Source:  FARM PROGRESS, 8/30/21


It’s often said that no two crop years are the same. It is rare indeed for years where good prices and favorable weather merge to produce the perfect bumper crop. Of all the challenging past years, farmers across the Southeast are certainly due that “grand slam” year in 2021. It’s early, but 2021 could well be that year. Already, in North Carolina, Extension Corn Specialist Ron Heiniger is predicting 2021 will be the best corn crop the Tar Heel State has ever seen. He is forecasting a record statewide average corn yield of 155 bushels per acre. He credits generally cool nighttime temperatures in June and July which are ideal for grain fill.

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