Over the past couple of seasons more fungicide applications have been marketed for application at early vegetative growth stages in corn (V5-V6 growth stages).  Based on the majority of university research data… Continue reading →

Supplemental nitrogen may be needed in corn fields that are short of nitrogen because applied fertilizer has been lost from wet soils. Continue reading →

Palmer amaranth has come late to the party compared to last year but is making up for it by taking off in a lot of fields. If you remember, last year it started emerging in early March.  This was a big advantage as we had a lot of time to control multiple Palmer flushes prior to planting.  This allowed growers to really whittle down the numbers of Palmer before we even thought about planting the crop.  That will not be the case this year. Continue reading →

The maturity of our corn crop has a lot of variability do to the ongoing starts and stops in corn planting this spring.  It ranges from V6 for the earliest window that corn was planted to still in the bag for corn that folks plan to plant yet on some irrigated fields.  After 3 inches of rain yesterday it may well be early June before those last fields can be planted. Continue reading →

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Mother Nature has not been cooperating this spring (geez mom!).  It looks like there may be some opportunity for one more flurry of cotton planting when we dry from this last bout of rain, after which most folks will probably make the switch to soybean.  Below are some thoughts Continue reading →

As reported by NASS on May 20, 2013

 BEST WEEK OF PLANTING THIS SPRING, BUT STILL WELL BEHIND NORMAL

Favorable weather conditions finally arrived last week as farmers made the most of the four and a half days of decent planting conditions. Cotton and soybean plantings at the week’s end still lagged a full two weeks behind the five-year average pace. Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues

The University of Tennessee Weed Tour will be held Thursday, June 20 at the West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson, TN.  Registration will start at 8:30 A.M. and the tour will begin at 9:00 A.M.. Continue reading →

Dr. Aaron Smith’s Weekly Crop Marketing Comments – CropComments051713

Most of the wheat in Tennessee is in the milking/dough growth stage (early kernel growth stages – Feekes 11.1 to 11.2) and the window to apply fungicides has passed.  Continue reading →

There is nothing of interest happening with our moth trap catches for corn earworm, tobacco budworm, southwestern corn borer, or beet armyworm.  But I wanted to remind everyone that trapping data will be updated weekly throughout the summer.  You can link to an Excel file of these data here or under the “Quick Links ” menu.

Another reminder that the UT Cotton Scout School will be held the last Friday in May, the 31st, at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center.  Registration will Continue reading →