere. There are a lot of corn and bean fields in Arkansas that are poly piped for irrigation and the pump is never turned on (this year, last year, etc). I know one guy who didn't need to pump a 120 of rice this year. That's pretty rare of course, but it wouldn't happen in fannin county. People up here are getting concerned with pumping groundwater due to the problems in other regions.

[justincorbell]

Really? I live in setx & yet to see a corn field.

Why do yall reckon it's not a major food plot thing in Texas? Is it harder to grow? Soil not suitable?

Dayton has a bunch of corn on the west side. I have friends that live there and hog hunt a big piece of crop land that includes corn, milo and rice.

[.243 WSSM]

True about the March deal. Moisture and soil is just a lot more ideal elsewhere. There are a lot of corn and bean fields in Arkansas that are poly piped for irrigation and the pump is never turned on (this year, last year, etc). I know one guy who didn't need to pump a 120 of rice this year. That's pretty rare of course, but it wouldn't happen in fannin county. People up here are getting concerned with pumping groundwater due to the problems in other regions.

I hear you. Yea this was a freak year for the south with unlimited moisture. Some farmers couldn't plant when they wanted to because of standing water