Farming Video | Dryland Corn Challenges and Weather Wins in Texas

1 Jul 251m 48s

In this video, Matt Miles and Todd Kimbrell dive into their dryland corn crop in Texas, talking through unexpected wins despite earlier wet conditions. Matt highlights how cooler-than-normal temps during pollination set the stage for strong yields, while Todd points out that this year's pollination weather reminds him of the Midwest, with great kernel set and length. They discuss the importance of mild temps in the coming weeks and their optimism for a solid finish if extreme heat stays at bay.

00:00:00 Kelly, Johnny, Kevin, Chad Lee, and Temple. Todd told me when I got here everything was bigger in Texas and we've did some di a lot of different stuff 00:00:11 and I didn't agree with him. But looking at this dry land corn, you dry land boys have got a little 00:00:16 competition going on here. What you think about your crop this year? I think it's good. I really didn't think 00:00:22 it's quite this good. We were wet early and I thought it hurt us more than it did. But for us it's cool. What is it? Yeah, 83 degrees. 00:00:31 It's very abnormally cool and great pollination weather that we had and now we're feeling we're, we're in good shape right now. 00:00:37 That's something we've seen when, you know, we, we've had a really good planting season. You did too. 'cause you jumped out there a couple weeks 00:00:43 before I did everything come up perfect even. And then all hell broke loose on the rain. That's right. And I was like, you, I thought 00:00:49 this is gonna be a terrible crop. And we're seeing more rows around and more length than we ever have Now you're, 00:00:54 you're pretty much through pollinating, so you've got your set. We're in the middle of pollination. 00:00:58 But normally when we have that Midwest pollination weather is when we make our best corn. 00:01:03 And I know you've gotta be the same way here. No, for sure. And now we're worried about aborting these kernels towards the end, but with the conditions 00:01:10 and the weather, I mean, I just don't feel like we're going to, I don't think we're running outta 00:01:15 gas from what I'm seeing. I think we're in good shape for a good finish. Now the flip side of that is it can turn, it can flip 00:01:22 and get a hundred degrees here in a real hurry, like real hurry. But as long as we stay in these, you know, 00:01:27 Milder temperatures, milder, You know, mid nineties or below, we'll be okay. Well in the next 15 days. 00:01:31 I was looking at your weather and it's pretty much like mine. It's not, we, we don't have a heat wave coming for sure. 00:01:36 Yep. So that's give us an opportunity to set the s 00:01:39.665 --> 00:01:43.345

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