In-person Dicamba training opportunities are winding down. The remaining trainings will be held in the following counties:

• Hardeman – Mar. 7 @ 11 a.m. – Jimmy Sanders, Whiteville
• Humphreys – Mar. 7 @ 9 a.m. – Humphreys Co. Fairgrounds
• Lawrence – Mar. 6 @ 7 a.m. & Mar. 13 @ 8 a.m. – UT Extension Office

Online training can be accessed at the UTIA Dicamba Resources Page.

In this week’s podcast, Dr. Larry Steckel discusses the recent discovery of Palmer amaranth with resistance to metolachlor (Dual) in Northeast Arkansas. Click to listen.

CORRECTION: The Obion County Dicamba Training will be held at the Union City Farm Bureau.

There are still opportunities to take the Dicamba Training in person, although this is the last week in-person trainings will be offered in West TN. The following counties will host trainings in the upcoming week:

• Hardeman – Feb. 22 @ 10 a.m. – Mid-South Farmers Co-op, Bolivar
• Hardin – Feb. 27 @ 9 a.m. – UT Extension Office
• Lauderdale – Feb. 25 @ 8:30 a.m. – TN Tech Center (Ripley), Feb. 26 @ 10 a.m. – Veterans Museum (Halls) & Feb. 28 @ 10 a.m. – Co-op (Halls)
• Lincoln – Feb. 26 @ 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. – UT Extension Office
• Obion – Feb. 27 @ 8 a.m. & 1 p.m. – Farm Bureau, Union City
• Weakley – Feb. 28 @ 1 p.m. – Tennessee Tractor, Martin

For online training and a complete list of future in-person trainings, visit the UTIA Dicamba Resources page.

Dr. Scott Stewart updates you on Bt refuge requirements for corn and discusses Viptera trait in our latest Call of the Week. Play episode.

Friday, February 15, 2019 is the deadline to submit an application to grow hemp in Tennessee. According to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, more than 1,000 applications have already been submitted. In this week’s podcast,  Dr. Eric Walker, discusses the growing buzz around hemp, and what he wishes every new grower knew. If you have any curiosity about the nuts and bolts of hemp production, this podcast is worth a listen! Play Call of the Week.

If you still need to complete dicamba training, it will be offered at the conclusion of Cotton Focus, scheduled for Friday, February 15 at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. Additionally, in-person trainings will be held in the following counties in the coming week:  Continue reading →

Online dicamba training is now available at http://kate.tennessee.edu/utia.html.  Scroll down to the Pesticide Safety Education Program and select “2019 Dicamba Training.”

Additionally, several in-person training opportunities will be offered this week in the following counties: Continue reading →

The annual Cotton Focus is scheduled for Friday, February 15. Dr. Tyson Raper hits the highlights in our latest podcast. Listen.

Cotton Focus 2019 Agenda