University of Tennessee’s field crop specialists are putting on a corn and soybean field day at the Research and Education Center in Milan on Tuesday, August 19th. Registration opens at 9 and tour will be begin at 9:30 a.m and will conclude with lunch. Information on soybean and corn disease, insect, and weed management, as well as agronomic information will be presented. Pesticide re-certification and CCA CEUs will be available.
As full season soybeans in Tennessee reach reproductive growth stages, scouting for disease is critical to determine how necessary a fungicide application may be in protecting yield from disease. Continue reading
Frogeye leaf spot (FLS) has begun to show up in susceptible varieties in Tennessee, but there is also some chemical burn in soybean that can be mistaken for FLS. Continue reading
With corn tasseling in Tennessee, it is time to consider a fungicide application. Continue reading
Wheat in Tennessee has entered the ripening stage (Feekes 11 – kernel development) and symptoms of Head Scab can be seen in some fields. Continue reading
Some of the earliest planted wheat in Tennessee has begun to head and with warming temperatures wheat will most likely develop at a quick pace and dependent upon weather conditions diseases could do the same. Continue reading
As Dr. Scott Stewart pointed out in a previous article, “Cold Weather Effects on Insect Populations?”, the warm environment in the South promotes more insects, similarly the warm and humid conditions of the South also contribute to the amount of plant diseases. Continue reading
Growers will find key information to keep in mind about the ongoing threat of soybean rust and actions they can take to minimize potential losses from this disease in two videos now available online. Continue reading