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19 Oct 2026

TN Corn OVT Prelim Tables

19 Oct 2026
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Results are now available for the TN corn hybrid official variety trial (OVT). These small-plot, replicated trials were conducted at 8 sites across 6 UT AgResearch and Education Center locations (Jackson, Milan, Spring Hill, Springfield, Knoxville, & Greeneville). This year’s trial included 31 hybrids total. These were broken into three separate trials based on maturity, including 11 early (<114 DAP), 9 medium (114 – 116 DAP), and 11 full (>116 DAP). The final report will be posted once all county CST trial data is in and analyzed. For prelim tables with OVT results only, click here –  2026 Corn Grain Tables Prelim – OVT only

 

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15 Sep 2026

Control Vines after Corn Harvest

15 Sep 2026
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Practically every September some growers are dismayed at the vine infestations present at corn harvest.  Often, these weed infestations emerged after PRE applied or early POST applied herbicides had played out.  They grew very little until August and as the corn dried down and light became more available those established weeds started rapidly growing. Continue reading →

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15 Sep 2026

Post Harvest Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Control

15 Sep 2026
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Dry cornfield with brown stalks and weeds.
GR Palmer in Newly Cut Corn

Palmer amaranth is very apparent in newly cut corn fields. Just this past year some of our worst glyphosate-resistant Palmer infested soybean and cotton fields were in corn the previous year.  In most cases the Palmer amaranth that produced the seed emerged late as the corn was drying down.  Often the worst Palmer patches come up in July in partially drowned out areas in a given corn field.  Palmer that emerges in July in these areas is often 3 to 4’ tall by harvest time and will easily produce thousands of Palmer seed that will be a problem next year. Continue reading →

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08 Sep 2026

Cotton Tour Today, WEDNESDAY Feb 9th beginning at 8AM @WTREC

08 Sep 2026
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cotton tour agendaThe 2026 Cotton Tour is today!  Content this year will cover information on cultivar water use efficiency, seedling diseases, defoliation recommendations for 2026, new findings from the weed control team, and updates on insect control, just to mention a few.  We will have Cajun Cookers close the event with lunch.  Come join us at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center (605 Airways Blvd Jackson, TN 38301) Sept. 9th (later today) from 8AM-12PM.

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03 Sep 2026

Cotton Tour Sept. 9th; thoughts on defoliation

03 Sep 2026
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The ‘turn’ this year wasn’t much of a turn at all- it was more like a crash.  In this blog, I give a few last minute thoughts on the crop, provide the preferred concoction that I would use on our earliest planted acres that will receive harvest aids, and highlight content we will cover in depth at the upcoming Cotton Tour Sept. 9 (next Wednesday). Continue reading →

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