The indicator in question is the US Treasury yield curve, a measure of the gap between short- and long-term interest rates. When it is steep â meaning it costs more to borrow money for the long term â that's a good sign investors expect a quickly growing economy. A flattening one suggests a slowing one.
After your hop vine flowers you will begin to see hop cones forming. We know you will be super excited to pick them, smush them, smell them, brew with them, love them, etc.. Resist the urge because the hops will not be ready for harvesting till late August or September.
Whole Plant Barley Silage. Most varieties of barley may be harvested to provide silage. Harvesting the entire barley plant utilizes the maximum amount of growth produced per unit area. It advances the normal date of harvest about two weeks and provides an opportunity to market the crop as fodder rather than as grain.