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Havlovic, Bernard J.

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Havlovic, Bernard

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Iowa State University, Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm                                                                       ISRF05-12Farm and Weather SummaryBernie Havlovic, farm superintendentFarm CommentsDevelopments: Construction on a new 5,000-bushel grain storage bin was completed inAugust, and a 30 ft × 96 ft high tunnelgreenhouse was completed in September. Workon the farm’s pasture dam, including 1,500 ft ofsoil drainage tile, was completed at the Neely-Kinyon farm after harvest.Field Days and Tours: The farms held 42 eventsthroughout the year, with a total of 2,756 peopleattending the various field days, classes, grouptours, and meetings.New Projects: Soybean rust sentinel plots, XBYang; Corn planting depth study, Jeff Butler;Pasture finishing of beef cattle, Dan Morrical;Bionutrients for soybeans, Clarke McGrath;Timing of phosphorous application, AntonioMallarino; Natural pork farrowingdemonstration, Randy Breach; Adzuki beanpopulation study, John Kinnecker; and Seeds ofLife Nursery hardy hibiscus trial, BernieHavlovic.Livestock: Pasture grazing conditions were goodfor the first of the season, but growth slowedconsiderably during the warm and dry summermonths. Feedlot conditions were dry and dustymost of the summer and fall.Crop Season CommentsCorn planting started on April 25 and wascompleted by May 4. Harvest began onSeptember 27 and was completed on October22, with an average yield of 186 bushels/acre.Soybean planting started on May 1 and wascompleted on May 25. Harvest began onSeptember 19 and was completed on September29, with an average yield of 59.8 bushels/acre.Weather CommentsWinter 2004–2005: It was a fairly mild winterand below-normal snowfall amounts wererecorded in 2005. The coldest daily temperatureof -10.8°F (below zero) was recorded onJanuary 17.Spring 2005: Spring temperatures averagedcooler than normal while the season recordedabove-normal rainfall totals (Table 1). Springfieldwork was completed in a timely manner.Summer 2005: A pattern of slightly abovenormal temperatures and well below normalprecipitation began in the early summer months,and by the end of summer row crops weredrawing heavily on the farm’s subsoil moisturereserves.Fall 2005: The warm and dry weather patterncontinued into the fall season and throughoutharvest. By the end of the growing season, thefarm’s rainfall totals were more that 9 in. belownormal and subsoil moisture reserves were thelowest in the farm’s 13-year history.Iowa State University, Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm                                                                       ISRF05-12Table 1. Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm, Lewis, monthly rainfall and averagetemperatures for 2005.                                                                                                                                         Rainfall (in.)                                    Temperature (oF) DaysDeviation Deviation 90o orMonth                    2005                      from normal*                     2005         from normal              above             March 0.33 -1.96 33.2 -9.2 0April 3.95  0.94 54.7  4.2 0May 7.78  2.91 61.8  0.3 1June 2.66 -1.87 70.1 -0.9 1July 1.06 -2.73 76.9  0.9 8August 1.65 -1.92 73.9 -0.2 9September 2.75 -1.38 63.0 -2.3 1October 2.35  0.26 52.1  5.9  0  Totals                  22.53                          -5.75                                                                                     20               *Normal rainfall and temperatures recorded at the U.S. Weather Bureau Station, Atlantic, Iowa.Table 2. Neely-Kinyon Research and Demonstration Farm, Greenfield, monthly rainfall for 2005.       Rainfall (in.)DeviationMonth                    2005                      from normal*March 1.12 -1.20April 2.25 -1.40May 4.30 0June 3.64 -0.70July 4.22 --0.40August 1.99 -1.60September 1.05 -2.80October 1.22 -1.20  Totals                  19.79                          -9.30                                                                                                        *Normal rainfall recorded at the U.S. Weather Bureau Station, Greenfield, Iowa.

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