The UT Cotton Scout School is scheduled for the last Friday of the month, May 27th, at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center (605 Airways Blvd, Jackson). There is no fee, and preregistration is not required. Registration begins at 8:00 AM with the program starting at 8:30. Content will include classroom and hands-on training with an optional go-to-the-field session after lunch. Topics covered will include cotton development and identification and symptoms of insect pests, plant diseases, and weeds.
Category Archives: Diseases
REMINDER – Scabinar – attend free webinar Tuesday 3/15
Even though wheat is still dormant, you don’t have to be when it comes to learning about Fusarium Head Blight (FHB)/head scab of wheat and barley. On March 15, 2022 there is a free 2-hour webinar (called “Scabinar”) starting at 10:00 am CST. Continue reading
Time to sample soil for pathogenic nematodes
Taking soil samples this fall? Why not send them for nematode screening? Take the test and beat the pest! Read on to learn how to take and submit soil samples and the importance of soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Continue reading
Cotton Diseases and Management Options
As scouting of cotton continues there are some diseases to be on the look out for… Continue reading
Scouting for Soybean Diseases and Deciding on Fungicides
As soybean fields are blooming, disease scouting needs to start to guide fungicide application decisions. Continue reading
Corn Disease Update
While southern rust reports continue to come in from TN counties, the question now is – do you need to protect your corn with a fungicide application? Continue reading
Corn Disease Update
While there are no confirmed reports of southern rust in Tennessee, the number of reports in MS and AR suggest it is most likely in West TN. Continue reading
Glyphosate-Resistant Johnsongrass can Foster an Old Corn Disease
Two old and now “new” again corn viral diseases Maize Dwarf Mosaic (MDM) and Maize Chlorotic Dwarf (MCDV) have been causing severe stunting of corn in a few fields in southwest Tennessee. With the slowly increasing spread of glyphosate-resistant (GR) Johnsongrass it was only a matter of time before these two diseases would once again become an issue in corn. Continue reading