The Corn Outreach & Extension Network (C.O.R.N.) is a national group of Extension Corn Specialists working collaboratively to implement common protocols throughout the United States. For 2026, we are asking producers and consultants to respond to the below survey indicating which biological products they would like to see evaluated by this group.
Our objective for 2026 is to select approximately 10 products to evaluate at multiple sites and regions across the country. Here is an opportunity to voice an opinion that will impact corn research in Tennessee and throughout the U.S.
In this post, I’ll provide data supporting what I have penciled to be an ~860 lb per acre average lint yield for Tennessee. I’ll also provide a little background on how the USDA NASS numbers are generated and what we can do to make sure these estimates are improved when data is being collected by USDA NASS. 
Below you will find three average tables from the 2025 University of Tennessee Cotton Variety Testing Program. The first link contains the averages from the 40 entries planted at six official variety trial locations. The second link consists of two tables, the first table containing the averages from 13 XtendFlex varieties planted at eleven county standard trial locations and the second table contains averages from 6 Enlist varieties planted at seven county standard trial locations. Special thanks to the USDA-AMS Quality Assurance Office in Memphis- I received the last of the quality data from their office this past Saturday. These average tables are a precursor to the complete report, which will likely be complete later this week. 