Harvest: Corn near harvest
maturity line at 80%
Ten days ago corn maturity line was 50% Great progression considering cool weather
We will be heading to the fields soon this corn was planted on April 22nd and has experienced good weather although cool all summer. I am pleased on the dry down this week and know that while still to wet to begin another 10 days will get me to harvestable moisture. A portion of this field is pledged to our local FRB growing project and it will be harvested prior to the Harvest Celebration on Oct. 18th. 40 farmers have combined to donate some of their harvest to this group.
Celebrate:
The Farmers will join members of 25 churches that share our goals of alleviating world hunger.
Together we will worship, pray, eat, socialize, renew friendships, and make new friends. Oh! we will also raise awareness of world hunger and about $70,000. We then send 100% of these funds to overseas projects that work in communities uplifting them, helping them, and getting them to self sufficiency. They in turn help others by teaching what worked for them and what they learned.
Please be part of us. Visit the FRB site to see if there is a project in your area that you can become a participant of. http://www.foodsresourcebank.org/ or join us on the 18th.
* Interesting fact: It costs 13 cents to move my corn to the river. $1.12 to barge it to the Gulf, and $1.23 to ship it to China for a total of $2.48
Serving together, Dean
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