by AnnGardner Eubank –
Although some farmers claim May was one of the driest months in the last 100 years, estimated yield projections for wheat sampled during the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s (VFBF) annual wheat tour last month, are better than previously expected.
Representatives of Ardent Mills in Culpeper and Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) joined VFBF and local farmers for the tour, led by VCE Agent Trent Jones. He used two different techniques to estimate projected yields, based on planting practices among participating farmers.
More farmers in recent years have opted to move away from drilling their seed into the ground in rows and have begun using broadcast spreading techniques to cover a wider area.
Although sowing seeds with a drill may be the most accurate method of seed placement and ensures seeds get buried and covered more thoroughly in the soil, many area farmers have opted to use the broadcast spreading method…
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