Tennessee crops: 7% corn, 4% soybeans planted – Brownfield Ag News
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Tennessee crops: 7% corn, 4% soybeans planted
The weather has been the biggest challenge for Tennessee farmers this spring.
David Nichols tells Brownfield it’s been a roller coaster. “The temperatures will get really warm, and then we get a front that comes in, and we get really cold,” he says. “Because of the cooldowns that we’ve experienced, everybody’s been kind of slow getting started. But this past week had a pretty good bit of progress.”
Corn is 7% planted and soybeans are 4% planted.
He tells Brownfield more and more farmers are moving to planting soybeans before corn. “We’re farmers and a seed dealer as well, and we’ve moved more soybean seed at this date than ever before,” he says. “There’s a lot of beans going out earlier.”
Winter wheat is 59% jointed, 2% headed, and 67% is rated good to excellent.
Pastures are 49% good to excellent, and cool-season grasses are greening up quickly. Apples are 50% blooming.
Topsoil is 81% and subsoil moisture is 80 percent adequate to surplus.
SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|---|---|---|
| SDG 2: Zero Hunger | 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality. | – Percentage of corn and soybeans planted – Percentage of farmers adopting sustainable agricultural practices |
| SDG 15: Life on Land | 15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world. | – Percentage of topsoil and subsoil moisture levels – Percentage of land rated good to excellent |
1. Which SDGs are addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article?
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
The issue of crop planting and agricultural practices is connected to SDG 2, which aims to ensure zero hunger by promoting sustainable food production systems.
SDG 15: Life on Land
The issue of land quality and moisture levels is connected to SDG 15, which focuses on restoring degraded land and achieving a land degradation-neutral world.
2. What specific targets under those SDGs can be identified based on the article’s content?
Target 2.4: Sustainable food production systems
The article mentions the planting progress of corn and soybeans, indicating the target of increasing productivity and production through sustainable agricultural practices.
Target 15.3: Combat desertification and land degradation
The article mentions the moisture levels of topsoil and subsoil, as well as the rating of land quality, indicating the target of combating desertification and achieving land degradation neutrality.
3. Are there any indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets?
Yes, the article provides indicators that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets:
- Percentage of corn and soybeans planted: This indicates progress towards sustainable food production systems and increased productivity.
- Percentage of farmers adopting sustainable agricultural practices: This indicates progress towards sustainable food production systems.
- Percentage of topsoil and subsoil moisture levels: This indicates progress towards combating desertification and land degradation.
- Percentage of land rated good to excellent: This indicates progress towards combating desertification and land degradation.
4. SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|---|---|---|
| SDG 2: Zero Hunger | 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality. | – Percentage of corn and soybeans planted – Percentage of farmers adopting sustainable agricultural practices |
| SDG 15: Life on Land | 15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world. | – Percentage of topsoil and subsoil moisture levels – Percentage of land rated good to excellent |
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Source: brownfieldagnews.com
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