Ready to learn something while driving down the road or riding the tractor? Try out one of these podcasts … Continue reading
27
Feb
2024
All posts by Heather Marie Kelly, Extension Plant Pathologist
27
Feb
2024
Scabinar – learn about the best fungicides to protect your wheat
27
Feb
2024
The upcoming webinar, “Scabinar”, on March 13, is from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM central time. This year’s Scabinar will focus primarily on fungicides for management of FHB Continue reading
06
Sep
2023
Reminder: Soybean Disease Field Day Sept. 12th
06
Sep
2023
Wondering what’s been making your soybeans sickly? Come to The University of Tennessee Soybean Disease Field Day, held Tuesday, Sept. 12th, at the Milan Research and Education Center. Registration will be from 8:30-9:00 AM with the tour beginning at 9 AM and concluding with a box lunch. Preregistration is not required. Pesticide re-certification and CCA points will be available. Continue reading
10
Aug
2023
Foliar fungicide use in cotton when August turns wet
10
Aug
2023
August has turned wet, and while I generally like rain through July and August, we could now tolerate a few dry, clear days. Much of our canopy has remained wet over the past week, and as you might expect, the leaf spot complex has appeared in some of our earliest planted cotton. Subsequently, foliar fungicide use in cotton has been the topic of conversation for August. Fortunately, most of our research on fungicide use in cotton is pretty straight-forward. In this blog, I share a few thoughts concerning foliar fungicide use in cotton and link to a few of Dr. Heather Kelly’s deliverables from the past few years. Continue reading
12
Jul
2023
Scouting for Soybean Diseases and Deciding on Fungicides
12
Jul
2023
With the majority of soybean fields in Tennessee in reproductive growth stages, it’s time to scout for diseases and make fungicide application decisions. Continue reading
21
Jun
2023
Fungicide considerations in corn
21
Jun
2023
Little to no disease has been observed in Tennessee so far and even to our south. Whether a fungicide in corn will pay off depends on if disease will be a PEST and rob yield, as well as the economics behind it (i.e. corn price and application costs). Continue reading
19
Apr
2023
Little to no wheat diseases in Tennessee 2023
19
Apr
2023
So far only some bacterial streak and Septoria/Stagonospora have been reported in Tennessee wheat. Continue reading
19
Mar
2023
Summer Internships in AgResearch and Extension
19
Mar
2023
Do you know a college student who is interested in science or agriculture, but needs more experience before starting their career? Tell them about the USDA-NIFA funded Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) Internship at the West TN AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson, TN. Continue reading