Days suitable for fieldwork in Missouri
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"The number of days available to complete fieldwork influences decisions about inputs, such as variety or hybrid planted, pesticide used and machinery choices. The limited fieldwork days available for completing crucial tasks - such as tillage, planting, spraying and harvest - require careful management. Large farm machinery will complete fieldwork quickly but can increase ownership costs. Smaller machinery may have lower ownership costs but may also delay some key activities that affect productivity. The size of machinery needed to efficiently complete the necessary activities depends on how many days the machinery can actually be used in the field. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service1 (NASS) reports the number of days each week that soil and moisture conditions are suitable for fieldwork, beginning in early April. This start date leaves a gap in fieldwork days data when important field operations such as fertilizer application and some early planting occur." -- first page
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