{"id":62306,"date":"2018-03-09T23:19:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T23:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/?p=62306"},"modified":"2018-03-09T23:19:19","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T23:19:19","slug":"seed-grower-targets-organic-segment-nematode-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/seed-grower-targets-organic-segment-nematode-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Seed Grower Targets Organic Segment, Nematode Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg Payne grows all of his crops for seed production.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2018, we are transitioning some of our farm to organic production so we can supply this nematode-resistant cover crop to organic farms,\u201d said Payne, a fourth-generation farmer who is optimistic about the future. \u201cWith soil health and the cover crop movement on the rise in agriculture, I believe there is good opportunity for seed production.\u201d<\/p>\n

For much of his farming career, he raised crops such as wheat, corn, potatoes, beets and pinto beans, at times fetching commodity-like prices. He started raising hybrid sweet corn seed around 1990 and subsequently transitioned to growing more seed crops as opportunities arose. GSP has been almost entirely a seed producer for the past half-dozen years or so.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn seed production, you need to be detail-oriented,\u201d Payne said. \u201cIf you take shortcuts, it will come back to haunt you.\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, successfully growing hybrid sweet corn seed largely hinges on when the male and female varieties are planted and when the latter is de-tasseled by hand, all of which affect pollination timing. \u201cHybrid sweet corn is definitely our most challenging crop to produce,\u201d Payne said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIn 2018, we are transitioning some of our farm to organic production so we can supply this nematode-resistant cover crop to organic farms,\u201d said Greg Payne, a fourth-generation farmer who is optimistic about the future. \u201cWith soil health and the cover crop movement on the rise in agriculture, I believe there is good opportunity for seed production.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":56302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1012,1031],"tags":[2,5],"organicbytes":[],"countries":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSeed Grower Targets Organic Segment, Nematode Resistance - Organic Consumers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/seed-grower-targets-organic-segment-nematode-resistance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Seed Grower Targets Organic Segment, Nematode Resistance - 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