Today was the first planting day of four planting dates for our agronomy trial. Below you can see a short video showing how we planted the seeds in the field.
Category: Growing Season
Hemp Growth Update (May 1)
After our initial planting on April 15, we had a good amount of rain come and water the seeds. While we were concerned that the rain would pack the soil, the plants were able to emerge successfully! Below are some drone shots of the field. You may notice that there is an open gap in […]
Nursery Transplanting
Here you can see our field crew transplanting hemp into one of our grain variety nursery locations. We used a measuring tape to mark where the plants will go to ensure even spacing between plants.
First Day of Fiber Hemp Planting
As the planting season is underway, our team planted the fiber variety hemp in the field today. We will be tracking the growth progress of the field and update the blog with more pictures and videos!
After the drought
Due to lack of rain after planting on June 1st, 2023 the agronomy trial has finally started to emerge.
Fertilizing
Fertilization application in the hemp nitrogen rate trial As you can see in the photo each plot has its own bag with fertilizer due to the different rates throughout the trial. The fertilizer is applied by evenly spreading it out across the plot by hand.
Hemp Planting Underway
Hemp planting is currently underway. Here you can see Dana operating the drill planter while Dr. Lee navigates through the field.